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Tim O'Leary interview, 2017 May 16

 Item
Identifier: OH 2334_16

Content Description

From the Collection:

Montana Brewery Oral History Project (2017) Includes 18 audio recordings and 18 transcripts collected as part of the project. All interviews with brewers cover the expectations they held when they first opened their doors vs. reality, the role they feel breweries play in the state socially and economically, and the source of their equipment and brewing supplies. Many also discuss the taproom bills presented in the 1995 (HB 554), 1997, and 1999 (HB 442) legislative sessions, as well as the 2017 bill to increase annual production limits from 10,000 bbl to 60,000 bbl for breweries with functioning taprooms (HB 541).

Dates

  • Creation: 2017 May 16

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Extent

1 digital audio files (1 .mp3 file 75 minutes, 8 seconds)

0.1 linear feet (15 page transcript)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Interviewed May 16, 2017. Interviewed by Brian Shovers at KettleHouse Brewing Co. founded in Missoula, MT and interviewed at their third location in Bonner, MT. Discusses learning how to brew beer as a homebrewer and getting into the business running a U-Brew brewery in the mid '90s in Missoula, branding the brewery and beer, distribution issues and working with tavern owners, operating a brewery with multiple locations including the new location in Bonner, MT, the Montana State Brewers Association and lobbying for the taproom bills in the '95, '97, and '99 legislative sessions.

Repository Details

Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository

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