Beer Sessions Radio (TM) Heritage Radio Network
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Celebrated NYC publican Jimmy Carbone hosts a convivial audio ale salon celebrating the world of craft beer. Through discussions with beer industry insiders and knowledgeable beer fans from across the country, Jimmy and his friends explore every aspect of the brewer's craft from grains to pint glass and tasting to toasting. For 10 years and more than 500 episodes, Beer Sessions Radio has witnessed and recorded the craft beer revolution in real time. With each episode, Jimmy continues to follow emerging trends and exciting collaborations that stretch across New York’s five boroughs and around the world.
Our theme song, ""Tonight is the Night"" was written and performed by We're All Just Passing Through whose co-founding member, Travis Johnides, co-hosts the Long Island craft beer podcast The Beer Amigos. Contact Jimmy directly at Jimmypotsandpans@gmail.com
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An Elevator Pitch on Spent Grain: Why Do YOU Need It?
Jimmy’s on the road in Cambridge, Massachusetts! He’s at Lamplighter Brewing Co’s special CX Outpost to bring us the first of two episodes on spent grain! Get the lowdown on everything from the importance of freshness, the fundamentals of upcycling grain, and a focus on craft malt.
Joining Jimmy is returning guest Tyler Fitzpatrick from Lamplighter to give us some updates on their work with spent grain over the past couple of years. Also on the show is Kyle Fiasconaro from Brewer’s Foods, an organization bringing chefs and brewers together over a common enemy: food waste!
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Live From Mexico: Read Spear, Real Mezcal
Jimmy is on the horn with Read Spear, President of Origen Imports inc. in Oaxaca, Mexico. Read is a pioneering mezcal importer, and Origen Imports incorporates several brands including Cuentacuentos Agave Spirits.
The key to marketing mezcal made using 400 year old traditions is getting out of the way of those traditions. The philosophy behind the Cuentacuentos “Real Mezcal” brand is to cut out as much of the filler between the consumer and the authentic origins of these agave spirits.
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Corn Radio: Mexican Whiskey Made With Ancient Corn
Jimmy serves up an in-depth episode on the history of mouth watering whiskey from Mexico. Learn about the ancient corn that makes the whiskey so special, live with a suite of experts at the HRN studio in Roberta’s!
Joining the discussion today are Clay Risen, NYT contributor and author, who reports on whiskey and other spirits; Zack Wangeman, founder and chef at Sobre Masa and Tortilla Factory, proud corn nerd; and Tiffany Collings, a founder of Las Chingonas Imports, who source fine destilados de agave from Guerrero and Durango, Mexico.
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NYC Beer Week 2024! Rockaway Brewing Co and Eckhart Beer Co
NYC Beer Week 2024 is off with a bang! Live from the scene, Jimmy is at Gun Hill Publick House at Industry City following the Opening Bash event held on Saturday, February 24. This episode is going to include a barrel of useful information on everything from how to make a good lager to how to open a good brewery.
Riding along with Jimmy is returning guest Pete Lengyel-Fushimi of Rockaway Brewing Company and Nick Meyer of Eckhart Beer Company, soon to open in Bushwick. Together, they'll try pale ales, pilsners, and more at Gun Hill Publick while diving deep into this episode's topics: how do you open and maintain a great brewery, and what is the significance of the taproom in 2024?
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Deep Ellum: Awesome Bar Serving the Awesomest Stuff
Like a phoenix from the ashes, the legendary Beer Bar, Deep Ellum in Waltham, MA, has been reborn! Just outside of Boston, Jimmy is at Deep Ellum beer bar to chat about the new location and the myth behind the legendary neighborhood establishment.
Here to chat with Jimmy are Max Toste, one of the owners of Deep Ellum, and Matt Steinberg, co-founder and head brewer at Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing.
The best lagers from Germany, the best cask from England, the best local craft beers. Name it, and they serve it at Deep Ellum. All of this, yet they remain down to Earth as a reliable neighborhood bar.
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Cheers to 700! Master Pairings From Master Cicerones
We are live from the mothership for episode 700 of BSR! It’s fitting to be in the place where it all started, Roberta’s Pizza, to bring you this jam packed episode of great food and beer pairings for our 700th Beer Session. Experience tantalizing tastings live with Jimmy and friends as they chow down and pour up, straight from the HRN studio in Bushwick.
Here to join the celebration are two Master Cicerones and a familiar Beer Acolyte who have carved out their own spaces in the beer world aristocracy: BSR veteran James Tai, of Beeracolyte; Shane McNamara, Master Cicerone, global beer traveler, writer, and judge; and BSR newcomer Max Finnance, an esteemed mentor and educator in the beer space and Master Cicerone.
Please raise a glass as we toast to the next 700 episodes of BSR! Cheers!
Customer Reviews
Great show!
I have been listening for a few years now and love this show. I look forward to it every week. I love hearing the back stories behind how brewers and bar owners got started. As a home brewer, I have learned a lot as well. Keep up the great work!!!
Joe - Brooklyn, NY
RIP Ray
Rest in peace Ray Deter. All who listen to this podcast lost a friend. You will be missed. Raise a glass of Saison for Ray. Cheers
I Like Beer...Sessions
Great informative show, especially the guests.