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This week on Beer Sessions Jimmy and Ray sat down with Jon Lundbom (of importer B. United), Ben Granger (of beer retailer Bierkraft), & Mike Cadoux (of Peak Organic Brewery).
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Beer Sessions Introduction: Italian Craft Beer & Pouring Techniques (17:15)
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Beer Sessions, Heritage Radio Network, Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Great Brewers, Ray Deter, d.b.a., Tom Peters, Philly Beer Week, Jon Lundbom, B United, Ben Granger, Bierkraft, there is no purity law in Germany, Italian beer, the craft beer scene in Italy got started in 1996, Slow Food movement, terroir, using local ingredients in beer making, local beers reflecting local food, www.bunitedint.com, Piccolo Birrificio, Bierkraft is one of the best beer stores in New York, www.bierkraft.com, Baladin, craft beer has come a long way, there is no pretention in the beer business, Bierkraft is in Park Slope, Batemans Brewery, XXXP, other good retail beer shops?, New Beer, Thrifty American Beverage, Spuyten Duyvil, you can now drink in Bierkraft!, ideal bar crew, hold the glass close to the sprout, dont get too much head, English don't like any head, Belgians and Germans insist on a lot of head, you want an inch of foam at the top of a Belgian wheat beer, on an English IPA there should be very little head, how do you train somebody to pour beer?, growlers take practice, how often should you clean lines?, every few weeks, Birra del Borgo,A Listener Question: Energetic Beer? (17:54)
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The Kinks, Ray Davies, Mugsy's Chow Chow, Sunswick 3535 Bar, Belgian Beer Fest, listener question: energetic beer recommendation?, beer isn't meant to keep you awake, beer made with espresso and coffee, Peak Organic Brewery, Portland Maine, www.peakbrewing.com, Espresso Amber Ale, breakfast beer, Coffee By Design, caffeinated beer, there is a great beer culture in Portland Maine, Allagash, winters are tough in Maine, Peak Organic has no merchandise, tanker service, De Dolle Brouwers,Italian Craft Beers & Beer Gone Viral (15:43)
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Great Brewers Test, learn about the origins of beer, when did beer start?, beer is the reason man settled down, ideal vegetarian diet, Dave Brodrick, Italian beers are very expensive, scale of operation in Italy, single person operations, Italian tax code hasn't gotten up to speed with the movement, Scandanavian beers are expensive too, Giovanni Campari, Ducato, it's easy to make a beer that tastes like an ingredient, educational component to the beer industry, beer can be viral, Blue Moon, in Bavaria wheat beers have more Co2, all organic grain, IPAs, some less educated drinkers call them eepa's, www.peakbrewing.com, tomorrow night at Blind Tiger: Great Divide Brewing Company, Thursday at The Gate: Founders Night, Mondays: liquids of interest at d.b.a., www.meatopia.org, Meatopia, Governors Island,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
