Spaulding, Bailey and Wright, Steve
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content: American Beer Brewing Oral History Collection
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content: American Beer Brewing Oral History Collection / Series 1: Born-Digital Interviews
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content: 2018-05-04
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content: Oral history interview with Bailey Spaulding, founder and chief executive officer, and Steve Wright, chief operating officer, of Jackalope Brewing Company in Nashville, Tennessee. Topics covered include Spaulding's childhood in Vermont, including her recollections of the microbrewing scene there in the late 1990s and early 2000s; Wright's childhood in Massachusetts; and Spaulding's move to Nashville, Tennessee, to study environmental law at Vanderbilt Law School, where she first started homebrewing. Spaulding and Wright also discuss the early years of craft brewing in Nashville (late 2000s); Spaulding teaching Wright how to brew; and Spaulding's idea to start a brewery. When Spaulding opened Jackalope Brewing Co. in 2011, it was one of the first craft breweries founded by a woman and one of the earliest craft breweries in Nashville. Other topics covered include the unique legislative and regulatory environment in Tennessee that is challenging for small breweries; early days running the brewery; Jackalope's approach to recipe formulation and Spaulding's research of historical styles; the role for breweries and taprooms in communities; Jackalope's upcoming addition of a larger brewing facility; perceived preferences among beer consumers in the South; and Spauling's experiences as a woman in the industry.