We take you inside a little-known McMenamins tradition: the annual Barley Brew. On this day, a group of McMenamins folk follow in the footsteps of our first brewers from the '80s to craft a very special beer celebrating the birthday of our first pub, the Barley Mill. You'll hear about the people who make it happen, how it began, and how a touch of magic makes this beer like no other.

Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG

Produced by McMenamins and Gretchen Kilby

Host: Shannon McMenamin

Sound design & audio editing: Gretchen Kilby

Interviews & audio composition: Kat Nyberg

Writing & editing: Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Kat Nyberg, Gretchen Kilby

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

Art: Lillian Ripley

Email The Red Shed Tapes: podcast@mcmenamins.com

Website: mcmenamins.com/podcast

This episode is all about connections. The connections between  an unexpected gift, a thousand-year old poem, a legendary jazz musician, a stolen illustration, the Grateful Dead, and how they all converged in the creation of a secret room at McMenamins Kennedy School. You'll hear the story behind it all, including descriptions from the artists on how it all came to fruition.

Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG

Produced by McMenamins and Gretchen Kilby

Host: Shannon McMenamin

Sound design & audio editing: Gretchen Kilby

Interviews & audio composition: Kat Nyberg

Writing & editing: Kat Nyberg, Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Gretchen Kilby

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

Art: Lillian Ripley

Email The Red Shed Tapes: podcast@mcmenamins.com

Website: mcmenamins.com/podcast

In this episode marking the 20th anniversary of Portland's iconic concert series December to Remember, we listen in on a conversation between co-founders Jimi Biron, McMenamins' music director, and Mark Hamilton, program director for 94/7 fm. You'll hear how the series is unique and why so many Portlanders who've been to December to Remember shows are still saying, "I heard them when."

Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG

Produced by McMenamins and Gretchen Kilby

Host: Shannon McMenamin

Sound design & audio editing: Gretchen Kilby

Writing: Michelle "Jake" Robbins

McMenamins audio and interview: Kat Nyberg

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

Art: Lillian Ripley

Email The Red Shed Tapes: podcast@mcmenamins.com

Website: mcmenamins.com/podcast