Oregon Hops & Brewing Archives

Box of books

Books on a desk

Book

Two books

At the Ask An Archivist desk this afternoon I inventoried and cleaned books from the new F.H. Steinbart collection. The whole thing is dreamy and I can’t wait for researchers to use it! #beerhistory

screenshot of blog post web page

Check out the blog posts from findingaidfriday! There's a 1945 Wahl Brewing Institute Course Notebook, Teri Fahrendorf's and Aaron Brussat's papers, & the Oregon Hop Growers Association records. blogs.oregonstate.edu/brewingarchi... #beerhistory #hopshistory #archives

This is amazing! I’m teaching a beer history class next week and will definitely be using this for students to analyze!

I'm dictating folder names into my notes app for a collection today and my phone recorded Hallertauer as "Holler towel," "Hall Tower," "Haller town," and "Hollerado." Clearly I need to work on my pronunciation. #hopshistory

I did an oral history with Alex in 2018 and sat on a keg for the whole interview. It didn’t matter because it was just a lovely interview with an interesting person.

Each Friday will be a "Finding Aid Friday” on the OHBA blog, so be on the lookout for those posts starting here September 26!
blogs.oregonstate.edu/brewingarchi...

Cover of first fruits book

Catching the bus to catch a train for a #hopshistory event in Portland and I’m excited to finally start the @osupress.bsky.social book First Fruits!

Martyn Cornell obituary Other lives: Renowned historian of beer who wrote many myth-debunking books on the subject

Happy to see the Guardian has an obituary for Martyn Cornell out today. He deserved that. Even if it does feel bitter-sweet to read it. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/au...

Scanning station

Pamphlet with information about beer.

Scanning station with pamphlet with information about beer.

Poster about Oktoberfest

Tuesday afternoon #beerhistory scanning. 🥇

LibGuides: Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives: HOME This guide provides a list of archival collections related to hops and brewing history, as well as tips and resources for doing research.

12 years ago I started an archive. 🎂 guides.library.oregonstate.edu/brewingarchi... #beerhistory #oregonbeer #hopshistory

Beer recipe sheet

Box of file folders

Papers in a file

Papers in a file

Thinking about a recipe recreation to celebrate some women in brewing. Alex is Alexandra Farnham, who worked at McMenamins in 1986 and is the second woman to call herself a brewer in Oregon. {{The first was Marie Kienlen in 1904.}} Get excited for our September History Off The Clock!

Before Craft Beer was Born, there was Jack McAuliffe and New Albion Remembering craft beer pioneer Jack McAuliffe of New Albion Brewing.

RIP Jack McAuliffe

allaboutbeer.com/jack-mcaulif...

Brewing Pioneers: Suzy Denison — Beervana Although it only survived six years, New Albion Brewing earned its place in American history by ushering in the era of craft brewing. One of the founders, Jack McAuliffe, has been celebrated for his g...

And Suzy Denison holding a dog? Becuase it’s still a favorite of mine see www.beervanablog.com/beervana/202...

Project report from 1959 evaluating experimental hops. 56013, of course, is the Cascade hop. #hopshistory

Yellow checkbook ledger with blank checks and receipts.

Archives love checkbook ledgers. ✔️

Myth 1: Ralph Harwood invented porter as a substitute for three-threads - Zythophile No he didn't, and no it wasn't. In 1802 one of the most influential articles in the history of beer was published. It appeared in a guidebook called The Picture of London, written by John Feltham, and...

His Ralph Harwood Porter myth debunking is one I use in bed history class all the time. zythophile.co.uk/false-ale-qu...

Happy Publication Day to Linda Ziedrich!
"First Fruits" is now available from your favorite booksellers and directly from OSU Press!
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#AgriculturalHistory #Horticulture #PacificCoastHistory #WestwardExpansion

Today we had a chat with Al Haunold and Gayle Goschie. It was great. 😊 #hopshistory #oregonhops

Piece of paper with a list of actions for surveying alcohol sales.

From the Ruth Tibbits Tooze Papers ~ the WCTU pushing to bring back local option Prohibition in 1939.

Watch chicks hatching on OSU Extension's webcam OSU’s annual livestream of chicks hatching each spring gives a chance to watch the eggs breaking open. Tune into the Hatch Cam!

A little midweek treat. 🐣

Conference presentation, 19th century women on screen

Conference poster with hop pictures

Tall building

Great fun at the Business History conference in Atlanta! Beer, bines, & a bank.

Awwwww! Thanks! 😊

Brewing Up History: Oregon State University’s Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives l Archives Deep Dive Established in 2013 in Corvallis, OR, the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archive (OHBA) at Oregon State University (OSU) aims to collect and preserve books, periodicals, ephemera, and artifacts about brewing...

👋 - it’s a fun article in Library Journal about OHBA! www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/b...

Newsletter with information about Fred Eckhardt’s review of Private Reserve beer and new typewriter.

"We have a new typewriter, compliments Blitz-Weinhard… our panel found Henry Weinhard‘s Private Reserve to be the best of the US superpremium beers…Someone was willing to pay me to confirm … in a radio commercial. It was great fun and I loved it. The typewriter is nice too!" ❤️Amateur Brewer, 1981.

Beer books on a shelf.

Beer periodicals on a shelf.

Is there a better way to spend a Friday afternoon in February than in the library looking for #beerhistory? Nope. 📚 😍

How the climate is changing the taste of beer With a fresh fizz and hoppy scent, a cold beer touches all of our senses. But as our climate changes, the flavour profile of one of the world's most popular drinks might too.

👏 OSU: climate change and beer research

Food science facility.

#beerhistory classroom today - sometimes you learn how beer is made and the history behind it!

I read Girly Drinks and here's what I thought! blogs.oregonstate.edu/brewingarchi...

This 1914 letter is in the Zoller Hop Company Records and it’s interesting to note Livesley did not, in fact go under. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_... #hopshistory

I listened to myself on 1.5 speed and it made it bearable.