Welcome to a (craft) beer-soaked episode of Snacky Tunes! On this week's installment, Greg and Darin Bresnitz are joined in the studio by Ben Hudson, Marketing Director for Brooklyn Brewery. Hear Ben recount the early days of Brooklyn Brewery's establishment in Williamsburg, Sweden's affinity for Brooklyn's brand of craft beer, and the brewery's recent expansion. The studio tastes the most recent Brewmaster's Reserve, a Belgian witbier featuring lime and coriander. Later, the sisters of Zambri are in the studio playing live. Tune in to learn about the many incarnations of the band, their musical training, and how their Italian heritage developed their palate. This episode has been brought to you by The Heritage Meat Shop.

"The best part about working in beer is that if you do it right, you have the chance to meet a lot of cool people." -- Ben Hudson on Snacky Tunes

What goes together better than good food and good beer? This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone is joined in the studio by some of the gang over at Blind Tiger: Jen Schwertman and Tommy Harder. Tommy is the chef at the iconic NYC craft beer bar, and he's in the studio talking about beer and food pairings. Find out where to use beer in your home cooking in place of wine! Tommy also offers some culinary suggestions about beer styles and their flavor profiles. How do they heighten the taste of food? Rodger Davis calls in to chat about opening his brewery for Faction Brewing in California. Hear how Rodger connected with Captain Lawrence's Scott Vacaro, and learn about the legal difficulties that come with opening a new brewery. Tune in to hear the gang talk about the beer scene out in California; why are so many restaurants in California turning into multi-tap bars? Find out on this episode of Beer Sessions Radio! This program has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

"Ommegang is kind of crazy because they will add other flavors during the brewing process- coriander seeds, spices, etc." [46:00] -- Tommy Harder on Beer Sessions Radio

This week on Cooking Issues, Dave talks about his experience trying to make salt risen bread. Learn more about this yeast-less bread and why Nastassia can't stand the word SPORE. Dave also answers questions about fixing a Braun Thermomix, brewing raw beer and adding liquid to sous vide steak. This episode was brought to you by Hearst Ranch - the nations largest single source supplier of grassfed and grass-finished beef. For more information visit www.HearstRanch.com