Tune in for a special episode of Beer Sessions Radio™ as Jimmy Carbone chats with Finnish brewer Pekka Kaariainen about Lammin Sahti Oy! Finnish Sahti is a truly ancient beer style, dating back thousands of years and not using hops. This means a quick fermenting process and genuine "drink by" beer. Dating back to the 1500s, … [Continue reading "Bonus Episode of Beer Sessions Radio™: The Making of Sahti at OEC (B. United)"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2015/02/16/bonus-episode-of-beer-sessions-radio-beer-agriculture-and-the-return-of-nyc-beer-week/)
Mayor Bloomberg is just days away from proclaiming (for the fifth year) that July is Good Beer Month! Look for some great events over the 31 days of July, including the expansion of WNYC's The Greene Space Craft Beer Jam! This year Beer Sessions Radio™ will produce three ticketed events, including: The Best Craft Beers … [Continue reading "Here At Last! The 5th Annual July Good Beer Month"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/06/28/here-at-last-the-5th-annual-july-good-beer-month/)
This week on Beer Sessions Radio™ (listen to episode #164 here), host Jimmy Carbone is celebrating NYC Mead Week with the return of Michael Fairbrother (this time with his real life "honey" Berniece Van Der Berg) of Moonlight Meadery to talk about their adventures in making "the ancestor of fermented beverages." Hear about Michael's journey from … [Continue reading "What you missed on Beer Sessions Radio™ – NYC Mead Week"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/05/22/what-you-missed-on-beer-sessions-radio-nyc-mead-week/)
As a lead up to NYC Beer Week (2/24-3/3), Jimmy's No. 43 played host to the annual Good Beer Seal bar owners' luncheon on February 7th. Happily, all five boroughs were represented by 13 GBS bars, the NYC Homebrewers Guild, and Beer Sessions Radio™. Bar representatives discussed the state of being a craft beer bar … [Continue reading "Good Beer Seal Bar Owners Welcome Return Of NYC Beer Week"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/02/21/good-beer-seal-bar-owners-welcome-return-of-nyc-beer-week/)
Just as many chefs are creating dishes from locally sourced, in-season ingredients, so many brewers in the craft beer industry are developing beers from local ingredients. At last summer's American Craft Beer Festival in Boston, several brewers discussed the rise of "hyper-local beer," whether that meant using ingredients grown on or near the brewery to … [Continue reading "The Rise of Hyper-Local Beer: Wandering Star's Berkshire Hills 01201"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2012/01/16/the-rise-of-hyper-local-beer-wandering-stars-berkshire-hills-01201/)
In anticipation for Brewer's Choice, the culminating event of NY Craft Beer Week, being hosted by the Good Beer Seal and Beer Sessions Radio on September 22nd, from 6-9 p.m. at City Winery, we sat down to ask Jimmy Carbone what he's most looking forward to about this year's event. This is the fourth year … [Continue reading "Brewer's Choice, September 22nd… Preview With Jimmy Carbone"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2011/08/25/brewers-choice-september-22nd-preview-with-jimmy-carbone/)
Beer expert and friend of The Good Beer Seal, Chris Cuzme recently put together an A to Z of Beer for BroBible. If you don't know Cuzme, you haven't been paying attention. This cat is everywhere! He is the 2010 President of the Malted Barley Appreciation Society, co-founder of the NYC Degustation Advisory Team, and … [Continue reading "Want to Drink Like a Pro? Ask a Bro…"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2010/10/25/want-to-drink-like-a-pro-ask-a-bro/)
Tuesday, September 14, tune in to Beer Sessions Radio's Cask Ale show at 5:00 PM! Cask Ale inspires great passion in the beer community, that's why the Heritage Radio Network studio will have cask experts and cask lovers spilling over the sides tomorrow night. We'll talk about upcoming cask festivals Get Real NY and the … [Continue reading "CASK ALE!"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2010/09/13/cask-ale/)
