Let's Get Real
LIVE 6:30 - 7pm EST
First Aired - 12/21/2011 04:00PM
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On the year-end episode of The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte is joined by Allen Katz and Nate Dumas, partners in the New York Distilling Company. Tune in to hear how the distillery went from fantasy to reality and what the guys have in store for 2012. Find out how they are re-imagining gin and trying to introduce some fresh idea into the world of spirits. Learn more about The Shanty, a bar inside of the distillery, and listen in as the guys taste some gin on-air. This episode was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.
"People are now starting to accept the fact that bartenders take their job seriously"
--Allen Katz on The Speakeasy
"We're not setting out to open another classic cocktail bar...I want people to feel completely comfortable coming in to order a beer and a shot"
--Nate Dumas on The Speakeasy
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The Speakeasy: New York Distilling Company (20:24)
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Damon Boelte, The Speakeasy, Heritage Radio Network, New York Distilling Company, Allen Katz, Director of Mixology & Spirits Education, Southern Wine & Spirits, Slow Food, Nate Dumas, bartending, gin, British Royal Navy, punch, rum, distilleries, distillery tax, boutique distilleries, rye whiskey, The Shanty,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 09/11/2011 04:30PM
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This week on a special and emotional episode of Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne is joined by Jessica Jamroz, co-designer of the "Empty Sky" 9/11 memorial in Liberty State Park. Curtis & Jessica remember the tragic events at 9/11 and discuss how monuments can console the families of those lost in the attacks. Tune in to learn what inspired Jessica in her design of the iconic memorial in Liberty State Park. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.
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Burning Down the House: Remembering 9/11 (5:58)
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Curtis B. Wayne, Burning Down the House, Heritage Radio Network, New Jersey 9/11 memorial, monument, memorial, Jessica Jamroz, Drew Gurian,Empty Sky Memorial in Liberty State Park (13:14)
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Liberty State Park, Empty Sky, memorial, symbolic design, Ground Zero, Frederic Schwartz Architects,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/04/2011 05:00PM
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Happy New Beers! Jimmy & Ray are back and stronger than ever on a vibrant and fun episode of Beer Sessions Radio (TM). The guys are joined by Dan McLaughin of The Pony Bar and Jen Schwertman & Dave Brodrick of Blind Tiger. Official Beer Sessions Radio Beer Sommelier Sam Merrit also joins the show. The gang discusses how draft lines affect the quality of beer, Dave's near death experience, the notion of bad beer pairings & hipster angst against craft beer. Tune in and learn the REAL story of how Blue Moon came to be. This episode was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com - the best beer site on the internet.
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Beer Sessions Introduction: New Beer Resolutions (16:28)
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Beer Sessions, Heritage Radio Network, Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Ray Deter, Good Beer Seal, GreatBrewres.com, New Beers Resolutions, Dan McLaughin, The Pony Bar, first worked at Empire Brewing Company, bottled beer, selling Bud and Bud Light helps them sell more craft beer, get organized or get back on the road, ABV, 8.1% or higher is an 8 ounce pour, crowd control, alcohol by volume, beer trends for 2011, trickle down effect of good beer, Clarks Ale House, Blue Tusk, Syracuse, Irish Style Stout, Six Point Otis Oatmeal Stout, cream ale,Clean Your Draft Lines! (16:13)
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Sam Merrit, official Beer Sessions sommelier, preserving brewers intent, huge part of that is hygiene, cleaning draft lines, makes a huge difference in the taste, how can you tell?, go see how clean the bathroom is, look out for weird flavors, Jen Schwertman, clean draft lines can make mediocre beers taste great, you should clean your lines every 2 weeks, Dave Brodrick, Dave had a near death experience recently, fell of a ladder and broke 7 bones, will Dave run for office in Vermont?, brewers as community leaders, Ray's new year resolution, hipster angst against good beer go away, why do hipsters like PBR in a can?, drink local beer wherever you are!,Bad Pairings & The Story of Blue Moon (19:55)
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beer trends, the guys from Sixpoint are going to even smaller breweries, Barrier, nano brewery, Oceanside, Dave's hop crop came out pretty good, wet house, right off the vine, home brewerd beer, to create an entire hop profile you pitch hops at different points in the boil, full grain mash, Thank You Beer, some mistakes are happy mistakes, Blue Moon Brewery, wheat beers, it is not a small brewery, the truth behind Blue Moon is not well known, Coors put a brew pub at Coors Field, they went around and hand picked talented brewers and gave them an offer that they could not refuse, Blue Moon was the most successful manifestation of this project, can a good beer make a truly bad pairing?, everybody's palate is different, beer and ice cream pairings,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
