Rommel, Chris and Sullivan, Thomas "Tom"
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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: 2018-08-27
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content: Oral history interview with Chris Rommel, brewery production manager, and Thomas "Tom" Sullivan, general manager, of Ardent Craft Ales in Richmond, Virginia. Topics covered include Rommel and Sullivan's initial interests in brewing; Rommel's study of brewing at the Siebel Institute and in Germany; Sullivan's idea to open a cooperative for homebrewers in Richmond in 2010; the process of writing a business plan for a professional brewery; and the steps involved in opening Ardent Craft Ales in 2014. Rommel and Sullivan also discuss the styles of beers brewed at Ardent; relationships between Richmond breweries; the history of the Scott's Addition neighborhood; and their thoughts about the future of craft brewing.