Cadwell, Brian; Forhan, Kevin; and Wiegand, David
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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: 2017-12-07
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content: Oral history interview with Brian Cadwell, cooperative coordinator, Kevin Forhan, head brewer, and David Wiegand, member of the board of directors, of Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery in Seattle, Washington. Topics covered include their childhoods in Seattle; transformations to the city's economy and culture due to the influences of Boeing and Microsoft; early homebrewing and microbrewing history in Seattle, including the role played by Charles and Rose Ann Finkel at Merchant du Vin and Pike Brewing; similarities among revived artisan production and enjoyment of beer, coffee, bread, and food; the structure and operation of their cooperative brewery, including processes of recipe development; the nature of homebrewing in the early twenty-first century; and the history of brewing in Seattle and the Northwest.