Van Havig is a brewer and co-owner of Gigantic Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon. In his interview, Havig discusses growing up in California; his family activities and father's work as a chemical engineer; his early and continued interest in cars; attending Reed College, the London School of Economics, and pursuing a PhD in Economics at the University of Minnesota; his interest in home brewing and work as a professional brewer at the Minnesota Brewing Company and Rock Bottom Breweries; co-founding Gigantic with Ben Love; involvement with the Oregon Brewers Guild; and changes in the craft brew industry and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business. This interview was conducted by Tiah Edmunson-Morton June 10, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.
This interview is a component of the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 035), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.
