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This week on Beer Sessions Jimmy and Ray sit down with some new players in the wide world of Beer Media. First Will Stephens, creator of the blog Wandering Foodie and writer at Huffington Post, discusses his new ideas for a beer website and how he got in the blogosphere. Next Hagan Blount, creator of Beer Menu.com (an interactive list of beer menus and draught lists that has taken off in popularity as of late) discusses the inspiration and impetus for his new site. Bartender Jen Schwertman weighs in on NYC bar tipping habits, and Kelly Taylor & Sonya Giaccobe of Kelso Brewing Company talk about local beer and the evolution of the craft beer scene. Great Brewers.com: a favorite source for beer information and education and one of the internet's most popular beer destinations.
Kelly & Sonya of Kelso
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Beer Sessions: Will Stephens, Hagan Blount, Jen Schwertman, Kelly Taylor & Sonya Giaccobe (14:37)
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Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Ray Deter, Beer Sessions, Good Beer Seal, Great Brewers, Liquids of Interest, new beer media, Will Stephens, Hagan Blount, Beer Menu.com:, bartenders maintaining beer selections on a website, search for venues by what they have on tap, 8,000 beers are on the market, audience of drinkers that update lists, Jen Schwertman, Blind Tiger, Kelly Taylor & Sonya Giaccobe, Kelso Brewery, Germany Purity Law, the events page on Beer Menu gets a lot of hits, the idea of a Beer Menu didn't exist when d.b.a. opened, high end restaurants have beer menus now, Battle of the Belgians, d.b.a., GreatBrewers.com, www.BeerMenu.com, www.itasteyourbeer.com, @itasteyourbeer, Wandering Foodie,History of Kelso Brewery (20:28)
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Hector Humbolt Hemp, Kelso started in 2006, you don't want overpowering beers with food, they focused at lagers that are layered and complex and at their finest when locally made, Kelly started brewing in 1989, he got a job at Heartland Brewery, home brewing in NYC, www.probrewer.com, timing the brewery right with the local craft beer movement, Jen first tasted the Nut Brown from Kelso, Chocolate lager, sessionable beers, most of the Kelso beers have layers and complexity, East Coast is more patient, award winning pilsner focused breiwng in Philadelphia, foodie debate between East and West Coast, how important are food pairings to the craft beer movement, beer and food epiphanys, meat grown on grain, served with the same beer from the same grain, beer started with civilization, has been on our table as long as bread has, it's part of our genetic makeup, malt is the holdup in 100% local beer, malts are an untapped local market,Email Question: Tipping When the Beer is Free & Thanksgiving Pairing (16:06)
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email question, tipping bartender when beer is free at a house party, you ALWAYS tip the bartender, host of the party should cover the cost of a bartender, TIPS: To 'I'nsure Prompt Service, service industry, bartenders need tips, feast or famine, $6 beer - what should you tip?, $1, kiss of death is when you say 'Don't worry I'll take care of you', Jen doesn't size people up, some bartenders stereotype and predict how much people will tip, Lucky Bastard, Stone Brewing Company, Kelly's knee jerk reaction when tasting beer is to look for defects, tasting notes, don't generalize!, esters, email questions to beersessions@gmail.com, Thanksgiving question:, pairing beers for Thanksgiving dinner, Flemish Red Ale, Nut Brown Lager, Chocolate Lager, home made pumpkin pie made with duck lard, Ray's Thanksgiving beer: bitter lagers & wine, Jen: approachable beers for parties, Baladin Nora, Veritcal Epic 07, Saison triple hybrid with Belgian spice, Will: saison go well with Thanksgiving spice, he goes for a big IPA, Green Flash West Coast IPA, Jimmy: Mikkeller Czech Style Pilsner, Jimmy is getting a heritage turkey from Heritage Foods USA,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
