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Take a trip to Long Island with the guys from Great South Bay Brewery on a brand new episode of Beer Sessions Radio . Jimmy is hanging with Phil Ebel and Mike Peterson of Great South Bay Brewery and they taste some beers on air, including Great South Bay: Niko Weisse – inspired by Niko Krommydas, talk about the brewing scene in Long Island and the philosophy behind some of their brews. Find out ho...

Beer Sessions Radioâ„¢ host Jimmy Cabone recently traveled to Oxford, CT, for a personal tour of B. United’s latest venture: a brewery called OEC (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores). Joined by Jon Lundbom, B.United mastermind Matthias Neidhart, and OEC’s brewmaster Ben Neidhart, the Beer Sessions team samples some of the brewery’s best offerings, plus discusses the nearly-inevitable evolution of B. Unite...

Grab a beer and join the party on Beer Sessions Radio , as Jimmy Carbone is joined by Chris Prout and Erik Olsen, the guys behind Dirck the Norseman/Greenpoint Beer & Ale and AJ Bodden and Ray Payne of Coney Island On Tap Beer Festival. Find out how Dirck the Norseman/Greenpoint Beer & Ale got started and how the neighborhood of Greenpoint in Brooklyn has changed over the years and get a g...

This week on Beer Sessions Radio , Jimmy Carbone is talking hoppy Belgian beers with a bunch of guests! Dan Leeman and Shahan Stepanian join the program to talk about the influences on modern Belgian beers. Nathan Hukill from Bitter Old Fecker stops by to talk about his high gravity, rustic beers. How does barrel-aging change the characteristics of Nathan’s herbaceous beers? Later, famed New York...

Come sit at the most welcoming digital beer table in the world on Beer Sessions Radio! This week on the show, Jimmy Carbone is joined by a bevy of friends and industry pals – Dave Broderick of Blind Tiger in NYC & Worthy Kitchen/Burger in Vermont, Tomas Morana of Bar Volo in Toronto and Brandon Carter, Executive Chef of The Inn at Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina. Get up to date on the craft b...

Belgian beer and heritage meat – is there a better pairing for a Tuesday afternoon on radio? Tune into an especially fun episode of Beer Sessions Radio as host Jimmy Carbone is joined by Dominique Friart of Brasserie St. Feuillien, a brewery in Le Roeulx, Belgium, and Patrick Martins & Mike Edison, authors of The Carnivore’s Manifesto: Eating Well, Eating Responsibly, and Eating Meat. The book...

It’s always time for beer on Beer Sessions Radio! This week, host Jimmy Carbone is joined by Jason Perkins, Brewmaster at Allagash, Niko Krommydas, beer writer and Craft Beer New York editor, Juan Rodriguez & Sven Bosch of Naparbier and BR Royla of Shelton Brothers Imports. Tune in as they chat about everything from wild beer to international flavor. Find out what Juan and Sven are up to at Na...

What makes the blind IPA tasting so unique? Tune in to this week’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio and find out! Jimmy’s joined by a bevy of guests including Southern Craft Beer is alive and well – and tonight’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio proves it! Tune in and hear from a bevy of guests – including first place blind IPA tasting winner, brewmaster Mitch Steele of Stone Brewing. Other guests are...

Get ready for some on-air beer drinking! It’s a packed house once again on Beer Sessions Radio . Jimmy Carbone is joined by Patrick Morse of Flagship Brewery, Zach Mack of Alphabet City Beer Co, Natalie and Mart Mattrazzo of The Farmhouse Brewery and Tess Rose Lampert, wine and beer educator. Hear how Flagship Brewery, Staten Island’s first brewery since the 1960’s got its start, what goes into th...

Not everybody can sell growlers. Who can and who can’t? Well – find out on another jam-packed episode of Beer Sessions Radio . The guys sippin’ kombucha, talking about distribution and government regulations and having a great time doing it. Today’s guets are Joe Callender, owner of Beyond Kombucha, Spiro Theofalatos, brewer of Beyond Kombucha, Michael Brooks, owner of Bed Vyne Brooklyn, Jimmy Lud...

There’s a healthy beer scene in Ohio – one that many New Yorkers might not be aware of. Take a trip to Lancaster this week on Beer Sessions Radio , as Jimmy Carbone and the gang are joined by Matthew Barbee of Rockmill Brewery in Ohio. Find out what the scene is like out there, hear about some of the interesting beers Rockmill is brewing and tune in as the guys talk about why beer and cheese pairi...

It’s the New York Agriculture and Beer Show! Grains, hops, water – you name it – beer is full of agricultural products. This week on Beer Sessions Radio , Jimmy’s got a studio full of beer/ag professionals. Hear from Justin Riccobono of Dutchess Hops, Jennifer Grossman of the National Resources Defense Council, June Russell of GrowNYC/Greenmarket, Paul Leone of the New York State Brewers Associati...

Beer royalty is in the house this week on Beer Sessions Radio as Brooklyn Brewery founder Steve Hindy joins the program to chat about his new book, The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World’s Favorite Drink . Steve isn’t the only guest this week, Jimmy is joined by Tommy Ortega, owner of Sunswick 35/35, Dan Bronson, organizer of Queens Beer Week, Ben Sandler,...

This week on Beer Sessions, Jimmy meets up with Justin Phillips from Beer Table, Eric Wallace, founder of Left Hand Brewing Company, Brett Joyce from Rogue Ales & Spirits, and Matthew Rutkowski of Spiegelau Glassware. Today’s guests discuss the importance of matching the perfect type of glass for your beer. This program has been sponsored by GreatBrewers.com . Today’s music provided by Brother...

This week on Beer Sessions Radio , Jimmy’s hanging out with the crew from Two Roads Brewing (Phil Markowski, John Kleinchester, Paul Sullivan, Brand Ambassador and Brad Hittle), Raphael Mettler of Brasserie Trois Dames and BR Royla from Shelton Brothers. There’s a lot to cover this week – everything from craft brewing, beer imports, brewery expansions and everything in between. Tune in for a great...

Dive deep into beer history this week on a special episode of Beer Sessions Radio with Jimmy Carbone and friends. Jimmy’s joined by special guest Ron Pattinson, who writes the “Shut up about Barclay Perkins” blog and is the author of The Home Brewer’s Guide to Vintage Beer: Rediscovered Recipes for Classic Brews Dating from 1800 to 1965 . Tune in and learn about the origins of beers like East Indi...

Take a tour NYC Breweries on this week’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio . Jimmy Carbone invites Basil Lee and Kevin Stafford, founders of Finback Brewery, David Naczycz, co-founder of Urban Oysters and chocolate expert Clay Gordon to chat about the bubbling brewery scene in NYC. Find out about awesome tours, beer and chocolate pairings and brewing trends. Hear about the battle between Queens and B...

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy’s hanging out with the crew from Wild Beer Company and the ladies of Sweet Fire, a collaborative brew from Empire Brewing Company specially made for Beer Week. Tune in and catch some infectious energy from a room full of beer pros. This program was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com . Photo: EmpireBrew.com “If I put on a beer before it’s ready, I’m going to hear...

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy invites authors Giancarlo and Sarah Annese in to discuss their new book Beer Lover’s New York . After the break, we hear from Chresten Sorensen from Bunker Brewing Co. in Portland, Maine, Luke and Walte Dickson from Wicked Weed Brewing, as well as beer journalist and author Josh Bernstein and author Niko Krommydas. This program has been sponsored by GreatBre...

It’s a packed house on Beer Sessions Radio this week as Jimmy and his crew preview the 2014 NYC Brewer’s Choice event. The marquee event of the annual NYC Beer Week (February 21-March 1, 2014), this year’s NYC Brewer’s Choice has an all NY State focus. Greenmarket’s Regional Grain Project and Valley Malt will provide locally grown and roasted malt that will be featured in many of the beers on offe...

Jimmy Carbone is discussing the state of beer in New York State! Jimmy is joined in the studio by the Beer Czar of New York, Sam Filler. Sam helps facilitate local beer production using regional grains and hops. Laurel Greyson of NYU and the Urban Farm Lab drops by to talk about her plans to open a local malting facility and distillery, and what that means for local drinkers. Davey Lopez of Gun Hi...

On the 200th episode of Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone is joined in the studio by Larry Bell, Paul Kermizian, Josh Bernstein, Jimmy Ludwig, and Matthew Lefkowitz. Larry tells us about how the word spread so much about his home brewery that his business exploded and led him to start Bell’s Brewery. Then they talk about expanding Bell’s and the process of introducing it to New York. Later, Paul...

What is craft beer? Will contract brewing be the death of craft beer? This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy brings in Rich Buceta from Single Cut Brewery, Greg Dorowski from Greenport Harbor Brewing, Augie Carton from Carton Brewing, and producer Justin Kennedy to discuss these questions and more! This program has been sponsored by GreatBrewers.com . Today’s music provided by Idgy Dean . “This i...

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy brings in David Rius and Ben Kruthanooch from Barcelona, as well as Augie Carton from Carton Brewing and Jon Lundbom from B United International. First we hear from David Rius from Art Cervesers. David tells us about his experience brewing beer in Spain, and his commitment to using local ingredients. Later on, we hear about the role that beer plays in Catalo...

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, host Jimmy Carbone welcomes Matt Monahan and Sam Richardson from Other Half NYC, as well as Niko Krommydas to the studio. Sam and Mike tell us about how they got into craft beer and what led them to start Other Half Brewing Company. After the break, Brady Lowe calls in and tells us about the Cochon 555 tour, which is coming to NYC next Sunday, January 26th. Later...