Beer Sessions Radio (tm)

This week’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio: Old World Beer: Chief O’Neil & Beanery Brewery! Tune in for a special peek into the unique world of coffee beers! Jimmy is joined by Chris Balla of Mile End Deli/Grand Army, Dave Brodrick & Luke of Beanery Brewing, Chief O’Neil, former Peekskill brewer and Jimmy Ludwig of Happy Hour Guys. This program was brought to you by Union Beer See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s a Long Island takeover of Beer Sessions Radio! Jimmy Carbone is joined by an all-star cast of guests including Niko Krommydas, beer writer and editor of Craft Beer New York, Sean McCain & John Liegey of Greenport Harbor and Ralph Perrazzo of BBD Eats and Rocky Point LI. Kris Nelson of Citizen Cider and Jamie Griffith of Lost Nation Brewing also join the show later to alk about Citizen Cider! This program was brought to you by Union Beer “It tastes better when you work hard!” [34:00] –John Liegey on Beer Sessions RadioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone is joined by beer royalty – Baclav Berka, Head Brewer of Pilsner Urquell! Pilsner Urquell is a 173-year old Czech brewery. He’s only the sixth man in Urquell’s history to hold this title. His father worked in the Urquell fermentation department so it’s somewhat of a family business for him. Learn about the history of the brewery, Belgian brewers and pilsners as Baclav tells some incredible stories on-air. Jimmy is also joined by John LaPolla of Bitter & Esters and Paul Walsh of Belgian Beer & Food Magazine. This program was brought to you by Union Beer Distributors. “Fresh beer and freshness is very important for us.” [22:00] –Baclav Berka on Beer Sessions RadioSee 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 special show with the Brooklyn Brew Shop this week on Beer Sessions Radio! Host Jimmy Carbone and producer Justin Kennedy are joined by Erica Shea and Stephen Valand, the owners and founders of Brooklyn Brew Shop. They started the Brooklyn Brew Shop out of the Brooklyn Flea in the summer of 2009 to get space-strapped New Yorkers brewing. With the idea that making beer (real beer from real ingredients) can be simple, tasty, and most important, fun, they created stylish, easy-to-use Beer Making Kits designed especially for stove-top brewing and ingredient mixes for seasonally inspired beers. This program was brought to you by Union Beer. “We don’t sell beer – we sell the promise of it!” [11:00] –Erica Shea on Beer Sessions Radio “We’re working on helping a whole new generation of brewers in China and Taiwan” [31:00] –Steve Alano on Beer Sessions Radio “The quality of home brewers has gone up drastically in New York City recently” [49:00] –Justin Kennedy on Beer Sessions RadioSee Privacy Policy

Tune in for a special Irish Cider Sessions edition of Beer Sessions Radio! Learn about Irish craft cider on a special off-site recording. 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 special off-site recording of Beer Sessions Radio at the Blind Tiger! Jimmy Carbone is joined by Dave Brodrick, Ian Campbell, Tom Harder and Chad Rich. The gang talks about the Vermont beer scene, coffee bears and brewing trends. This program was brought to you by Union Beer Distributors. “At beanery our main focus is coffee beers. For us – the beer is important but also the bean. We try to focus the bean as much as the beer.” [18:00] –Dave BrodrickSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Celebrate with mead, saison and a room full of great beer people! Jimmy Carbone is joined by Garth Cambray of Makana Meadery, Jerome Rebetez of Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes (BFM), Chresten Sorensen & Joe Watt of Bunker Brewing and others. Tune in for an in-depth discussion on mead, small batch brewing and more! This program was brought to you by Union Beer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Attention, Queens! Celebrate one of New York’s greatest beer scenes: your neighborhood! Queens Beer Week is a community driven and supported celebration of that most wonderful of liquids. QBW is a 100% non-profit organization, brought to you by the great bars and breweries in Queens. Join us this May 8th-17th, as we cheers the Spring and the great brews Queens has to offer. This week’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio is dedicated to the awesomeness of Queens Beer Week! Tune in and learn more! This program was brought to you by Union Beer. “The diversity in our borough is the diversity in our brew scene – it’s awesome.” [05:00] “Queens beer wee –Daniel Bronson on Beer Sessions Radio “Anybody anywhere who wants a good craft beer – that’s where we’ll go!” [22:00]See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Check out a bonus episode of Beer Sessions Radio recorded live at Two Roads Brewing Co in Stratford, CT! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hot sauce and craft beer are one hell of a pairing! Tune in to this episode of Beer Sessions Radio as Jimmy Carbone is joined by Graham Connolly of World Famous Hot Sauce and Anne Becerra of AnneLikesBeer.com. They chat about food and beer festival culture, the interesting ways hot sauce and beer can pair and what’s in store for the NYC Hot Sauce Expo! This program was brought to you by Union Beer “We’re not here to hurt people, we want to make nice accessible flavors of hot sauce.” [11:00] -Graham Connolly on Beer Sessions Radio “I cant explain how many people I’ve converted to good beer with Lagunitas Pilsner.” [08:00] –Anne Becerra on Beer Sessions RadioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on Beer Sessions Radio, we’re talking beer and chocolates. Host Jimmy Carbone interviews some top NY masters of beer and chocolate. Cicerone James Tai, Tess Rose of Astor Wines, Mike Descarfino of Barrier Brewing, Daniel Sklaar of Fine and Raw and Rich Castanga of Bridge & Tunnel talk to Jimmy about their views on various beer-chocolate combinations. This program was brought to you by Union Beer Distributors See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on a very special Beer Sessions, host Jimmy Carbone talks with famous wine and food critic of the New York Times, Eric Asimov. Join them as they discuss some fine examples of american lager, sent over by Union Beer Distributors “I have to say I love this beer. I think you should persuade the Yankees to bring it up to the big leagues” [8:30] —— Eric Asimov on Beer Sessions RadioSee 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 special off-site recording of Beer Sessions Radio as Jimmy Carbone and Justin Kennedy are at Threes Brewing joined by some of their team, a group of home brewers and VIP guest Rob Todd, founder of Allagash Brewing! Tune in for a lively conversation about home brew, yeast strains, brewing techniques and more! This program was brought to you by Union Beer Distributors. “Some of these newer brewers have become involved in the industry, politically – it’s great.” [30:00] –Rob Todd on Beer Sessions RadioSee 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 conversation on what happens when fine dining and beer combine on this week’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio! Jimmy Carbone is joined by Alex Pfaffenbach, NoMad Dining Room Manager, Augie Carton, owner Carton Brewing and John La Polla, owner Bitter & Esters. The group discusses what makes beer a great fit for high end dining and spotlight different beers and recipes that are relevant to the conversation! This program was brought to you by Union Beer. “With beer you can go super hardcore, super good quality and it won’t be $100, more like $10.” [09:00] –John LaPolla on Beer Sessions RadioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join Jimmy Carbone for a special show at The Food & Enterprise Conference in Industry City in Brooklyn. This program was brought to you by GreatBrewers.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Celebrate New York malt on a brand new episode of Beer Sessions Radio! Jimmy Carbone is joined by an all-star panel of guests including Chris Balla, Beverage Director of Mile End Deli, Adamo Fillipetti of Pioneer Malting, Andrea Stanley of Valley Malt and Chris Sheena of Gun Hill Brewing Co. Malt is the building block of beer, tune in for a lively discussion about brewing practices, malt variations and all things beer! This program was brought to you by Union Beer. “It’s the source of sugar that ultimately makes the beer happen.” [12:00] —Chris Sheena on Beer Sessions RadioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a great show about beer and cheese on Beer Sessions Radio. Host Jimmy Carbone is joined by Lauren McDowell of Cheese Rank, Chris George of Cheese Journeys, Phoebe Connel of Lois, Alex Foschi of Im Fuchschen and Joel Shelton of Shelton Brothers Imports. They discuss the various ways to pair beer and cheese and why beer is superior to other beverages when joining forces with cheese! This program was brought toy ou by Union Beer Distributors. “It’s cheaper to buy a bottle of beer than a bottle of wine. If you find something that doesn’t work – you can always buy another one.” [18:00] “If you look for three cheeses that look dramatically different, you’ll get three dramatically different flavor profiles.” [20:00] –Chris George on Beer Sessions RadioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What does it mean to have clean beer? Find out this week on Beer Sessions Radio! Jimmy Carbone is joined by an awesome crew of guests including Sean Lynch of Clean Beer Project, Ben Samuel, author of Men’s Journal article about Bar Pet Peeves, Lindsey Ronchi, Bartender & Patrick Donagher of Fool’s Gold, The Jeffrey, Alewife, etc. This program was brought to you by GreatBrewers.com. “When you don’t have a clean beer line [it can taste like] butter, popcorn — it just has a terrible stench.” [6:00] “We need more sites where they are talking about the quality of the beer…Making sure your lines are clean.” [12:00]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 special episode of Beer Sessions Radio dedicated to food and beer pairings! Jimmy Carbone is joined by Julia Herz of The Brewers Association, Master Cicerone candidates James Tai and Brendan Woodcock and Jimmy Ludwig of the Happy Hour Guys. Listen as the crew discusses the science behind pairings, why every palate is different and why we’ve only reached the tip of the iceberg when it comes to beer and food pairings. This program was brought to you by Union Beer. “Pairing is personal, perception is personal.” [09:00] “I think beer cuisine will have it’s day – we’re not there yet.” [17:00] –Julia Herz on Beer Sessions RadioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.