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
Episodes
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Mar 29, 2011 • 53min
Episode 57: Italian Beer & Thornbridge Brewery
Tune into another informative and entertaining episode of Beer Sessions Radio (TM) as Jimmy & Ray are joined by Kim Reimann & Shannon Essa of Grape Hops Tours and the guys from Thornbridge Brewery. Find out more about Italian craft beer, why it’s so delicious and what makes it so expensive. Also hear Jim Harrison and Alex Buchanan of Thornbridge Brewery talk about the growth of UK Breweries and why they want to take the IPA back from Americans! *Special Offer for Beer Sessions Radio listeners! 10% off the Fall Grapehops tour if you mention that you’re a fan of the show! For more information visit www.GrapeHops.com. This episode was sponsored by www.GreatBrewers.com, the #1 beer resource on the internet.
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Mar 22, 2011 • 58min
Episode 56: Craft Beer Think Tank Show
This week on Beer Sessions, Jimmy & Ray are joined by Joe Carrol & George Vitray of Spuyten Duyvil and Sean McCain of Victory Brewing Company. The guys discuss topics such as the rising trend of cask ales and sour beers, the Craft Brewers Conference, and the tragedy in Japan as it relates to breweries. Tune in for another healthy dose of the best weekly beer show on the planet. Beer Sessions Radio (TM) is brought to you by GreatBrewers.com – the best beer resource on the net.
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Mar 15, 2011 • 59min
Episode 55: Craft Brewer’s Conference Pregame Show
This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy & the guys pregame for the 2011 Craft Brewers’s Conference. The studio is packed with guests and the show is jam packed with beer goodness. Hear from Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewer’s Association, Mark Szmadai of Chelsea Brewing Co, Mary Izett of Ale Street News, the guys from Get Real NY and the Stone Brewing Company team. This episode was sponsored by www.GreatBrewers.com, the ultimate beer resource on the internet.
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Mar 8, 2011 • 57min
Episode 54: Barrier Brewing Co & Sixpoint Craft Ales
This week on Beer Sessions, Jimmy & Ray host a loosely themed “Mardi Gras” show. Ray talks a bit about the Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans and what made him open a bar down there and explains why craft beer and Mardi Gras are not a match made in heaven. Later on the show, Shane Welch and Jeff Gorlechen from Sixpoint Craft Ales stop by to preview the upcoming Beer For Beasts event. The Barrier Brewing Company guys also stopped by to explain why their garage brewery in Long Island isn’t so different from the big guys. This episode was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com = the #1 beer site on the internet.
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Mar 1, 2011 • 55min
Episode 53: Mugs Alehouse & Homemade Cider
This week on Beer Sessions Radio (TM) sees Jimmy, Ray & Sam finally getting a chance to talk to Ed Berestecki of Mugs Ale House. Ed recalls the days when Ray was applying to bar tend at his bar and the guys discuss how things have changed in the meantime. Later on the show, the focus is shifted to homemade cider. Tune in and learn the nuts and bolts from Joy Doumis & Jeremy Hammond and find out how you too can learn how to make cider from home. Beer Sessions Radio (TM) is brought to you by GreatBrewers.com
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Feb 22, 2011 • 53min
Episode 52: White Birch Brewing
This week on Beer Sessions Radio (TM) Jimmy & Ray are joined by regulars Dave Brodrick & Jen Schwertman of Blind Tiger and special guest Bill Herlicka of White Birch Brewing. They discuss everything from spontaneous fermentation to bottle conditioned beer as they taste some of Bill’s best beers on-air. Tune in for their weekly favorite beer lists and find out more about White Birch Brewing and the unique projects they have embarked on. This episode was sponsored by www.GreatBrewers.com – the # resource for beer online.
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Feb 15, 2011 • 48min
Episode 51: Musical Chairs!
This week on Beer Sessions Radio (TM), it’s a packed house as Jimmy & Ray are joined by a room full of the most important people in beer! Brooklyn Home Brew, Sycamore, Valley Malt, Time Out New York, Sixpoint Craft Ales and Chelsea Brewing Company are all in the house to talk about beer trends, collaborations, local ingredients and malting. Tune in for a very special episode and hear every guest’s beer pick of the week! This episode was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com. For more information visit www.greatbrewers.com.
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Feb 8, 2011 • 56min
Episode 50: Shaun Hill, Joe Lipa & Robert Hodson
On a very special milestone episode, Jimmy Carbone, Ray Deter and Beer Sessions Radio (TM) regular Dave Brodrick celebrate in style with some excellent guests. They are joined by Shaun Hill of Hill Farmstead Brewing, Joe Lipa of Merchant du Vin & Robert Hodson of Union Beer. Together they explore the traditions of Sam Smith Beer, the brilliance of Union Beer and the life of small batch brewing in Vermont. Tune in and learn more about open fermenters, what happens if there’s a female heir to the Smith throne and what makes fresh Orval beer so damn good. Beer Sessions Radio (TM) is brought to you by GreatBrewers.com
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Feb 1, 2011 • 50min
Episode 48: Beer Goggins & White Birch Brewing
This week on Beer Sessions Radio (TM), official Beer Sessions Sommelier Sam Merritt is pouring the beers and boy are there many. Jimmy, Ray & Sam are joined by the folks at BeerGoggin.com and Bill Herlicka of White Birch Brewing. They talk about the use of fruit in Belgian style beers, nano breweries, cask aged beer and Super Bowl pairings. Tune in and learn some dirty latin, find out what inspired the guys to get into beer in the first place, and witness Ray Deter unknowingly enjoy a barrel aged beer on air! This episode was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com – the #1 beer site on the internet.
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Jan 25, 2011 • 45min
Episode 47: Brett Thompson, Dave Brodrick & Jen Schwertman
Today on Beer Sessions Jimmy sits down with Dave Brodrick, Jen Schwertman, and experimental home brewer Brett Thompson to discuss the tastes, fads, and possibilities of infused beers. Home brewer Brett Thompson plays with bourbon barrels, hops, and vanilla flavors to bring his beers to the next level. The team discusses the ins and outs of such methods and their geographical movements of such techniques from the west coast to the east.
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