Jimmy Carbone is back from Belgium Comes to Cooperstown for another episode of Beer Sessions Radio. This week, Jimmy is joined by former co-host Sam Merritt, now of Civilization of Beer. Also in the studio is homebrewer extraordinaire, Chris Cuzme. Chris also is working with Wandering Star to create some unique beers, such as the Mild At Heart. Jackson Landers, author of Eating Aliens, is in the house to talk about his lifelong homebrewing obsession and his experiences eating solely invasive species. Hear the gang talk about trends in American brewing, tasting different malts and hops, as well as incorporating unique spices into beer. Check out some awesome beer pairings for game such as venison and wild pig! This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

"I think there are some narrow things going on in the industry... There's too much IPA, bro. There are going to be too many breweries, too. It's just too big of an influx." -- Sam Merritt on Beer Sessions Radio

"When you find common wisdom that says something in the wild isn't worth eating, but you can't find anyone who has actually done it, then maybe it's time to try and do something with it. I think it's that time with hops." -- Jackson Landers on Beer Sessions Radio

The Farm Report continues its "Growing Beer" series with Andrea Stanley of Valley Malt. Valley Malt, a husband and wife team, helps provide the Northeastern craft and home brewer with artisanal malt from locally grown grains. Learn about the life of a barley farmer and what challenges they are faced with in terms of seasons and harvesting. Andrea explains everything from how to make a batch of malt to the process of combine harvesting. Discover what goes into beer from farm to glass on the second installment of "Growing Beer" on The Farm Report. As usual, tune in for the GrowNYC Market Update after the program! This program was sponsored by White Oak Pastures.

"When a brewers brewing a beer they are mostly using base malts than then small portions of specialty malts."

"In our country today, there are eally only 5 large malt houses that exist..the big malthouses don't necessarily do a lot of new creative things. That's why we're excited about being a small malt house becuase we have the ability to try new things...There are a lot of unusual grains being grown in this area. We've malted grains like spelt, buckwheat, millet, amber, red fife, rye and more."

--Andrea Stanley of Valley Malt on The Farm Report

This week on Beer Sessions Radio (TM) host Jimmy Carbone brings you the guys who are making craft beer big in the Bronx: Chris Gallant and Damien Brown of Bronx Brewery. Along with Tony Forder of Ale Street News and Jeff Cioletti of Beverage World Magazine, the gang talks about the importance of malt and malt profile-- from Breiss to Weyermann-- and why the malt blend in beer is so essential, especially in these times when people are favoring hop-heavy beers. This episode is sponsored by GreatBrewers.com.

"I think malt is the most under-appreciated ingredient in beer and I'd like to see it get the appreciation it deserves."

--Jeff Cioletti on Beer Sessions Radio