This week on Beer Sessions Radio the house is packed with bar owners and brewers and host Jimmy Carbone moderates a conversation on collaborative brewing, bar management and the increased access to good beers across New York City. Tune in and hear from Carolyn Pincus of The Stag's Head, Ben, Mike & Seth Wiley of The Owl Farm, Bar Great Harry and Mission Dolores, Kirk Struble, owner of 4th Ave Pub and Washington Commons and Marcus Burnett & Ethan Long of Rockaway Brewing Company! Find out what it takes to find success through beer and listen in as they taste a great selection of brews live on-air! This program was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com.

Ive always told people that finding out what new beers are out there is 0% of the job, making sure they show up is the other 90%" --Kirk Struble, owner of Fourth Ave Pub and Washington Commons on Beer Sessions Radio

"We try to always have a few weirdo beers on tap." --Ben Wiley, owner of Bar Great Harry, Mission Delores & Owl Farm on Beer Sessions Radio

"Sierra Nevada is like the Disneyland of breweries." --Carolyn Pincus of The Stag's Head on Beer Sessions Radio

This week on The Speakeasy, Damon chats with childhood friend and owner of Ba'sik Bar in Wiliamsburg, Jay Zimmerman. Hear what made him want to expand to Williamsburg and find out what challenges come along with opening a new bar in New York. This episode was sponsored by Roberta's

Giuseppe Gonzalez joins Damon Boelte for a raunchy, raw and real episode of The Speakeasy. Giuseppe was the head bartender at Julie Reiner’s well-known Flatiron Lounge and her more recent Brooklyn endeavor, Clover Club. Gonzalez also worked as lead barman at Sasha Petraske’s project in Long Island City, Dutch Kills, where he mixed classically-based cocktails in 19th century saloon-style digs. Since then, he's opened Painkiller, one of the best tiki bars in the country, and plans on opening Golden Cadillac in the East Village soon. Tune in for some honest insights into what it takes to open a bar in New York City and listen in for a special studio bomb from Steve Schneider. This program was sponsored by Roberta's

"My dream bar is a shitty bar. It's a bar that was made by people without contractors, architects or designers." [07:00]

"You should not be invested in what a guest drinks. You should not care. There should be a certain degree of creativity and ownership - but long story short - if somebody wants a vodka soda and bitters don't try to sell them an Old Fashioned. What people drink is personal and what they need at the time." [18:00]

--Giuseppe Gonzalez on The Speakeasy