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First Aired - 04/12/2011 05:00PM
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This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy & the guys get ready for Easter by talking about....yup, you guessed it - beer! Tune in to hear from Jim Barnes & Dann Paquette of gypsy brewery Pretty Things. They talk about their latest creation, the Fluffy White Rabbit, and discuss the Easter Beer tradition in Belgian. Also on the show, Robert Hodson of Union Beer & GreatBrewers.com. Tune in to hear the crew share their favorite Bock beers, defend sour beers and pay tribute to the late Pierre Celis. This episode was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com.
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Beer Sessions Radio (TM): The Fluffy White Rabbit Show (19:06)
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Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Heritage Radio Network, Ray Deter, d.b.a., Fluffy White Rabbit, Pretty Things, Dave Brodrick, Blind Tiger, Sam Merritt, Cicerone, Good Beer Seal, GreatBrewers.com, Beer Finder, Beer Sommelier, Robert Hodson, Union Beer, Nebraska IPA, Paul Kavulak, Nebraska Brewing Co., Jim Barnes, Malic acid, beer bars in Boston, gypsy brewery, Jack D'or,Easter Knowledge & Bock Knowledge (15:25)
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cask beer on Easter weekend, 5th Williamsburg Cask Ale Festival, beer on easter, American versions of traditional Belgian styles, the best beer being brewers is in America, Belgian style white, what beer would you drink if you could only have one for 2 weeks, Fluffy White Rabbit!, Ray: Fuller's ESB, Jay Wilson, keeping himself alive on Bock beer, beer and water for 45 days, all beer diet, lent, Bock knowledge, Dave's favorite Bock beer: Von Trapp, Robert Hodson: Celebrator, Jim Barnes: Samuel Adams Double Bock, Ray: Paul Aner, Smuttynose, email question, sour beers, some are more sour than others, some flavors don't work for certain people,Pretty Things & Craft Beer in Massachusetts (19:20)
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Pierre Celis, passed away this weekend, Hoegaarden, pioneer in the craft beer movement, Dan Paquette, Martha Paquette, Somerville, Massachusetts, Candlepin bowling, best beers in Massachusetts, Monk Cell, Lord Hobo, beer bars in Central Boston, Eastern Standard, Brookline, Public House, hoppy triple, Belgian beer, Easter Beer, contract breweries vs gypsy breweries, nomad brewery, Pretty Things takes over other breweries, Trappist monk apprentice brewer, historical recipes, beer history, beer myths, dark beer is strong, people think English beer is dainty and low alcohol, taxation, Malted Barley Appreciation Society, Pony Bar,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/22/2011 05:00PM
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This week on Beer Sessions, Jimmy & Ray are joined by Joe Carrol & George Vitray of Spuyten Duyvil and Sean McCain of Victory Brewing Company. The guys discuss topics such as the rising trend of cask ales and sour beers, the Craft Brewers Conference, and the tragedy in Japan as it relates to breweries. Tune in for another healthy dose of the best weekly beer show on the planet. Beer Sessions Radio (TM) is brought to you by GreatBrewers.com - the best beer resource on the net.
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Beer Sessions Radio (TM): The Craft Beer Think Tank Show (16:28)
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Heritage Radio Network, Beer Sessions Radio, GreatBrewers.com, Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Ray Deter, d.b.a., Good Beer Seal, Craft Beer Think Tank Show, Joe Carrol, Spuyten Duyvil, The Big Woody, barrel aged beer, sour beers, Get Real NY, sour barrel aged beer, lambics, Cantillion, cognac casks, George Vitray, Shelton Brothers, Mikkeller, Brian Ewing, 1987 Liefmans Creek,Trending Towards Casks (15:32)
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Dave Brodrick, San Francisco, Dave Keene, Sean McCain, Victory Brewing Company, Braumeister Harvest Pils, Craft Brewers Conference, Dark IPA, cross pollinated hops, Victory is in 29 states now, BCTC, Belgium Comes to Cooperstown, Brewery Ommegang, end of July, lambic festivals, Alex Hall, Cask Real Ale Festivals, English casks, many domestic craft brewers are casking their beers, Wandering Star Brewery,Thinking of Japan (24:28)
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Hitachino, Kiuchi Hitachino, Japanese disaster, Brewers for Brewers at Brooklyn Brewery, silent auction, beer for a year!, Yakima Black IPA, session beers, 5.1% Victory Pale Ale, Headwaters Pale Ale, Brewery Tours, Victory Tour, Rattle n Hum, Hops not Hoops, March Madness, Ithica Brewing, Anchor Liberty Ale, the original American IPA, Japanese brewing traditions, sake breweries, many breweries were wiped out by the tsunami, Prima Pils,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 02/08/2011 05:00PM
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On a very special milestone episode, Jimmy Carbone, Ray Deter and Beer Sessions Radio (TM) regular Dave Brodrick celebrate in style with some excellent guests. They are joined by Shaun Hill of Hill Farmstead Brewing, Joe Lipa of Merchant du Vin & Robert Hodson of Union Beer. Together they explore the traditions of Sam Smith Beer, the brilliance of Union Beer and the life of small batch brewing in Vermont. Tune in and learn more about open fermenters, what happens if there's a female heir to the Smith throne and what makes fresh Orval beer so damn good. Beer Sessions Radio (TM) is brought to you by GreatBrewers.com
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Beer Sessions Introduction - Robert Hodson of Union Beer (16:12)
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Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Ray Deter, d.b.a., GreatBrewers.com, the 50th episode party is tonight!, Dave Brodrick, Joe Lipa, Robert Hodson, sales and marketing manager at Union Beer, Mooch and Muck, Green Flash, Ale Smith, Full Sail, Sam Smith, Duvel, Union Beer is just in New York, 14 county wholesaler, beer distribution, promoting a category and driving sales, importers, breweries, people seek out Union Beer is because there is a management process in place, craft beer movement, the first oatmeal stout, traditional brewing, Pete's Wicked Ale, Black IPA's, Bob Sylvestor, St. Somewhere, there will never be draft or casks of Sam Smith beer, brown ale is not dark beer,The Storied Tradition of Sam Smith & The Nano Brewery Craze (18:50)
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Rachel Wharton, what happens is Sam Smith VII has a daughter?, stone slate fermentation, cost of doing it is very prohibitive, mineral flavor, Yorkshire square, Sam Smith is the only brewery that does it, Robert Hodson, nano breweries, White Birch, redefining beers stylistically, Shaun Hill, Hill Farmstead Brewery, true baltic porter, lager yeast, barrel treatments, small batch beers, French oak, American oak barrels don't hold up as well, blending barrels, Greensboro Vermont, Dave and Shaun met at the Vermont Brewers Festival, The Shed, open fermenters, Trout River, Edward Pale Ale, aging profiles, nano brewery movement, small production breweries, thanks to the craft beer movement these breweries can survive, seven barrel system, 20 20 beer,Shaun Hill of Hill Farmstead Brewery (18:57)
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Shaun will be coming down to NYC in April, most people do beer events in the middle of the week, Beer Geek Brunch, food foraging, never pass up the opportunity to collect roadkill, winter beer events, Jasper Hill Farm, Dave doesn't bartend at Blind Tiger anymore, beer education, Ayinger Celebrator, folklore breweries, Merchant du Vin, in 1978 these beers were sold like wine, first company that connected to the food industry, partnership with Brooklyn Brewery, Shaun's beers are very clean, Trappist beer, means that the production is inside of a monastery, no outside funding, majority of profits go to charity, Orval beer, fresh beer, Belgians, bars in Belgian give you the choice between young or aged,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
