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First Aired - 08/07/2012 05:00PM
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Jimmy Carbone returns from the Belgium Comes to Cooperstown Festival for another week of Beer Sessions Radio. Jimmy's joined by Mike Lovullo, the Specialty Brands Manager from Union Beer, to talk about some of their favorite beers from Cooperstown. Later, resident "hophead" Ed Berestecki of Mugs Ale House joins the conversation, along with Dennis Flynn, of Stone Brewery. Tune in to hear the crew taste and comment on beers such as the Stone 10th Anniversary Ruination, the Stone/Dogfish Head Saison Du BUFF, and the Alchemist/Ninkasi More Brown Than Black IPA. Hear about hops from Down Under, aging kegs, and Norwegian brewing. This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.
"With aging beer, I like to experiment. And I have to be honest, I don't think I've had anything come out bad." -- Ed Berestecki on Beer Sessions Radio
"With aging beer, I like to experiment. And I have to be honest, I don't think I've had anything come out bad." -- Ed Berestecki on Beer Sessions Radio
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Back from Cooperstown (16:04)
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Union Beer, BCTC, IPA, brettanomyces, Lagunitas, Saison Du BUFF, collaboration beets, Stone, The Alchemist, brew pub, Heady Topper, Belgium Comes to Cooperstown Festival 2012, craft beer, seasonals, black IPA, white IPA, wheat beer, Anchorage Galaxy, Jolly Pumpkin, chardonnay, citrus, Allagash, Session of the Rye, White Birch, Bill Herlicka, Mike Lovullo, homebrewer, Manhattan, sales representatives, Jimmy's No. 43, White Birch Tavern Ale, dark malt, beechwood, cider, acidic, Ommegang, Blind Tiger, hops, Dogfish Head, Dennis Flynn, Ed Berestecki,Collaboration Beers (16:36)
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hop chef, pizza, George Sabatino, Westphalia, Captain Lawrence, speck, The Meat Hook, More Brown than Black, Hurricane Irene, Prohibition Pig, Heady Topper yeast, Ninkasi, Tricerahops, Eugene, Oregon, aging beer, Stone 10th Anniversary Ruination, Yeastie Boys, Nelson Sauvin hops, Beer Street, growler, double IPA, alpha acids, Mugs Ale House,Norwegian Brewing (18:21)
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Sixpoint, Adirondack, Good Nature Brewing, Brewers United for the Freedom of Flavor, Chatham Brewing, bocci, rosemary, sage, Black Sabbath, cult beers, smoked porters, Norwegian brewing tradition, barrel aging, farmhouse ale, oat malt, spelt, roasted malt, Norwergian Wood, specialty beers, bottle versus draft, American beer market, Nøgne Ø, ABV, Terrapin, porter, coffee, chocolate, rye, desert beer, chipotle peppers, Laura Ulrich,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
Photo: Hill Farmstead Brewery
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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
