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On this week's episode of Beer Sessions Radio, along with our winter co-host Anne Becerra, we’re excited to reunite with Thor Oechsner, and chat all grains with author Amy Halloran, Strong Rope Brewery's Jason Sahler, Germantown Malt’s Dennis Nelson, and Valley Malt’s intern, Dustin!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Celebrate NYC Beer Week 2016 on a special episode of Beer Sessions Radio! New York City Beer Week is the main focus of the NYCBG and NYSBA, and will be February 19 - February 28, 2016. The annual ten day celebration of craft beer throughout New York City will have events including festivals, tastings, menu pairings, and beer dinners.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio, we welcome guests Andy Marcelli of Eataly and Marcelli’s Formaggi, and Jamie Adams of the St. James Brewery, as well as winter co-host Anne Becerra. Tune in to hear about some mouth-watering beer and cheese pairings. Also, we’re kicking off New York City Beer Week on Friday!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone and winter co-host Anne Becerra welcome Alicia Mekelburg, owner of Mekelburg’s Fine Food and Craft Beers and their beer director, Eric Hall along with Damon Oscarson and Daniel Acosta from LIC Beer Project.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Beer Sessions Radio is in studio with all stars from Sixpoint and Southern Tier, both breweries notably taking part in the upcoming NYC Beer Week and NYC Brewer's Choice. Danny Bruckert from the Sixpoint camp shares his path through the brewery as well as the evolution of Sixpoint's oldest to newest brews, plus some great brewer insight. Shane Henderson from Southern Tier contributes to the discussion as well, while hosts Jimmy Carbone and Anne Becerra sip on a few brews throughout!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone's got some great guests joining him tonight including Joel Shelton from Shelton Brothers and Andy Ganstaller from Ganstaller Brau! He's also happy to welcome Katrina and Keely from Tinyfield Roofhop Farm, and his winter co-host, Anne Becerra!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On a special Cider Sessions episode of Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone is joined by Greg Hall. Greg hall co-founded Virtue Cider in Michigan several years ago after being the brewer at Goose Island in Chicago. He ran a successful barrel aging program at Goose Island, and is now barrel aging his Virtue Ciders.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tune in to this week's Beer Sessions Radio as host Jimmy Carbone and winter co-host Anne Becerra welcome Joe and Chris DeCicco of DeCicco Family Markets as well as Lars Dahlhaus, Eastern Sales Manager at Fentiman’s Inc, plus special guests from NYC's Fraunces Tavern. Anne Becerra is still shocked that she's been able to turn her love for craft beer into a career. She was the first female Certified Cicerone in New York City and has been at the helm of some of the best craft beer bars in Manhattan for the last seven years, most recently at The Blind Tiger, The Ginger Man and as Beer Director for Taproom 307. Anne is a beer writer for Serious Eats and Martha Stewart Living, and has been featured multiple times on NBC, Fox and Friends and CNN as well as contributed to TIME Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Wall Street Journal, Sirius XM, USA Today and more. She was the only speaker at both Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans and the Women’s Chef and Restaurateur Conference in NYC to represent the beer industry, and bel

This week's Beer Sessions Radio features a great pair of guests - BBD's and Beer Menus! Ralph Perrazzo & Tim Irvin, BBD Eats, Rocky Point, Long Island Ralph is the owners of BBD Eats on Long Island. Tim is his sous chef. Perrazzo attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park earning a Culinary Degree. During school, Perrazzo packed his knife kit for weekend excursions to volunteer in some of the city’s top kitchens, including Jean Georges underthen chef de cuisine Gabriel Kreuther. Perrazzo donated his time to this esteemed kitchen to hone his skills and learn all he could from some of the best around. Ralph worked hard and earned a job offer after graduation in the pastry department. Perrazzo then met and worked with Chef Eric Hubert, who fostered Perrazzo’s creativity over the next three years. He was encouraged to use his mind as vigorously as his hands. After leaving Jean George, Ralph came back to Long Island and worked at the East Hampton's beloved, Nick and Toni’s with Chef Joe Realmuto.

Tune in to a special episode of Beer Sessions Radio recorded in Somerville, Massachusetts ! Jimmy is joined by Andy Crouch of Beer Scribe, Suzanne Schalow of Craft Beer Cellars, beer writer Will Gordon and Dan Rassi of Aeronaut Brewing. Together they all chat about the Boston craft beer scene, regional specialties, draft line cleanliness and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tune in for a very special conversation with apple expert John Bunker. John grew up in Massachusetts and California, but on his first visit to Maine at age 11, he knew that Maine is where he would make his home. He moved to Super Chilly Farm with a bunch of friends on the day he graduated from Colby College and has never left. Over the years he has tried his hand at many different ventures- teaching high school English, managing the Belfast Co-op Store, selling salads and cider at the Common Ground Fair, teaching shop at Pine Island Camp, building houses and purchasing for the Federation of Maine Co-ops. Yet none of these things grabbed his attention like the the old apple trees growing in the fields around Palermo. As he picked the fruits from these neglected trees each fall, he began to notices the differences in the apples – to his surprise they were not all Macs. Through seasons of observation and hours of discussions with the old timers around town, he learned to identify the different varieties and

Tune in for a very special holiday episode of Beer Sessions Radio as Jimmy Carbone is joined by the legendary Ken Grossman, founder of Sierra Nevada, and his son Brian Grossman. Recorded off-site at Jimmy's No. 43, the conversation illuminates the origin story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and sheds some light on the history of craft beer in America.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

More and more breweries are popping up by the minute and we're covering more of them today on Beer Sessions Radio. Jimmy Carbone is joined by Hutch Kugeman, brewer, The Brewery at the CIA, CIA-Brooklyn Brewery Outpost, Jesse Ferguson, founder/head of production, Interboro Spirits & Ales, Laura Dierks, co-founder, Interboro Spirits & Ales and Anne Becerra – winter co-host, bartender, etc. Tune in and hear about some new trends, tastes and thoughts from an esteemed panel of beer experts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jimmy Carbone is on location at Jimmy’s 43 with a team from Atlanta’s Sweetwater Brewing Co. for a special edition of Beer Sessions Radio. Steve Farace, the Minister of Propaganda, Kit Blanchard, a Brewery Buddy, and Tucker Sarkisian, PR Director, join Lisa Wichowski, a leading East Coast Cicerone, and Jimmy Carbone to talk about the genesis of Sweetwater. With their laid back, brightly-colored style and their complex, creatively-named beers, Sweetwater brewery is bringing their brand of Southern charm to New York City for the first time! Listen as the team discusses the almost-accidental choice of Atlanta as home, and the stories behind their thoughtfully-titled brews.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Take a tour through Garrett Oliver’s greatest hits on a brand new episode of Beer Sessions Radio. Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster Garrett Oliver is widely known for his debonair personal style, his elegant lectures on the history of beer and the art of brewing, his extensive knowledge of movies and literature and his two hats. He is also the brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery, editor-in-chief of The Oxford Companion to Beer, author of The Brewmaster’s Table and winner of the 2014 James Beard Award for Excellent Wine, Beer or Spirits Professional. Jimmy is also joined by Anne Becerra, Stephen Valand and Kyle Kensrue.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's broadcast of Beer Sessions Radio is a special show recorded on March 26 in the morning at Jimmy's No 43. Jimmy chats with Rudi Ghequire of Rodenbach in Belgium plus his importer, David van Wees, Co-Founder of Latis Imports. He's also joined by Sam Barbieri of NYC's Waterfront Ale House who brings some pork pate's to pair with the Belgian sours.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From trucking to trappist breweries, this episode of Beer Sessions Radio has a little bit of everything! Jimmy Carbone is joined by Jeff Cioletti, Author of The Year of Drinking Adventurously, John Holl, Editor of All About Beer Magazine and author of the forthcoming Dishing Up New Jersey and Stephen Valand, fall co-host and owner of Brooklyn Brew Shop.   “All the major truck manufacturers all do specifically tailored trucks for the beverage market. Most of the time they have people on their sales team directly selling to beverage distributors.” [08:00] — Jeff Cioletti “How do you make a really good beer that’s not just a novelty that people will just try once?” [19:00] – John Holl See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The cider celebrations continue on Beer Sessions Radio! This in-studio show is all about cider cocktails, as Jimmy Carbone is joined by an all-star panel of guests. Hear from Eric West of Cider Guide, Yoni Rabino of Neversink Spirits, Jade Brown-Godfrey of Wassail, Bianca Miraglia of Uncouth Vermouth, Darlene Hayes of All Into Cider and author Cider Cocktails & Stephen Valand, co-host and co-founder of Brooklyn Brew Shop. Hear what makes cider such a great cocktail ingredient, why the cider movement is like the cocktail movement 15 years ago and what the future holds for cider!   “There’s a spirit for every cider.” [14:00] “I think cider is at a point where cocktails were in 2001/2002. People weren’t necessarily comfortable with cocktails at that point either, it was a new thing to have a cocktail bar. Ciders are in that area right now.” [22:00] –Jade Brown-Godfrey “Craft beer has primed people to be look for more flavor and subtleties. people are willing to try new stuff.” [19:00] –Eric West See Privac

Tune in to a special Cider Week Special episode of Beer Sessions Radio as Jimmy Carbone is joined by Ellen Cavalli of Tilted Shed Ciderworks Sonoma, California, Polly Giragosian from Aaron Burr Cidery in Wutsboro, New York Gay Howard & Kay Michaels of United States of Cider. Ellen Cavalli and Scott Heath are the duo behind CA's Tilted Shed Ciderworks. Polly Giragsoian and Andy Brennan are the team behind NY's Aaron Burr Cidery. Ellen & Polly talk about East Cost vs. West Coast terroir, and the art and craft of small batch, homestead, orchard-based cider making.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this special Beer Sessions Radio Cider special recording, Jimmy sits down at the Spring 2015 Edible Magazine's "Good Cider" event in Manhattan. Cider guests include - Sara Grady of Glynwood, Andy Brennan of Aaron Burr and several others!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.