Beer Sessions Radio (TM)

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone and Dave Brodrick of Blind Tiger sit down with a bunch of awesome beer guests. Christian DeBennedetti, author of the book The Great American Ale Trail and editor-in-chief of the Weekly Pint discusses some of his favorite brews and his love of “beer traveling”. Justin Israelson from Sycamore joins Jimmy to talk about his unique flower shop/beer heaven, Sycamore. Also in the studio are Danielle Cefaro and Benjamin Stutz of Brooklyn Homebrew. Tune in to hear about their homebrewing roots in their apartment, and the upcoming Brooklyn Wort beer festival. This program was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com. “We’re covering everything in beer culture…from homebrew culture on up to craft beer and all its iterations. It’s an incredibly diverse world- it’s beer travels and beer dinners.” —Christian DeBennedetti 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.

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone discusses beer trends, new brews and craft breweries in Ohio with an esteemed panel of beer industry player including writer/author Josh Bernstein, Seth Wright of Beer Nation TV, Jeff Cioletti of Beverage World and Justin Phillips of Beer Table. Tune in to learn about The Pantry, a new beer shop founded by Justin Phillips and how they plan on bringing table wine in beer form to the consumer. Learn more about beer in the Midwest and how local beer will really take over in 2012! This program was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com “2012 is gonna be the year when things finally really turn local. I don’t mean everybody using their own grain and hops because that’s not feasible. But you can rely upon locally sourced ingredients and also become the best small brewery in town.” –Josh Bernstein on Beer Session Radio “What’s the point of traveling for beer if you’re having stuff you could just have at home?” –Jeff Cioletti of Beverage World on Beer Sessions Radio “After a few years of operating Beer Table and only pouring wacky stuff, I got to a point where I’m now interested in seeing brewers present classic simple drinks.” –Justin Phillips of Beer Table 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 on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone has a great group of NYC beer guys including Jim Barnes from Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project, Jay Steinhauer of American Beer Distributing and Chris O’Leary from Brew York, New York. The crew is also joined by the authors of “Beer for Dummies”, Steve Ettlinger & Marty Nachel. Tune in as they chat about everything from “extreme” beer to historic beer and reflect on some of their favorite brews at the moment. Learn more about beer tastings, kosher beer, home brewing and more on the best beer radio show in the world! This program was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com. “When you do a reference book in the ‘dummies’ format, your job is largely to ask questions and wonder. I’m a completly befuddled consumer, so I’m a good guy for that job. We also have an obligation to teach the history of beer in this format. It opened up a whole new world for me, I wasn’t too familiar with the world on beer when I started this book.” –Steve Ettlinger, co-author of Beer for Dummies on Beer Sessions Radio “Just because you have a few tables and a concrete patio, that doesn’t make you a beer garden.” –Chris O’Leary of Brew York, New York 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 on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone sits down with Garret Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery and Chris Cuzme of Wandering Star to chat about Japanese beer, cheese pairings and some of Brooklyn Brewery’s most recent special offerings. Tune in to learn why beer is much more widely consumed in Japan than sake and why Japanese beer is set to take the states by storm. This program was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com. “The history of brewing in Japan is fascinating…The first European style breweries there catered largely to Europeans and Americans that were working in Japan. It took a long time for beer to take off in Japan. Most people don’t know this, but now in Japan the main drink by far is beer, not sake.” “So far, Americans don’t know the Japanese beer scene very well. We know a few breweries, but not many of the Japanese beers end up coming here. It will probably be the next cool wave.” –Garret Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery 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 on The Beer Sessions, host Jimmy Carbone sits down with brewmaster Garrett Oliver of the Brooklyn Brewery and Clay Gordon of The Chocolate Life. Tune in to learn how to pair different beers and chocolates, some chocolate history, and how Garrett Oliver flavors his chocolate Brooklyn brews. Also, home-brewer Mark Zap sits in and shares some of his unique beers. This episode is sponsored by GreatBrewers.com. “You can create chocolate-ly characters that are not from chocolate… but we’ve done a number of beers that are aged on cacao nibs.” –Garret Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery on Beer Sessions Radio “[Chocolate] plays extremely well [with beer]. It’s important to think about the texture…you’re looking to compliment in flavor and compliment in texture…the warmth and creaminess of the beer should go with the warmth and creaminess of the chocolate” “The challenge for me has been to find recipes that break away from ‘port and chocolate’…now there are chocolates that have chili powder that compliment an IPA quite well.” –Clay Gordon of The Chocolate Life 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 on Beer Sessions Radio (TM) investigates that one ingredient that, though oft overlooked, without which beer could not exist: water. Joined by regulars Jen Schwertman and Dave Brodrick of The Blind Tiger and along with water researcher Kai Olson-Sawyer and sustainability expert Caleb Stratton this episode investigates the water footprint it takes to run a brewery, what they’re doing to become sustainable, and how and why water is so important in creating the flavor profile of a good beer. This episode is sponsored by GreatBrewers.com. “Beer is probably one of those things that people don’t think about in terms of water but it is the body of beer.” –Dave Brodrick on Beer Sessions Radio(TM) “Vermont a water rich state…but even in water rich places you need to be concerned with the amount of water you draw. It can never be out of your mind. If you’re doing things right, regardless of your business, it needs to be something you consider.” –Caleb Stratton on Beer Sessions Radio(TM) “People don’t realize that brewers don’t make a lot of money. This is a passionate industry. You don’t go into this business with [profit] in mind. These guys just want to make their beer, do it the way they want, make their customers happy and make enough of a living to keep their family going and be successful on a small scale.” –Jen Schwertman on Beer Sessions Radio(TM)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day on Beer Sessions Radio with Jimmy Carbone and Jen Schwertman with guests Chris Schonberger of Time Out New York, Josh Schaffner of NY Craft Beer Week and Adam Levy of the International Beer Competition. Tune in as they talk about some new and exciting craft beers and beer bars and discuss some of the recent trends in the world of brews. Want to plan a trip to check out some under the radar beer bars? This is the show for you. Also hear about the NYC American Craft Beer Festival and what it means to be a judge. This program was sponsored by Great Brewers. “One of the great things about covering all these bars is seeing places pop up in neighborhoods that have had nothing before.” –Chris Schonberger of Time Out New York “My philosophy is basically that all of our judges are trade buyers, because a trade buyer truly has a chance to interact on a day to day basis with the consumer. They know what the consumer wants.” “I’m a beer freak. I’ll say this openly, my dogs name is Garrett Oliver.” –Adam Levy of the International Beer CompetitionSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Beer Sessions has done it! 100 Episodes! On this milestone episode of Beer Sessions Radio (TM) host Jimmy Carbone welcomes a huge gang to the Roberta’s studio. From the trio of Joe, Eric, and Vaughan of the new Montauk Brewing Co. to Patrick Donagher of GetRealNY, to Lina Kulchinsky of the delicious Sigmund’s Pretzels, and show regular Chris Cuzme, this episode is literally packed with good beer and good food. Tune in for talks and tastes from around New York, the city where the show started started, test your beer IQ with some GreatBrewers trivia, and learn about the basics for pairing your beers (pretzels are an excellent choice!). This 100th episode is sponsored proudly by GreatBrewers.com. “We’ve started a culture of hop-heads but we kinda wanted to move away from that.” –Eric Moss of Montauk Brewing Co. 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.

This week Beer Sessions Radio (TM) takes a trip to the North Pole, or at least Alaska, with Jason Bullen of 49th State Brewing who describes what it’s like running a super small brewery way up north. Next, Tony Forder of Ale Street News and Andrea Stanley of Valley Malt join the conversation to talk about malt varieties, the importance of water in beer, and beer trends. Is Belgian beer over the hill? How big of a production system should beer startups use? How in the heck do you ship beer supplies to Alaska? All this and more are answered on this episode of Beer Sessions Radio. This episode is sponsored by GreatBrewers.com. “If you’re making good beer it’s gonna sell . . you really need to start at big as possible.” –Jason Bullen on Beer Sessions Radio(TM)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 welcomes back co-host Jen Schwertman and sits down to chat with Kelly Taylor of Heartland Brewery. They talk about the current state of brew pubs and what’s going on right now with Heartland Brewery. Later in the show, Chad Roberts from Snipes Mountain Brewery in Sunnyside, Washington calls in to join the conversation and tell listeners about brewing in the Yakima Valley. Finally, Anderson DeLima of 508 GastroBrewery talks about his establishment and what it takes to run a small brew pub in New York. Beer Sessions Radio is brought to you by GreatBrewers.com. “I’m having a lot of fun with the barrel aging stuff right now. That’s where the new Heartland Imperial Stout came from.” –Kelly Taylor of Heartland Brewery 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.