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This week, host Jimmy Carbone is on location at Jimmy’s 43 in the East Village for a special Cider Week edition of Beer Sessions Radio. On this episode, Jimmy is joined by Stephen Valland (Founder/Owner of Brooklyn Brew Shop), Rich Blair (National Sales Manager of New Holland Brewing & Artisan Spirits), Adam Dickerson (Midwest Sales Manager of New Holland Brewing & Artisan Spirits) and Joe Stelmark (MidAtlantic Regional Sales, New Holland Brewing & Artisan Spirits). The experts share their thoughts about various aspects of the beer and spirits business. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Jimmy Carbone is on location at the Lower East Side’s Wassail for a special Cider Week edition of Beer Sessions Radio. Wassail’s Ben Sandler, Sabine Hrechdakian, and Dan Pucci with Blackduck Cidery’s John Reynolds pour out their expertise, insights, and questions about all things cider. Located on the “new” Orchard Street, Wassail is a neighborhood restaurant and bar serving area ciders to a variety of palates. John Reynolds of Blackduck Cidery, “one of the most exciting things happening in American cider today,” discusses his choice of fruit and the variety of styles he uses in fermentation. From the perry pear to Pegasus, ice ciders to terroir, you can’t miss this Cider Week special served cold on Beer Sessions Radio. 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 a brand new episode of Beer Sessions Radio! Jimmy Carbone is joined by Rich Castagna of Bridge & Tunnel Brewery, Dan McLaughlin of The Pony Bar_, _writer Niko Krommydas & Stephen Valand, co-host, co-founder of Brooklyn Brew Shop. What happens when you go from garage brewer to legit? Rich, from Bridge and Tunnel Brewery knows. Bridge and Tunnel Brewery is a Queens based nano-scale micro-brewery, launched by brewer/ proprietor, Rich Castagna. Rich has been brewing for over 11 years, and enjoys brewing and drinking darker beers, and beers with a flavorful kick. So the current line leans toward beers that are colorful both in the glass and on the palate. Rich was born and raised in Queens, and spent most of his life in the New York area, short of about 8 years living and traveling around the U.S. and overseas. Over the past 15 years, he’s lived in the Ridgewood/Bushwick area, Long Island City, Astoria, and Maspeth. He has 3 kids, 3 cats, a dog, a fish, a large amount of brewing equipment, and a very patient wife. “I’m so stretched thin, it’s ridiculous. It’s always only been me.” [08:00] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week _ Beer Sessions Radio _ is in studio highlighting beer destinations with the Happy Hour Guys!  Host Jimmy Carbone welcomes Jimmy Ludwig, Mark Aldrich, and Justin Squigs Robertson for a discussion about the greatest beers they have found from their travels – from Maine to Michigan and places in between! After the break, Fred Bueltmann, Vice President of Brand & Lifestyle of New Holland Brewing Co. calls in and shares the exciting and delicious things that are coming out of their brewery in Michigan as well as their new relationship with Carhartt!  Tune in for more! “We’ve had the ability to watch craft beer change whole swaths of our country, and it’s really exciting, and it’s really only continuing.” [47:10] –Happy Hour Guys on Beer Sessions Radio  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Home Brew to Pro Brew! Tune in to a brand new episode of Beer Sessions Radio as Jimmy Carbone and friends John LaPolla and Stephen Valland are joined by Jason Sahler, an award-winning homebrewer taking the next step and starting his own brewery. Strong Rope Brewery will create handcrafted local and organic ales featuring seasonal offerings that will use the freshest vegetables, fruits, herbs, and spices. While serving many of the ales on draft, the brewery will also feature living ales: cask and bottle-conditioned beers where live yeast remains in the beer, which continues to condition and evolve in its serving vessel, showcasing the subtle natural flavors that this unique conditioned environment creates. 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 on scene at Jimmy’s No. 43 as host Jimmy Carbone sits down with a great crew from Portland Oregon featuring Christian DeBenedetti and Andrea Slonecker, authors of the new book “Beer Bites.”  As beer lovers well know, there has never been a better time to be a beer drinker. But all that beer begs for the right food to go with it! Christian and Andrea chat up their publication that serves up 65 globe-roaming and simple recipes from appetizers to snacks and main courses that go beyond typical pub grub with recommendations of beer styles and widely available must-try brews for each dish. Beer Bites is ideal for the growing cadre of craft beer lovers eager to explore the basics and nuances of beer and food pairings, whether they are hosting tasting nights or just enjoying one good brew at a time.  Additional brewing all stars join in the conversation, including Mike Wright of The Commons, Van Havig of Gigantic Brewing, as well as Dan Angler of Occidental Brewing, each talking about their paths in brewing and the importance of craft brews in the Pacific Northwest! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hear from Jeff Alworth, author of “The Beer Bible” this week on _Beer Sessions Radio. _ No other book of this depth and scope approaches the subject of beer in the same way that beer lovers do—by style, just as a perfect pub menu is organized—and gets right to the pleasure of discovery, knowledge, and connoisseurship. Divided into four major families—ales, lagers, wheat beers, and tart and wild ales—there’s everything a beer drinker wants to know about the hundreds of different authentic types of brews, from bitters, bocks, and IPAs to weisses, milk stouts, lambics, and more. Each style is a chapter unto itself, delving into origins, ingredients, description and characteristics, substyles, and tasting notes, and ending with a recommended list of the beers to know in each category. Hip infographics throughout make the explanation of beer’s flavors, brewing methods, ingredients, labeling, serving, and more as immediate as it is lively. Also hear from Ralph Perrazzo, owner BBD’ and Ed Berestecki, owner of Mugs Alehouse. “It’s terrible if all you ever do is drink the new thing. You want to go back to your favs! I have probably 20 beers that I absolutely love and every time I see them on a list I want to drink them.” [25:00]  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cider is everywhere these days, and Jimmy Carbone continues to explore the buzzing beverage on _ Beer Sessions Radio._ This week, he’s joined off-site by acclaimed author Ben Waton, who is the man responsible for the seminal text Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own. Tune in to this special “Cider Sessions” episode for an in-depth conversation on cider production, history, tasting notes and more. From apple varieties to cider styles – there’s a wealth of knowledge in this show! “Cider is shockingly easy to make. You can make it in the most primitive of ways.” [17:00] — Ben Watson   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s hard to think about beer these days without thinking about hops. That’s why Jimmy Carbone is dedicating an entire episode of Beer Sessions Radio to hops! He’s joined by Laura Ten Eyck & Deitrich Gehring of Indian Ladder Farms/Helderberg Hop Farm, co-authors The Hop Grower’s Handbook, Stuart Morris of Indian Ladder Farms, Joel Ford, assistant brewer at Threes Brewing & Stephen Valand of Brooklyn Brew Shop. “There’s a difference between vines and bines. Grapes are considered vines and they have tendrils and that’s how they pull themselves up. Hops are bines, they don’t have tendrils they have tri-combs and that’s how they pull themselves up.” [10:00] –Deitrich Gehring on Beer Sessions Radio “Hops have great antibacterial properties and they’re good for treating infections. When you make beer with hops, the hops act as a preservative. This made beer last long and expanded the trade of beer.” [40:00] — Laura Ten Eyck on Beer Sessions Radio  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Drink a sour beer and tune into a brand new episode of Beer Sessions Radio!. Jimmy’s got a big group of guests including guest co-host Stephen Valand of Brooklyn Brew Shop, BR Royla of Shelton Brothers Imports, Kerry McLean, events manager at Jolly Pumpkin/Northern United Brewing Co, Crimson Krier-Glading and Steven Baird of Mission Dolores & The Owl Farm and Robert Sherrill of Brewminaries Homebrew Club. They’re talking sour, imports and more on a jam-packed episode of the best beer podcast in the world! This program was brought to you by Union Beer #### “It’s incredible to see how far sour beer has come and how people have accepted it.” [09:00] –Stephen Valand on Beer Sessions Radio “Education is going a really long way as far as sour beers are concerned.” [17:00] –Crimson Krier-Glading 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.