Today when you go to a pub in Oregon, you'll find a long list of locally brewed craft beers. That wasn't always the case. In 1985 a handful of brewing pioneers, including Mike and Brian McMenamin, changed the future of beer in Oregon forever. Host Shannon McMenamin and her cousin Conners take a look back at the role their dads played in passing the Brewpub Bill; we hear from some of the original pioneers, talk to brewers today, and muse about how pub culture has changed.

Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG

Produced by McMenamins and Gretchen Kilby

Host: Shannon McMenamin

Sound design and audio editing: Gretchen Kilby

Writing: Michelle "Jake Robbins

Editing: Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Gretchen Kilby, and Kat Nyberg

McMenamins archival audio and photos: Kat Nyberg

Additional archival photos courtesy of John Foyston

McMenamins production team: Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Kat Nyberg, and Renee Rank Ignacio

Art: Lillian Ripley

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