Bui, An
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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: 2018-08-29
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content: Oral history interview with An Bui, chief beer officer of The Answer Brewpub in Richmond, Virginia. Topics covered include Bui's arrival in the United States in the mid-1980s as a refugee from Vietnam; a transformative encounter with Paulaner Salvator beer in college in the mid-1990s; opening Mekong Vietnamese restaurant in Richmond with his family in 1995; and building a renowned Belgian beer menu at Mekong and training customers to understand how beer paired better than wine with Vietnamese food. Bui also talks about his travels in Belgium and love of Belgian beer; the growth of the craft beer industry in Richmond; his dream to open a beer garden; The Answer's focus on IPAs, fruit beers, serving fresh beers to customers, and brewing with sweeter flavors to appeal to women customers; the prominence of the local homebrewing community; and Richmond as a destination for beer tourism.