Learn brewing secrets from Firestone Walker's Matt Brynildson and homebrew expert Fritz Fernow on this week's Fuhmentaboudit! Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett begin the show by sharing an interview they recently conducted with Matt Brynildson at the Craft Brewer's Conference. Listen in to hear Matt talk about the evolution of Firestone Walker, and how the company became a favorite of beer nerds. Hear why Firestone Walker began aging, and how certain ingredients really accentuate the bitterness or malt qualities of beer! Fritz joins Chris and Mary in the studio to talk about brewing IPAs. Learn how Fritz blends different hops in order to create unique IPA flavors, and why such flavors are so hard to replicate. How does Fritz incorporate rye into his brews? Learn how to use hops during different states of the brewing process on this week's Fuhmentaboudit! This program has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

"It's hard not to fall in love with German pilsner brewing... The pilsner is a light beer that showcases hops; it's not that different than an IPA." [12:45] -- Matt Brynildson on Fuhmentaboudit!

"I always tell people to be fearless (with hops)... at the dry hopping stage of the game, you can pretty much go crazy and use as much as you can handle." [23:00] -- Fritz Fernow on Fuhmentaboudit!

This week's Beer Sessions Radio starts off with a great discussion about canned pilsners. Jimmy Carbone is joined by Chris O'Leary of Brew York, New York and Sean McCain of The Bronx Brewery to talk about some of their favorite American pilsners. How do they stack up against their European counterparts? Later, John Richards phones in to talk about his upcoming film, Beer Hunter the Movie. John shot hours of footage of beer legend Michael Jackson, and is currently editing it into a full-length craft beer movie. Tune in to hear more about Michael Jackson's life, and how he "saved" beer. HRN's own Straight From the Source host Clay Gordon drops by the studio to talk about building a chocolate factory, beer and chocolate pairings, and the importance of taste memory. This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

"It takes a really talented brewer to make a good pilsner. There's nothing you can hide in a pilsner." -- Chris O'Leary on Beer Sessions Radio

From Spain to Maine, from cider to beer, Jimmy Carbone's covering it all on this week's episode of Beer Sessions Radio! Joined by Jen Schwertman of Blind Tiger, Jimmy's chatting it up with John and Anthony Belliveau-Flores of Rowan Imports. Learn about Northern Spain's cider culture, and why sour and lambic lovers will appreciate cider from Northern Spain. Jason Perkins calls in from Allagash to talk about some upcoming brews, and Joe and Dennis Fisher share some tips from the second edition of their book, Brewing Made Easy. Later, Jessica Garcia Agullo and John Collins from Iberian Beer United share some special Spanish beers, and Spain's fascination with blonde beers. Learn about Spanish beer and cider blends! This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

"You don't have anywhere to hid in a pilsner-style beer. It's a much trickier proposition to brew a pilsner/lager than a big stout." [21:40] -- Dennis Fisher on Beer Sessions Radio

"Spain is the place to watch because they don't have any brewing tradition to reference." [33:50] -- Jessica Garcia Agullo on Beer Sessions Radio