A poorly designed law that works and an expertly designed drink that sucks. When Prohibition was repealed in 1933 American drinkers had a lot of catching up to do. Tastes had changed and big brewers took note, cutting costs and striking ingredients until Americans were left with a low ABV...

With beautiful weather hitting the east coast this week, Beer Sessions Radio is gearing up for spring and summer with Lawson’s Finest. This week, Jimmy catches up with Sean Lawson from Lawson’s Finest Liquids in Waitsfield, VT, and Katherine Kyle, formerly the longtime general manager of Blind Tiger Ale House...

By Caroline Fox When we shop for produce, we usually buy what’s in season. Winter promises hearty, root vegetables, and summer welcomes juicy berries and ripe melons. But when we look at beverages, a local ingredient list is much more uncommon. It wasn’t until about ten years ago that the...

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy is highlighting a new variety of New York state barley, following it from development at Cornell University to utilization in breweries across NY. On the show this week, Jimmy welcomes Paul Leone from the NY State Brewers Association in Rochester NY; Jason Havens...

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy catches up with NYC Breweries, 18th Ward and Bridge and Tunnel. Jordan Beldner talks about how he transitioned from being a bar owner to opening 18th Ward, while his new brewer Will Arnaiz shares his vision for future styles and flavors. They also...

During Covid-19, Black-owned businesses have been affected more than their white counterparts. Not only are they losing revenue because of the virus, but long standing issues like discriminatory lending practices and undercapitalization have made financial relief harder to come by. On this week's episode of Meat and Three, we look...

Our guests today is Peter Hottum (AKA Sakeman Green) of Kuramoto US, which represents wonderful boutique sake labels in the US. Peter recently spent 6 weeks in Japan to study sake-making at 8 breweries in total. We discuss his intriguing experience at each brewery, along with an academic program he...

Chris and Mary stop in the middle of a multi-cultural collaboration to interview the makers at Norwegian brewery Haandbryggeriet. Stefan and Ragnar talk about how to make beers in Norway, beer trends, frustrating lawmakers, and making the transition from musician to beermaker. Fuhmentaboudit! is powered by Simplecast.

In this episode, the Sakemen (judo wrestlers/superheroes) joins me to discuss traditional sake breweries they closely work with and why they are so precious!!! Japan Eats is powered by Simplecast.

WHAAAAAT? After a season sabbatical from hosting the show, Mary and Chris return to Fuhmentaboudit! with the tables turned! Guest host, Heather McReynolds, joins co-host Rachel Jacobs to interview them about all things Fifth Hammer Brewing Company and its first year. Mary and Chris speak to the neighborhood of Long...