The inaugural episode of Beer Sessions features Justin Phillips of Beer Table and Chuck Duffney of www.dieseldrafts.com as guests.

On this episode of Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy is joined in the studio by Mark Sljukic of Lagunitas and Brandon Moore of American Beer Distributors. Hear about the Lagunitas expansion and their new brewery in Chicago, as well as some of the craft breweries that work with American Beer. Also in the studio is Lucy Saunders, author of The Best of American Beer and Food. Hear Lucy's thoughts on beer education, brewery specialties, and the homogenization of lagers in the 1950s. Nina Nazionale of the New York Historical society is also on the show talking about Beer Here, an exhibition about New York beer history. Tune in to learn about New York's rich history of breweries and home brewing. Everyone's drinking and eating, discussing beer and food pairings, so tune in and have a beer! This episode has been brought to you by Great Brewers.com.

"There's a real need for standardized education, training palettes, and also helping people to promote beer in the most civilized way, which is to enjoy it at the table and have it with a meal and understand that beer is food."

"Having a basic understanding of all beer styles is a really good starting point, but I don't think any brewer should be locked in." -- Lucy Saunders on Beer Sessions Radio

On this week's Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone is talking about beer in the U.K. and in China. Beer writer John Holl is in the studio, talking about the culture of low ABV beers in the U.K. Jeff Cioletti, Editor-In-Chief at Beverage World, is also in the studio to talk about the stigma associated with cask ales across the pond. Patrick Donagher of GetRealPresents.com and Alewife NYC discusses his recent cask festival, and how beer lovers of all ages were enjoying cask beer. Later, Jimmy and company talk with Teddy Gowan of Dr. Beer in Shanghai, China. Teddy talks about beer trends in Shanghai and Beijing, and how the beer scene there resembles that of the United States before the craft brew movement. The studio guests talk about their favorite English and Scottish beers, and why so many beer bars in NYC tend feature macrobrews on tap and leave their lines dirty. This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

"I think that in the U.K., there's more of a sessionable beer culture. You're finding more beers that are in the 3-4% range pretty much everywhere that you go, so you can have more of them." -- John Holl on Beer Sessions Radio

"A lot of the thinking among some of the younger drinkers is, 'Cask is my father or grandfather's drink.' Now you're starting to see a lot more beer based on American craft beers- draft, but not hand-pumped." --Jeff Cioletti on Beer Sessions Radio

"The Chinese market is huge, and they're just now getting excited about beer." --Teddy Gowan on Beer Sessions Radio