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First Aired - 06/29/2010 05:00PM
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This week on Beer Sessions Jimmy and Ray sat down with three of beer's most notorious tastemakers: the Shelton Brothers, arguably the most innovative beer importers on the east coast. Listen to the irreverent brothers Shelton discuss how they have blazed a trail through the beer world and introduced many a beer to the United States. Plus B.R. Rolya joins the gang for a look backward and forward in the world of Shelton Brothers Imports. This episode was sponsored by Great Brewers.com: a favorite source for beer information and education and one of the internet's most popular beer destinations.
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Beer Sessions Introduction: The Shelton Brothers! (14:20)
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Beer Sessions, Jimmy Carbone, Heritage Radio Network, Ray Deter, d.b.a., Good Beer Seal, July Good Beer Month, Sixpoint Craft Ales, call in live 718-497-2128, Shelton Brothers, why did they start importing beer, www.sheltonbrothers.com, Joel discovered Cantillon, The Shelton Brothers are Jimmy's favorite importers in the whole world, Jim Leffe, founder of Chow.com, Mars Beer, The Shelton Brothers brought more beer than anybody else ever has on Beer Sesions, B.R. Rolya, New Zealand Beer, Spain beat Portugal today,A Listener Question & Label Resgistration Laws (14:35)
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Beer Cloud, iPhone app, Great Brewers, Union Beer, is there any such thing as a non alcoholic craft beer?, alcohol is essential to the flavor of craft beer, label registrations are very expensive in New York, $150 per label, every state has its own bizzare laws, Dan was a lawyer, label registration fees, it's a huge job keeping track of label laws, low alcohol beer, 2.7% beer, session beers, High & Mighty, www.highandmightybeer.com, the trend of gimmickry has come to a head, extreme beer, some beer rating websites favor imperial stouts, Tuatara Pilsner, Beer of the Gods, how do you define small beer?, 4.5% or less, beer geeks, smoked beer,High & Mighty, Sour Beers & On-Air Tastings (19:53)
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how did they get the name High & Mighty, wheat used in Saison beer, Brussels is very closely related to New York in style, garage brewed beer, farmhouse brewery, Sasion Depeautre, what's the availability of these small batch Saisons?, find beers you love and try to order them, it's not easy to run craft beer bars, when you see good beers buy them, write us and tell us your favorite Shelton Brothers beers, Philadelphia Beer Week, www.sheltonbrothers.com, Tom Peters, Monk Cafe, why are more people getting interested in sours and lambics, sour beer puts you in touch with thousands of years of human history, all beer used to be sour, sour products are the closest thing to real fermentation, not filtered and changed to suit the average palate, all three Shelton Brothers and B.R. are vegetarians, beer with vinegar flavor, Americans think that the more there is of something the more classic it is, Jolly Pumpkin, sour beer tastings,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/30/2010 05:00PM
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This week on Beer Sessions, Jimmy & Ray are joined by the guys from Dieu du Ciel! They discuss beer culture in Canada, traditional pairings and the growing trend of microbreweries and craft beer. The guys also share stories of poutine, Expo 67 Montreal & harsh laws that forces some bars to close at 2:00AM. This episode, as always, was graciously sponsored by GreatBrewers.com, the best and most comprehensive beer site on the internet.
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Beer Sessions Introduction: Dieu du Ciel! (17:19)
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Beer Sessions, Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No 43, Ray Deter, d.b.a., GreatBrewers.com, Great Brewers, Good Beer Seal, Stephane Ostiguy, Jean-Francois Gravel, Luc Lafontaine, Dieu du Ciel!, Dave Brodrick, Canadian beer, micro breweries, 25 hectoliter system, brew pub, what's the bar food in Montreal?, nachos, Quebec cheese plates, Canadian bacon, smoked beer, peppercorn beer, Route d'Epice, Equinox Printemps, Peche Mortal,More with the Guys of Dieu du Ciel! (16:55)
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imported items are expensive in Quebec, border regulations, cavity searches, microbreweries, craft beer revolution, you get ID'd a lot in the US, culture of fear surrounding alcohol, cat and mouse game of trying to collect fines from bars selling to minors, age limits on drinking, beer and wine should be part of culture and raising a child, beer festivals in Quebec, Hopfenstark, Weyerman,Beer in Montreal & Email Questions (24:25)
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Belgian blonde beer, Dernière Volonté, barrel aged beers, what does Montreal beer emulate?, British dry hopping, there are no purity laws in Montreal, poutine, d.b.a. New Orleans, beer and food pairings, dry hopped beer with Indian food, email questions, is it wrong to order a beer for lunch on a work day?, no!, three martini lunch, Shelton Brothers, www.sheltonbrothers.com, cask ale, BR Rolya, bottling for export market, it's easier to export beer in the states than other provinces, Aphrodisiaque, Blind Tiget tomorrow night, Brooklyn Home Brew, Saturday at Jimmy's No 43, Battle of the Belgians, beer sommelier,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/16/2010 05:00PM
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sponsored by The Good Beer Seal - Chuck Duffney & B.R. Rolya talk about new craft beer from France & Italy and give some NYC St. Patrick's Day bar suggestions.
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Beer Sessions Introduction (15:55)
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Jimmy Carbone, Samuel Merritt, Beer Sessions, Heritage Radio Network, The Good Beer Seal, www.thegoodbeerseal.com, Chuck Duffney, B.R. Rolya, St. Patricks Day, strong beer is the milk of the old, beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy. hangovers are proof that we are not yet in heaven, those who drink beer will think beer, www.dieseldrafts.com, Jimmy's No. 43, Saint Patrick, Ireland, he drove snakes off the island, UK Beer Night, Ireland isn't noted for having great beer, cask is an old way to serve beer, the beer isn't finished when it leaves the brewery, fermentation, Camra, campaign for real ale, www.camra.org.uk/, Guinness, low carbonation, beer engine, creamy feel and light body, nitrogen pores, England, Shelton Brothers Imports, www.sheltonbrothers.com/, English traditional ale, Chelsey Ale's, Gingerman, Flying Tiger, local beer, some beers are not built for travel, ale yeast, guidelines for keeping beer, Cicerone Certification Program, March 29th and April 5th there are seats available in the class, www.cicerone.org/, beer is as vulnerable than milk and eggs, craft beer bars, draft beer setups, Dan Shelton, traditional spring beer, Mars Brewery, Bamberg Germany, bock beer, wheat yeast, cloves, bananas, keller bier, smoked beers,French Craft Beers, Beer Agriculture & St. Patrick's Day Bars (16:39)
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lower alcohol session strength beers with a lot of flavor, North France, French craft beer, malt forward, there isn't much brewing history in France, Bière de Garde, French craft beer movement, French Craft Brewers Association, The French Revolution of Beer, industrial lagers, chestnut flour, locally grown barely and hops, Yakima valley, hops are sourced in bulk and cheaply, barely tends to be grown mostly for other purposes, it takes three years to turn a field of hops, New York state hops, hops blight, Cornell University, skunking is a chemical reaction between light and hops compounds, Jimmy's No 43, Blind Tiger, The Gingerman, The Spring Lounge, The Ear Inn, Puck Fair, Lucky Jack's,B.R. Rolya's Early Beer Discovery & A Discussion on Belgian Beer (16:18)
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Belgium, NATO, Brussels, B.R. first tasted beer at age 5, kid sized beer mugs, milk stout, Guinness is more of a dry stout, lactose is a non fermentable sugar, adds body to the mouth feel, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mother's Milk, range and variety of flavors, monastery brews, small breweries, import market to the US, old fashioned beers, American style brew pubs, contract brewing, Scandinavian breweries, beer based on season and time of the day, Brooklyn IPA, home brews, Shelton Brothers beer tasting, Bink Blond, Christoffel Blond, Taras Boulba, Farmhouse Ales, Phil Markowski, $10 beer tastings at Jimmy's No 43 on Tuesday's, McKellars event at Blind Tiger, Thurday March 18th vintage beer night at Barcade,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
