What you missed on Beer Sessions Radio™: From Pint to Farm, Beer and Cheese

BSR_021616On this week’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio™, host Jimmy Carbone welcomes guests  Andy Marcelli of Eataly and Marcelli Formaggi, La Birreria head brewer, Fred Avila, and Jamie Adams of Saint James Brewery, on Long Island. Winter co-host Anne Becerra is in the studio, too, talking about some mouth-watering beer and cheese pairings.

The panel is discussing the challenges of opening an brewery (whether on the roof of a building in NYC) or on a farm with wastewater management concerns. Saint James is a NY State farm-licensed brewery, so they have a mission to reclaim as much of their water as possible. Eataly’s La Birreria has a commitment to green practices, as well, recycling some of their spent grains via bread and other bakery products at the store. The brewery is actually a collaboration space between Dogfish Head (DE) and two Italian breweries, Birra Del Borgo and Baladin.

Andy’s farmstand cheese stand hails from a family farm in Abruzzo, Italy. The sheep on his farm provide a beautiful milk that his family is famous for making for decades (Andy and his father went “back home again” about 15 years ago and wanted to bring the family farmstand products to the states).

The panel is pairing cheese with beer on the show (friend us on Untappd to drink with us, too!). The full episode can be heard here.

Also this week, we’re kicking off New York City Beer Week with a special live broadcast at noon on Friday (February 19th). Meet some of the brewers who will be making SMASH (State Malt and State Hops) beers for the week. Be sure to listen in live and join us next Wednesday at NYC Brewer’s Choice.

What you missed on Beer Sessions Radio™: LIC Beer Project and Mekelburg’s

BSR_020916_DamonLICIt’s Mardi Gras and the start of #LiquidLent, our annual challenge among several East Village Good Beer Seal bars to #DrinkLikeAMonth. We’re celebrating the season with host Jimmy Carbone and winter co-host Anne Becerra. We’re also looking forward to NYC Beer Week, as we welcome  Damon Oscarson and Daniel Acosta from LIC Beer Project.

Dan started out as a homebrewer who moved into the commercial realm when he discovered that he and Damon had very common interests in beer. Their vision was to put a new twist on old-world-inspired beers. He traveled around Europe and studied at the Siebel Institute in Chicago. They’re talking about how they hope to scale their brewery to get a hold on the market (and they’re the latest to add a cool ship – the first in NYC – mechanism to a brewery).

The panel also includes Alicia Mekelburg, owner of Mekelburg’s Fine Food and Craft Beers (Clinton Hill, Brooklyn), and her beer director, Eric Hall. Their tap room boasts 16 taps and playground for Eric (formerly of Bierkraft) in bringing some awesome beers to the bar. They’re talking food and beer pairings featuring Finback Brewing on March 2nd.

Find out what everyone is drinking (and friend us on Untappd to drink along with us!). Listen to the full episode here.

What you missed on Beer Sessions Radio™: The Sixpoint Show

SixpointShow_020216What a long strange trip it’s been! On this week’s episode of  Beer Sessions Radio™, we catch up with the team at Sixpoint from Red Hook, Brooklyn. Host Jimmy Carbone is joined by winter guest co-host Anne Becerra (Anne Likes Beer) as Jimmy reflects on the first time he had the Sixpoint Bengali IPA, one of the first beers he ever served at his pub, Jimmy’s No. 43.

They ask Sixpoint’s head brewer Danny Bruckert how he got started in beer (by way of a brew kit!) and how he went from self-taught brewer to the American Brewers Guild program to head brewer at Sixpoint.

Also in the studio are Shane Henderson and Brendan Cost from Southern Tier Brewing Co. (they were making a call at host location Roberta’s so we brought them in to talk about their SMASH beer that they’ll be serving up at NYC Brewer’s Choice).

The life of a brewer isn’t as romantic as some might dream, but the love of brewing keeps these NY State brewers innovating and making beers as part of a “masochistic hobby.” Hear about the technical aspects as well as the favorite styles of the panel.

You can listen to the full epsiode here. And be sure to friend us on Untappd (you can find us as Beer_Sessions_Radio and drink along with us!).