Johnson, Annie
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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 Annie Johnson, brewmaster-in-residence at PicoBrew. Topics covered include Johnson's childhood and education in Germany and Egypt; her study of software development at University of California, Davis; her early homebrewing experiments and beginnings in the Sacramento, California, homebrewing scene; studying to become a judge in homebrew competitions and the influence on her own palate; and Johnson's approach to brewing and her favorite styles to brew. Johnson also talks about winning the Homebrewer of the Year award from the American Homebrewer's Association (AHA) in 2013. She was the second woman and first African American to win this award. Other topics covered include Johnson's work at PicoBrew; the company's approach to homebrewing and the process of recipe formulation there; the role of technology in brewing; the relationship between American and global beer culture; accessibility and homebrewing; the qualities of Washington state and northern California that are conducive to innovation in brewing; her experiences as a woman of color in homebrewing and craft beer; and her thoughts on making beer more inclusive.