What you missed on Beer Sessions Radio™: Jack’s Abby and KCBC

JacksAbbyKCBCOn this week’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio™, host Jimmy Carbone welcomes beer back in Bushwick. At one time the center of the beer making universe (in the 1800s) and current home to Roberta’s where we tape our weekly podcast, Bushwick has been without a brick and mortar brewery for some time. Welcome to Kings County Brewers Collective opening later this summer on Troutman Street. Tony Bellis, Zach Kinney and Pete Lengyel are graduating from award-winning homebrewers to a collaborative brewery. They all studied at the American Brewer’s Guild…

Also in the studio? Sam Hendler and Tim from Jack’s Abby in Massachusetts, which is launching next week in NYC. According to guest co-host Anne Becera, their line-up of lager brews is outstanding. They’re trying to “have some fun with lagers.” With new breweries opening every day, they have found their niche as one of the few craft breweries focused exclusively on cooler-fermenting lager beers. Sam’s brother, Jack, spent time studying brewing techniques in Munich and brought them back stateside. They already have a couple dozen lagers in their portfolio.

Interestingly, all their lagers are naturally carbonated in the tanks. Hear about the process and the challenges of both making lager beers and opening a brewery in NYC on this week’s show (full episode here).