Jendron, Claudia
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content: Johnson, Paula, Curator
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content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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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: 2019-01-04
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content: Oral history interview with Claudia Jendron, brewer at Spiteful Brewing in Chicago, Illinois. Topics covered include Jendron's childhood in Southern Carolina; spending time with her grandfather, who liked to homebrew beer; the start of Jendron's homebrew hobby in college; and in 2009 beginning to work, first as a receptionist and later as a brewer, at Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago. Jendron also discusses her experiences as a woman brewer and as a mentee of experienced colleagues at Goose Island; the circumstances surrounding the acquisition of Goose Island by Anheuser Busch in 2011; her move to Spiteful Brewing and work there as a brewer; the brewery's growth over time; their focus on traditional styles, such as IPAs, porters, and stouts, coupled with irreverent branding and design; the role of the taproom in their community; and projections about the future of craft beer.