

Beer Sessions Radio (TM)
Heritage Radio Network
Celebrated NYC publican Jimmy Carbone hosts a convivial audio ale salon celebrating the world of craft beer. Through discussions with beer industry insiders and knowledgeable beer fans from across the country, Jimmy and his friends explore every aspect of the brewer's craft from grains to pint glass and tasting to toasting. For 10 years and more than 500 episodes, Beer Sessions Radio has witnessed and recorded the craft beer revolution in real time. With each episode, Jimmy continues to follow emerging trends and exciting collaborations that stretch across New York’s five boroughs and around the world.
Our theme song, ""Tonight is the Night"" was written and performed by We're All Just Passing Through whose co-founding member, Travis Johnides, co-hosts the Long Island craft beer podcast The Beer Amigos. Contact Jimmy directly at Jimmypotsandpans@gmail.com
Our theme song, ""Tonight is the Night"" was written and performed by We're All Just Passing Through whose co-founding member, Travis Johnides, co-hosts the Long Island craft beer podcast The Beer Amigos. Contact Jimmy directly at Jimmypotsandpans@gmail.com
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Apr 27, 2015 • 51min
Episode 267: Live from Two Roads!
Check out a bonus episode of Beer Sessions Radio recorded live at Two Roads Brewing Co in Stratford, CT!
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Apr 21, 2015 • 51min
Episode 266: Beer & Hot Sauce
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.

Apr 14, 2015 • 51min
Episode 265: Chocolate & Beer
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
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Apr 11, 2015 • 54min
Episode 264: Eric Asimov
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.

Apr 7, 2015 • 57min
Episode 263: Rob Todd
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]
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Mar 31, 2015 • 51min
Episode 262: Beer & High End Dining
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]
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Mar 31, 2015 • 56min
Episode 261: Food & Enterprise
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
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Mar 24, 2015 • 49min
Episode 260: New York Malt
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.

Mar 17, 2015 • 48min
Episode 259: Beer & Cheese for St. Patrick’s Day!
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.

Mar 11, 2015 • 52min
Episode 258: Clean Beer
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.


