As most beer drinkers know, there are four main ingredients in beer: water, malt/grain, yeast and hops! Once upon a time, New York State was the world leader in hops production. On this week's episode of Beer Sessions Radio™, host Jimmy Carbone visits the past with John Segal (the man who actually brought the famed … [Continue reading "What You Missed On Beer Sessions Radio™: The Hops Show"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2015/08/08/what-you-missed-on-beer-sessions-radio-the-hops-show/)
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This week on Beer Sessions Radio™, host Jimmy Carbone is celebrating July Good Beer Month with cohort and summer co-host Ben Keene and talking about the very recent resurgence of an ancient German brew, Gose (our friend and New York Times beverage writer Eric Asimov chose it as his beer of the summer!). This episode … [Continue reading "What You Missed On Beer Sessions Radio™: There Gose The Summer! The Nation's Best Homebrewers, Lagunitas and Sour Beers"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2015/07/22/what-you-missed-on-beer-sessions-radio-there-gose-the-summer-the-nations-best-homebrewers-lagunitas-and-sour-beers/)
The Good Beer Seal bars welcome the return of NYC Beer Week (February 20th – March 1st). A beer with the Good Beer Seal logo displayed offers a superior drinking experience all year round, but during NYC Beer Week, you might be overwhelmed by the many daily events and where you should head to during … [Continue reading "The Good Beer Seal Welcomes NYC Beer Week"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2015/02/20/the-good-beer-seal-welcomes-nyc-beer-week/)
BarcadeCrescent and VineOther HalfPeekskill Brewery
This week on Beer Sessions Radio™ on The Heritage Radio Network, host Jimmy Carbone welcomed Peekskill Brewery brewmaster—and recent champion of Brooklyn Magazine's blind IPA tasting—Jeff O'Neil to talk about what makes a good IPA a great IPA. Jeff and Jimmy are joined by Brooklyn Magazine Editor in Chief Mike Conklin, who talks about why … [Continue reading "What You Missed On Beer Sessions Radio™: Blind Tasting Tips & The Best of NY IPAs"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2014/08/14/what-you-missed-on-beer-sessions-radio-blind-tasting-tips-the-best-of-ny-ipas/)
It's getting pretty FOAM-y up at Cooperstown as host Jimmy Carbone continues his round of interviews with the various beer personalities who gathered up at Ommegang earlier this month for the annual Belgium Comes to Cooperstown (if you missed the first half of this episode, you can listen here). First up are Mark, Joey, Scott … [Continue reading "What You Missed On Beer Sessions Radio™: Beer Sessions Goes To Cooperstown, Part 2"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/08/30/what-you-missed-on-beer-sessions-radio-beer-sessions-goes-to-cooperstown-part-2/)
This week on Beer Sessions Radio™, we welcome a new GBS bar, The Owl Farm, to the show, along with a new brewer, Sloop, from Poughkeepsie. We have Ben Wiley and Steven Baird from the former, while Adam Watson and Justin Taylor of the latter make their Brooklyn debut with two beers: Red Sea Red … [Continue reading "What You Missed On Beer Sessions Radio™: Sloop, Owl Farm, and Berliner Weisse"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/08/08/what-you-missed-on-beer-sessions-radio-sloop-owl-farm-and-berliner-weisse/)
And that's a wrap! July Good Beer Month ends today, with the upcoming announcement of the Good Beer Seal Awards (it's gonna be a heck of a party, with 10 – count 'em 10!!! – new GBS bars coming into the fold). In the meantime, Beer Sessions Radio™ host Jimmy Carbone is closing out July … [Continue reading "What You Missed On Beer Sessions Radio™: Wrapping July Good Beer Month"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/07/31/what-you-missed-on-beer-sessions-radio-wrapping-july-good-beer-month/)
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE GATE The Good Beer Seal, Beer Sessions Radio™ and Biba of Brooklyn are happy to announce the first annual NEW YORK STATE FOOD& BEER EXPO to be held on Saturday, July 27th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the waterfront at Williamsburg's East River Park. Beer Sessions Radio™ host Jimmy … [Continue reading "NY State Food & Beer Expo Brings 20+ Brewers to Williamsburg Waterfront"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/07/17/ny-state-food-beer-expo-brings-20-brewers-to-williamsburg-waterfront/)
This past weekend, Shmaltz Brewing/Coney Island celebrated its official opening, ending an era of contract brewing. In fact, the event was labeled, "Death of a Contract Brewer," and Shmaltz staff wore T-shirts with the catch phrase as several hundred visitors weathered 100+ degree temperatures in the pristine brewery. Owner Jeremy Cowan celebrated with specialty beers, … [Continue reading "Shmaltz Brewing Has A Home"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2013/07/09/shmaltz-brewing-has-a-home/)
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/)
Episode 110 (listen here) of Beer Sessions Radio™ brought back regular co-host Dave Brodrick (Blind Tiger) to interview Peekskill's Jeff O'Neill, who gave the surprise announcement that the brewery is "going from Westchester County's smallest brewpub to Westchester County's largest brewpub." The Peekskill Brewery (about an hour away from NYC on the Metro North Hudson … [Continue reading "What You Missed On Beer Sessions Radio™ – Peekskill Expands, May's Craft Beer Conference, And Beer With Your Latte (4/17/12)"](https://goodbeerseal.com/2012/04/19/what-you-missed-on-beer-sessions-radio-peekskill-expands-mays-craft-beer-conference-and-beer-with-your-latte-41712/)
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