Piening, John
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content: Johnson, Paula, Curator
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content: McCulla, Theresa
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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: 504.68 Megabytes (Total Running Time: 00:50:00, audio/wav)
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content: 2019-03-14
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content: Oral history interview with John Piening, Learning and Development Specialist at the Boston Beer Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. Topics covered include Piening's childhood in Cincinnati; his family's history in the brewing industry, including his grandfather's work at Buckeye Malting during Prohibition; his grandfather's ownership of Burger Brewing Company; and his own start in the brewing industry as a summer worker at Schoenling Brewery. Piening also discusses Boston Beer Co.'s acquisition of Hudepohl-Schoenling Breweryn 1997, bringing substantial growth and investment to the facility and to Cincinnati; the importance of Sam Adams Boston Lager; and the history of Jim Koch's founding of Boston Beer Co., with the idea to use excess brewing capacity in the industry to start his own business. Piening also talks about the growth of the craft beer segment; consumers' desire for variety and experimentation; Cincinnati's strong German influence and history as a brewing center; and the future of beer.