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First Aired - 08/07/2012 05:00PM
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Jimmy Carbone returns from the Belgium Comes to Cooperstown Festival for another week of Beer Sessions Radio. Jimmy's joined by Mike Lovullo, the Specialty Brands Manager from Union Beer, to talk about some of their favorite beers from Cooperstown. Later, resident "hophead" Ed Berestecki of Mugs Ale House joins the conversation, along with Dennis Flynn, of Stone Brewery. Tune in to hear the crew taste and comment on beers such as the Stone 10th Anniversary Ruination, the Stone/Dogfish Head Saison Du BUFF, and the Alchemist/Ninkasi More Brown Than Black IPA. Hear about hops from Down Under, aging kegs, and Norwegian brewing. This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.
"With aging beer, I like to experiment. And I have to be honest, I don't think I've had anything come out bad." -- Ed Berestecki on Beer Sessions Radio
"With aging beer, I like to experiment. And I have to be honest, I don't think I've had anything come out bad." -- Ed Berestecki on Beer Sessions Radio
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Back from Cooperstown (16:04)
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Union Beer, BCTC, IPA, brettanomyces, Lagunitas, Saison Du BUFF, collaboration beets, Stone, The Alchemist, brew pub, Heady Topper, Belgium Comes to Cooperstown Festival 2012, craft beer, seasonals, black IPA, white IPA, wheat beer, Anchorage Galaxy, Jolly Pumpkin, chardonnay, citrus, Allagash, Session of the Rye, White Birch, Bill Herlicka, Mike Lovullo, homebrewer, Manhattan, sales representatives, Jimmy's No. 43, White Birch Tavern Ale, dark malt, beechwood, cider, acidic, Ommegang, Blind Tiger, hops, Dogfish Head, Dennis Flynn, Ed Berestecki,Collaboration Beers (16:36)
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hop chef, pizza, George Sabatino, Westphalia, Captain Lawrence, speck, The Meat Hook, More Brown than Black, Hurricane Irene, Prohibition Pig, Heady Topper yeast, Ninkasi, Tricerahops, Eugene, Oregon, aging beer, Stone 10th Anniversary Ruination, Yeastie Boys, Nelson Sauvin hops, Beer Street, growler, double IPA, alpha acids, Mugs Ale House,Norwegian Brewing (18:21)
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Sixpoint, Adirondack, Good Nature Brewing, Brewers United for the Freedom of Flavor, Chatham Brewing, bocci, rosemary, sage, Black Sabbath, cult beers, smoked porters, Norwegian brewing tradition, barrel aging, farmhouse ale, oat malt, spelt, roasted malt, Norwergian Wood, specialty beers, bottle versus draft, American beer market, Nøgne Ø, ABV, Terrapin, porter, coffee, chocolate, rye, desert beer, chipotle peppers, Laura Ulrich,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/29/2011 05:00PM
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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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Beer Sessions Radio: Italian Craft Beers (17:17)
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Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Ray Deter, d.b.a., Brooklyn Brewery, Brewers for Brewers, Hitachino Brewery, Japan benefit, GreatBrewers.com, Italian craft beers, Eataly, Baladin, Kim Reimann, Grape Hops Tours, 10% off the Fall Tour if you mention Beer Sessions Radio, all woman beer tour, Craft Brewers Conference, 9% industry growth in the craft beer industry this year, Hill Farmstead Brewery, Russian River Brewery, barrel aging symposium, Edwards APA, French craft breweries, B United, Jon Lundbom, Italian Craft Beer Tour, why is Italian beer so expensive?, scale of production, ingredients, export taxes, European Union, brewing culture in Italy, Italian IPA,Thornbridge Brewery (15:22)
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Italian beers as a trend, food friendly beer, good for pairing, there are some good deals on Italian beers, high gravity beer, British IPA, Jim Harrison, Alex Buchanan, Thornbridge Brewery, www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk, Kipling, cask beer, Get Real NY, The Ginger Man, Blind Tiger, DBGB, Spuyten Duyvil, Kelly Ryan, single hop beers, Thronbridge Hall, hop designed to mimic Sauvignon Blanc, Epic Brewery, New Zealand home brewing culture, Raven Black IPA, Dave Brodrick, wet hop beer,IPA's, Vintage Cellars & UK Brewery Growth (18:37)
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American hops, taking back the IPA from America!, rock star brewers, international brewers, Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse, vintage cellars, vintage kegs, De Dolle Stille Nacht, Michael Jackson, Adams, Fullers ESB, Bateman Triple Xb, beer consumption is in decline in pubs, Shannon Essa, English brewery tour, Meantime, Dark Star, UK Brewery growth, the center of traditional British ale culture is not London, midlands, you're only as good as your last beer, Black Russian Stout, St. Petersburg, Derbyshire, www.GrapeHops.com, 10% discount for Beer Sessions radio!,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/15/2011 05:00PM
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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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Beer Sessions Introduction: Craft Brewer's Conference Pregame Show (15:54)
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Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Ray Deter, d.b.a., Dave Brodrick, Blind Tiger, Craft Brewer's Conference Pregame Show, GreatBrewers.com, Good Beer Seal, Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewer's Association, not for profit trade association for America's small and craft brewers, brew pubs, on premise retailers panel, passionate independents, retail chain buyers, restaurant chains, wholesalers, Judy Ashworth, craft beer marketing, Jack McAuliffe, New Albion Brewery, Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada, 600 craft breweries looking to get started, craft brewers have under 5% market share in the US, laws are changing, alcohol content laws, wholesalers really want craft beer, excise tax law,Chelsea Brewing Company & Get Real NY (17:52)
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Mark Szmadai, Chelsea Brewing Co, Pat Greene, self delivering, you can be self distributed in NYS, limits based on production, 3000 barrels a year, Hoboken, NYC Homebrewer's Guild, Get Real New York, Home Brew Alley, only home brew competition in NYC, Alpha Pale Ale, judged by category, Brewmaster's Choice, feedback for home brewers, Ray Girard, Nicholas Walter, www.AleStreetNews.com, Mary Izett, My Life on Craft, Cask Ale & Food Festival, cask conditioned home brews, Union Beer, Chris Cuzme, Patrick Donagher, hand pumps, www.GetRealNY.com, Williamsburg Cask Festival, Wandering Star, Mild at Heart, Kelso IPA, Barrier Ruthless Rye IPA,Stone Brewing Co (22:59)
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Dennis Flynn, Stone Brewing Co., Greg Koch, CEO and Co-Founder, San Diego, special release beers, first American craft brewer to own and operate their own facility in Europe, Bruges, Berlin, small demand for Stone beers in Europe, Stone Brewing started in 1996, existing demand is not required, leading the market in new directions, pairing food and beer, old fashioned pairings, Mitch Steele, head brewer and production manager, collaboration beers, staffing, the beers name themselves, Stone IPA, Stone Smoked Porter, Arrogant Bastard, craft brewers should not try and compete with the big guys, event at Blind Tiger with Stone tomorrow night, Sublimely Self Righteous, gargoyle artwork, silent auction, Highway 78, Green Flash, collaboration with Ale Smith and McKeller, Chocolate Cherry Stout, Crime and Punishment,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
