Denison, Suzanne "Suzy"
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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: 596.4 Megabytes (Total Running Time: 00:59:05, audio/wav)
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content: 2019-11-17
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content: Oral history interview with Suzanne "Suzy" Denison, who co-founded New Albion Brewing Company, in Sonoma, California, in 1976, with Jack McAuliffe and Jane Zimmerman. Topics covered include her childhood in Pennsylvania; her education in music and languages; and her early career and move to Sonoma in 1975. Denison discusses the work involved in founding New Albion in 1976 and her responsibilities at the brewery, which included procuring permits, construction, brewing, and delivering beer. Denison also talks about the brewery's growth and increasing attention from customers and the media; the importance of the nearby wine and cheese industries; the 1982 closure of New Albion; her work and travel experiences following the brewery's closure; her move to Seattle, Washington, in 1988; and her reflections on the growth of craft beer in the decades following her time at New Albion.