Today's episode of Beer Sessions Radio is live from the Belgium Comes to Cooperstown beer festival in Cooperstown, New York. Tune in to get a feel for the atmosphere of the festival, and check it out next year! First up, Jimmy Carbone talks with Michael Saklad, the Eastern Regional Sales Manager for Stone Brewery. Hear about the beers that Stone brought to the festival, and what goes down in the Stone tent in Cooperstown. Next, Jimmy's chatting with Chad Rich, the owner of a new brew pub in Waterbury, Vermont called Prohibition Pig. Tune in to learn the rich history of Vermont craft beer, and hear about how Hurricane Irene affected the old Alchemist brew pub. Daniel Lanigan, a Massachusetts beer bar pioneer, talks with Jimmy about his introduction to craft beer. Hear about how Daniel started the iconic beer bar in Amherst, The Moan and Dove. He expanded to Northampton with another bar, The Dirty Truth, and finally settled in Boston with his new bar, Lord Hobo. Tune in to hear more antics from Belgium Comes to Cooperstown on this week's Beer Sessions Radio! This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

"The Heady Topper is a very drinkable IPA. For an 8 percent beer, it goes down smooth. It's so easy to drink, just like a lot of the Stone beers." -- Chad Rich on Beer Sessions Radio

"I knew I was going to lost 100% of the clientele [of the previous bar]. When you have a clientele with a fairly successful small-scale business, it's tough to go in and wipe out your entire clientele and start from scratch." -- Daniel Lanigan on starting The Moan and Dove, Beer Sessions Radio

Welcome to the second installment of Beer Sessions Radio at Brewery Ommegang's Belgium Comes to Cooperstown beer festival! Jimmy Carbone kicks off the episode with some of the folks behind Brewery Ommegang, President Simon Thorpe and Brewmaster Phil Leinhart. Tune in to hear discussions about the anti-fracking movement in Upstate New York, why New York state water is perfect for making beer, and the rapid expansion of Brewery Ommegang. Jimmy checks in with Bill Herlicka of White Birch Brewing to talk about some of White Birch's new beers, consistent brewing, and how a deal large retailer can completely change a company's brewing process. Later, Jimmy's talking with Sean Lawson of Lawson's Finest Liquids about meeting demand, and collaborating on beers with brewpubs across the country. Jimmy chows down on some of Scott Vaccaro's roasted pig, and talks about Captain Lawrence Brewing's new brewery expansion. Finally, Jimmy chats with Tommy Harder of the Blind Tiger Alehouse. Tommy entered the Hop Chef competition at the festival; tune in to hear about Tommy's approach to beer and food pairings, as well as the dish he cooked for the contest. This episode has been sponsored by GreatBrewers.com.

"Underneath the Marcellus shale here there are huge reserves of gas that need to be developed. The basic issue that we've got with it is not that you shouldn't develop it, but right now the technology pollutes the water... You can't make world-class beer with polluted water." -- Simon Thorpe on Beer Sessions Radio

Learn all about "the art of butter" on a creamy episode of Cutting the Curd, as Anne Saxelby returns to the airwaves to chat with Susan Bruss of Olli's Farm and Creamery in beautiful Hartwick, New York. From the 1800's until about 30 years ago, the farm had been an outstanding dairy farm. With Susan's wonderful cultured butters, she hopea to bring it back to its former glory. Hear how she takes fresh cream and turns it into a blissful mound of Olli's Handcrafted Cultured Butter- an American comfort food, for sure. If you're interested in small farming setups or butter in general - press play! This program was sponsored by our good friends at Academie Opus Caseus.

"I caught on to cultured butter and never let go of it!" 03:00

"Butter is one of those foods affected by everything it surrounds. There's nothing like fresh butter." 05:00

"Cow comfort is extremely necessary in any milk production." [11:00]

--Susan Bruss of Olli's Farm and Creamery on Cutting the Curd