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Our guests are Brandon Doughan and Brian Polen, co-owners of Brooklyn Kura, the very first sake brewery in New York, which opened in 2017 at Industry City in Brooklyn, New York.Brandon and Brian joined us on episode #105 in December 2017 and episode #178 in November 2018, where they discussed the unique concept of Brooklyn Kura and how they naturally incorporated the spirit of traditional sake-making into their craft-style sake.Since then, Brooklyn Kura has been growing exponentially, and you may have seen its sake labels at Japanese and non-Japanese restaurants and local retailers. Brian and Brandon join us today to discuss their newly expanded sake brewery, along with what has and hasn't changed about their sake production since they opened the brewery 6 years ago. They also discuss their collaborations with Japanese sake breweries, including the premier brand Hakkaisan, the future of the American craft sake industry, and much, much more!!!Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Japan Eats by becoming a member!Japan Eats is Powered by Simplecast.
Welcome to the 5k Every Day in the Month of May 2023 challenge podcast! In today's episode, Jeff and Jodi begin with a song from Jeff Polen called “Good Shepherd”. We hear from today's SPECIAL GUEST, Brian Polen, who shares about the importance of continuing on. Jeff then reads Acts 2-4 and offers commentary. The episode ends with a song from Polen Band called, “Lead Us To Righteousness”. Find out more at www.JeffPolenMusic.com.
Welcome to the 5k Every Day in the Month of May 2023 challenge podcast! In today's episode, Jeff and Jodi begin with a song from Jeff Polen called “Nothing Can Separate Us”. We hear from today's SPECIAL GUEST, Brian Polen, who shares a little bit of sage nutrition advice. Jeff then reads John 5-7 and offers commentary. The episode ends with a song from Polen Band called, “Great Redeemer”. Find out more at www.JeffPolenMusic.com.
Welcome to the 5k Every Day in the Month of May 2023 challenge podcast! In today's episode, Jeff and Jodi begin with a song from Jeff Polen called “You Make This World Move”. We hear from today's SPECIAL GUEST, Brian Polen, who shares a little bit of sage running advice. Jeff then reads Luke 20-22 and offers commentary. The episode ends with a song from Polen Band called, “At The Cross”. Find out more at www.JeffPolenMusic.com.
Welcome to the 5k Every Day in the Month of May 2023 challenge podcast! In today's episode, Jeff and Jodi begin with a song from Polen Band called “Church Arise”. We hear from today's SPECIAL GUEST, Brian Polen. Jeff then reads Mark 9-11 and offers commentary. The episode ends with a song from Jeff Polen called, “I Surrender My Life Unto Your Will”. Find out more at www.JeffPolenMusic.com.
This week we take some time to talk with Brian Polen about a lot. Running across Ohio, short shorts, and the Shawshank Hustle. It was truly inspiring to listen to Brian talk about running Ohio (backwards), and how he used 2020 as an opportunity to help people.
Come check out our 48th Ridge RUNers Live Show with the Race Director of the Super Bull Trail Championships, Brian Polen! For those that have never heard of the Super Bull Trail Championships, the 5th annual running of this race is set to take place on March 6th! This race is always filled with some … Continue reading "RRL #48 | Brian Polen – Super Bull Trail Championships RD"
Season 1. Episode 28. This is the first in a new series of interviews with U.S. sake brewers. There are few things more fun for a sake fan, than to sit down and drink a delicious sake with the people who actually brewed it. For our first brewer interview, we don't stray too far from home. We had a great time talking to our friends Brian Polen and Brandon Doughan of New York's Brooklyn Kura. We hear a bit about how Brooklyn Kura came to be and some of the advantages and disadvantages of brewing sake in the Big City. Also, we explore the learning curve of being the first to open a brewery in New York. As far as tasting goes, we get to enjoy two of Brooklyn Kura's stand out creations, the #14 Junmai Ginjo Nama and their Catskills Junmai Daiginjo. Join us for this fun interview with New York's first sake brewery, Brooklyn Kura.
Come check out our 15th Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down with Brian Polen! Brian recently ran 245 miles across Ohio and shared so many awesome stories from his adventure. Hope you enjoy!
We are back and better than ever with some news about Zach Bitter’s treadmill world record, Brian Polen runs across Ohio, a riveting game of hot potato and much more! We will also take a look at all the fun and quirky happenings from the world of Strava as well as interesting new around the … Continue reading "The RUNdown – Episode #56 | 100 Mile Treadmill World Record, Polen Runs Across Ohio, Game of Hot Potato and MORE!"
Jeff opens with a song from Hillsong recorded by Polen Band called “Who You Say I Am” from There Is Nothing New Under the Sun (Vol. 3) CD. Brian Polen talks about his #RunAcrossOhio experience, then Jeff reads John 8-10...
Jeff opens with a song from Polen Band called, “Not To Us (Psalm 115)” from the There Is Nothing New Under the Sun (Vol. 3) album recorded at Taylor’s Playground Recording Studio. He has a little chat with Brian Polen...
Our guest is Shinobu Kato who is the owner and brewer of Kato Sake Works in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Shinobu soft-opened his sake brewery in March 2020 after several years of dreaming and careful planning while working as IT project manager at a major corporation in the US.As you may know, New York City already has the first sake brewery Brooklyn Kura in Industry City, which opened in 2017. The owners Brian Polen and Brandon Doughan joined us twice (Episodes 105 & 176) to discuss their experience of opening and managing a craft sake brewery outside Japan. Now here is the second craft sake brewery in New York City where Shinobu makes unique sake that is both authentic and American. In this episode, we will discuss how Shinobu got into sake, his life philosophy that prompted him to a new career, the challenges he has been facing in making Japanese sake abroad and much, much more!Japan Eats! is powered by Simplecast.
Today we will be talking with Brian Polen and Brandon Doughan from Brooklyn Kura, makers of American craft Sake, and NY's first Sake brewery, and Gregg and Terry Moore from Moore Bros. Wine Company, curating artisan natural wines direct from the vineyards. Both make their homes right here in Industry City in Brooklyn.The Grape Nation is powered by Simplecast.
Our guests are Brandon Doughan and Brian Polen, co-owners of Brooklyn Kura. It is the first sake brewery in New York, which opened at the Industry City in Brooklyn in 2017. They joined us on Episode 105, and discussed why and how created the sake brewery in NY and their sake-making philosophy. Since then, Brooklyn Kura is growing steadily and successfully. You may have seen their sake labels at Japanese restaurants and your local retailers. In this episode, we talk about their distinctively unique sake available at the tap room, new sake production methods that they are exploring right now, a fascinating collaboration with a traditional Japanese sake brewery, and much, much more!!!Japan Eats! is powered by Simplecast.
:19 - House speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an inquiry on impeachment of President Donald Trump over the Ukraine whistleblower case. Dr. David Beer, professor of political science at Malone University, touched on what’s to come for the House, the Senate, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and the Bidens. 9:58 - It’s that time of year for the Akron Marathon, and director Brian Polen stopped by the studios to preview what’s to come, from the race itself to road closures. 17:36 - When was the last time you purchased a magazine? Was it recently? Was it as recent as the last decade? Magazines seem to be going under left and right, and the newsstands at the grocery store went from an entire aisle to a smaller kiosk. Be sure to follow us on our various social media platforms. Facebook: 1590WAKRakron Instagram: @1590WAKR Twitter: @1590WAKR, @Rayinthemorning, @TonyMazur
In this episode, we get to explore the mind behind one of the premier road races in the country. Brian Polen discusses the massive course overhaul, running 100 mile races, and exclaims that running a 17:00 5k in high school after playing football the night before is no big deal.
What does it take to realize a dream of American craft sake? And even more specifically, Brooklyn craft sake? This week Chris Hughes and Justin Potts catch up with Brian Polen, co-founder and president of Brooklyn Kura, New York’s first sake brewery, on his (relatively) recent trip to the sake island in the pacific. Having officially opened to the public in 2018, the trail being blazed by Brian, along with co-founder and brewmaster, Brandon Doughan, is one that is already informing a future of international, locally-made craft sake as new breweries spring to life across the globe. We dig into the origin story, as well as explore the excitement and challenges that go along with trying to, not only create and run a sake brewery, but communicate the infinite potential of sake to a world still largely unacquainted with the magical rice beverage. We’re happy to finally get this interview out into the world, as we’ve actually been sitting on this one since the SOA early days. This week’s flow may be a bit more rough around the edges compared to our more recent offerings (we were still very much getting our feet wet at this point), but the stories and nuggets of insight that Brian shares are fascinating, and going to be relevant to sake lovers, the sake-curious, and those that may be looking to make new professional forays into the world of sake for years to come. If in the area, be sure to pop into the tap room for a visit! Brooklyn Kura is located inside Industry City, at 68 34th Street, Brooklyn, NY. Announcements! *We’ll be back at Aoyama Sake Flea at the Farmer’s Market at United Nations University in Aoyama (Tokyo) on March 30-31st. If anyone plans to be in the area, be sure to pop in and say hello! We’ll be doing several recordings both days and have some more exciting guests lined up for the Spring rendition of the bi-annual sake celebration! *You may notice a string of new episodes trickling out with more regularity than usual in the coming weeks. We actually have some content stocked up that we want to get out, and we’re working on some new developments, as well (details coming soon!) As we transition a bit you may notice a few more interviews or mini-episodes pop up here and there. We look forward to sharing more details on our new developments soon, but until then, enjoy! As always, you can follow us on all of your preferred social media sources via @sakeonair. Please send your comments and feedback to questions@sakeonair.com. The more reviews we get, the more we can spread the sake love! Please do take a moment to share your thoughts, if you’re so inclined. Until next week, Kampai! Sake On Air is made possible with the generous support of the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association and is a joint production between Potts.K Productions and Export Japan.
Episode 0 – Sneak Peek Welcome! You’ve just stumbled upon a “sneak peek” at the new Sake On Air podcast, what is soon to be a bi-weekly production examining the stories, people, questions, and future of sake and shochu directly from Japan. Recorded at the Japan Sake and Shochu Information Center, located in the heart of Tokyo, your hosts and members the SAKE 2020 team are setting out to deliver news, interviews, live broadcasts, and introduce new dialogue into the international sake stream of consciousness, straight from the front lines of the sake industry in Japan. Your rotating team of hosts are: John Gauntner Sebastien Lemoine Christopher Hughes Christopher Pellegrini Shuso Imada Justin Potts This episode offers up just a small sip of what’s to come. Give it a listen, share with your sake-loving and shochu-curious friends, and come back to join us for more Sake On Air very soon. Feel free to send questions, feedback and show ideas to: questions@sakeonair.com You can follow us for the latest updates by searching @sakeonair on both Instagram and Twitter, as well as on Facebook. You’ll also be able find us on Soundcloud and YouTube very soon. Sake On Air is made possible with the generous support of the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, and is a joint production between Potts.K Productions and Export Japan. Please subscribe and leave us a review to help us share the sake love with more listeners like yourself. Kampai! Our theme is “Younger Today Than Tomorrow” composed by forSomethingNew for Sake On Air. *Snippets from this Sneak Peek also include the voice of Brian Polen, co-founder of Brooklyn Kura. The full interview will be coming your way very soon!
:28 - Cavs guard JR Smith debuted a new tattoo on his right calf. Problem is, the ink is of a sponsor, and because it is against NBA guidelines, JR will be fined any time it is not concealed during a game. Ray thinks it’s nit-picky, while Jeanne agrees with the league. 7:46 - Each Monday, our veterinarian, Dr. Gary Riggs, comes in studio to answer questions on your pets. Today’s discussion revolved around Parvo and rabies vaccines for dogs, especially in puppies. Dr. Riggs has offices in Norton and Barberton. 18:50 - October begins Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Alex Vukoder from the American Cancer Society stopped by to talk about awareness and further prevention, as well as Tony being a part of the Real Men Wear Pink campaign. 25:50 - Our business of the week, Beach Boyz Entertainment in Cuyahoga Falls. 35:26 - Brian Polen, race director from the Akron Marathon, called in to recap the weekend’s events.
On this week's episode of Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in studio by Brian Polen & Brandon Doughan, co-owners of Brooklyn Kura, the very first Japanese sake brewery in NYC. Now that sushi and ramen are part of the American diet people are becoming more familiar with sake and opening sake breweries across the country. Brian and Brandon share a bit about their experience brewing sake outside of Japan and mixing tradition with innovation. Japan Eats is powered by Simplecast
Run The Globe: See The Possibility - Experience The Breakthrough
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