Beer Sessions Radio (TM)

It’s the Bushwick Beer show! Join a packed studio for a lively conversation on the beer scene in a blossoming and burgeoning Bushwick. Jimmy Carbone is joined by Tyson Ho of Arrogant Swine, Blake Jordan of Hops & Hocks, Raphael Martinez of The Sampler and Jeff and Heather of Pine Box Rock Shop. This program was brought to you by Union Beer. “We are serious about our beer. It’s hard to communicate when we first opened because we’re a BBQ joint!” [14:00] –Tyson Ho on Beer Sessions Radio “There’s now a backlash against session IPA’s.” [21:00] –Blake Jordan on Beer Sessions Radio “There are a lot of schools that sit on former brewery locations.” [38:00] –Chris O’Leary 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.

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 at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.