Beer Sessions Radio (TM)

Jimmy travels down to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to meet with Spencer Schnorbus, Lead Brewer at Talea Beer. In this episode, we learn about Spencer's start in Southern California, creating George Washington's original homebrew recipe in collaboration with the New York Public Library, the reason for heavy molasses usage in the 1700's, and Talea's other core beers. 

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Jimmy speaks with JP Houchens and Emily Richard of Simple Brewing Company in NYC. Both are worker/owners but Emily handles lead sales and the taproom while JP does lead brewing and production. The entrepreneurs share how they utilize "old world brewing techniques", using almost all raw materials from New York State, moving all their equipment from Long Island to Brooklyn, the process of creating their first beer- Zen Mower, and so ...

Jimmy gathers cider professionals Ron Sansone (Spoke + Spy Ciderworks /President of the CT Cider Association), Jeff Rogers (Rogers Orchards/Longview Ciderhouse), and Swapna Subramanian (Wild Yeast Evolutionary Biologist). The crew let us in on their working relationships, the over 200-year history of Rogers Orchards, and Swapna's fascinating scientific insight into wild yeasts and how it applies to Cider making.

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Jimmy takes a call with first-time guest, Randy Mosher, as well as longtime friend of the show, Beer Writer/International Beer Judge, James Tai. Randy is a creative professional who spent most of his years in graphic design and has since pivoted to brewing and writing. In this episode, we learn about Randy's budding interest in beer, his early inspirations, the science of smell, the success of his latest book, "Your Tasting Brain",...

Jimmy rides up to Portland, Maine, for this year's CiderFeast and has a chat with Gene Cartwright of Whaleback Cider (Lincolnville) and Matthias Kamin of BonVent Cider (Hancock). This will be part 1 of 2 episodes, where Gene and Matthias fill us in on their backgrounds, their love for Cider at an early age, wild apple sourcing, and gearing up for CiderFeast!

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Jimmy dives deep in conversation with Henry Preiss of Preiss Imports. Henry shares the storied past of Preiss, working with his father, living in Germany, helping to build brands, and much more! 

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How do your favorite international drinks get to the United States? In a lot of cases (pun intended), by way of Preiss Imports.

In 1961, the Preiss family immigrated to Los Angeles from Germany and soon founded Preiss Imports. They are...

Jimmy returns to Penn Station to hang at Beer Table with longtime buds Justin Phillips (Beer Table), Noah Levin (Beer Table), and Brandon Hoy of Roberta's. This episode focuses on the importance of water in all things, from beer to pizza dough to our own nutrition. We even have a taste test with multiple water brands. Note: We had some technical difficulties in this recording, so apologies if some parts are hard to understand.

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Jimmy travels out West to Lone Tree, Colorado, to visit Jerry Siote of Lone Tree Brewing. We had Jerry on the show in years past, but this is the first time meeting at Lone Tree in person. In this episode, we learn about how they source their high-quality ingredients, water consumption concerns for brewers and farmers alike, the process of training staff, and much more!

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Jerry Siote is the Co-Owner and the Director of Brewhouse Oper...

Jimmy gets in touch with Ashleigh Carter, Chris Rippe, and Phil Joyce of Bierstadt Lagerhaus in Denver, CO. Ashleigh and Chris are co-owners of Bierstadt, and Phil also owns his own Brewery called Amalgam Brewing, though he contributes to Bierstadt as an assistant brewer. In this episode, we learn about the beginnings of both breweries, the roles of each person behind the scenes, all the work that goes into making a quality/consist...

Jimmy reaches out to Ian Goering- Director of Operations at Blue Ox Malthouse in Lisbon Falls, Maine, as well as Matt Hamill- Co-Founder of Red Shed Malting in Alberta, Canada. Fresh off the 8th Craft Malt Cup Awards, Red Shed took home first place this year, as Blue Ox had done in the previous year. In this episode, we learn a ton about both malt houses, including the award-winning malts that they produce.

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Jimmy kicks off his first episode of 2026 with some dear friends in the cider business: Steve Garwood of Ragged Hill Cider, Eleanor Leger of Eden Specialty Ciders, and Zachary Kaiser of Absolem Cider. This episode's discussion has us gearing up for a special dinner in March, learning about the formation of the New England Cider Association, favorite food pairings, and expanding our understanding of how Northeastern ciders set thems...

Jimmy's first episode of the New Year is with guest Brian Alberts, writer and beer historian. Brian teaches us about some remarkable historical events, including the introduction of lager beers in the United States, nationwide court cases, various riots, and old marketing trends claiming that beer is part of a healthy diet.

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