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First Aired - 12/20/2011 05:00PM
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This week on Beer Sessions Radio (TM) there's a battle going on between Belgian beers made in the homeland and American-style Belgians. Tune in as guests B.R. Rolya from Shelton Brothers as well as Greg Curley and Chris Genua from Double Windsor debate what are some of the best brews coming from both ares. Later on Scotland's own Bruce Williams of Williams Brother's Brewery talks all about Scottish beer and why he wants a cask-beer accreditation system in place in the US for bars. This episode is sponsored by GreatBrewers.com.
"People aren't drinking cask beer properly. [I would love] to get some certification program in the USA to make sure people who know what they're doing with [casks] so they're not abusing it."
--Bruce Williams on Beer Sessions Radio
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Beer Sessions Radio: American Style Belgians (16:26)
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First Aired - 12/06/2011 05:00PM
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This week on Beer Sessions Radio it's all about Japanese beers and sakes. Joined by a venerable panel of Japanese culture and sake experts, including importer George Kao, Philip Gilmour of Momo Sushi Shack, and Kaori Eda, this episode uncovers the rich history of of this Japanese rice spirit, from the traditional brewing and fermenting techniques, the different types rice species, and some of the best sake breweries and bars. Learn what exactly makes a premium sake "premium", how to properly serve a warm sake, and how developing a sake palate is like developing a musical palate-- if you don't like it at first, you probably just haven't tried the right one! This episode is sponsored by GreatBrewers.com.
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Sake & Japanese Relief (17:18)
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sake, Hitachino, Japan, tsunami, Kikusakari, saccharification, Matsuri, Morimoto, Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone, Jen Schwertman, Jimmy's 43, Blind Tiger, Montreal, Tom Baker, Earth Bread and Brewing, Good Beer Seal, John Lundbaum, Beer United Imports, Japanese beer, Red Rice Ale, importing beer, sake producers, George Kao, Momo Sushi, traditional Japanese cuisine, Dassai 23, premium sake, rice species, rice starch, fermenting process, rice polishing, sake pairings, distilled spirits,A History Of Sake (19:14)
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Roberta's, Momo Sushi Shack, Phillip Gilmour, 4Loko, sake advertising, sake bombs, heated sake, warm sake, sake tasting notes, sake bars, Japanese culture, sake artistry, sake industry, expediting fermentation, Hi-Ire, pasteurization, taxation of sake, sake tax, war fund, machine sake, han joso, John Gauntner, sake experts, Momo, Bosu, Kikusui Perfect Snow, Dassai 23, Ryujin Shuzo, Oze no Yukidoke OhKarakuchi, Yamahai, Kimoto, Honjozo, Junmai, Daiginjo, Ginjo,Developing Your Sake Palate (17:52)
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sake alcohol content, Nagori, Kikkosuy, developing a palate, sake events, East Village, Bushwick, Brooklyn, country music, hip hop, traditional Japanese cooking techniques, organic ingredients, bonsai, Norita, sake homebrewing, easy fermentation, Japanese culinary center, Southern Japanese cuisine, Battle of The Belgians, steam-powered brewery,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
