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in which a dude runs down online pinball competition results from NYC (and nearby surrounding areas), replays his review of Mugs Ale House, and talks about a few various pinball-related items in Ball 3.
Welcome to Episode 16! Conrad Life Report is a podcast about life, including digital media, music, books, food, drink, New York City, and more. Episode 16 topics: Intro theme: none, Mugs Ale House in Williamsburg, Beyond Beyond is Beyond Records, Garcia Peoples and Grateful Shred at Brooklyn Bowl, WFMU, KC Arts in Cobble Hill, bells, Oliver birthday, giving away furniture, EverybodySay.com, Gabe, Takka Takka, Bar Great Harry, Gris Gris show at Threes Brewing, 2019 Cincinnati Reds, Marty Brennamen, The Athletic, Zibetto Espresso Bar, The National new music, Girl, 20 by Kingsley Amis, Becoming by Michelle Obama, Beastie Boys Book, Hill Farmstead, Suarez Family, outro music: none.
Brian interviews Brian Skuse, a UX designer in Boston for Jibo, the home robot companion. Hear his Rochester accent, his non-robotics background with Brian and Brian going way back as Brian comrades, and what really dumb name Brians should be glad they don’t have to respond to… from Mugs Ale House in Brooklyn. Universal Brian questions at (20:30)
Take a trip to Long Island with the guys from Great South Bay Brewery on a brand new episode of Beer Sessions Radio. Jimmy is hanging with Phil Ebel and Mike Peterson of Great South Bay Brewery and they taste some beers on air, including Great South Bay: Niko Weisse – inspired by Niko Krommydas, talk about the brewing scene in Long Island and the philosophy behind some of their brews. Find out how they use things like cucumber and blood oranges in their beers and why it’s ultimately about the resulting quality of the beer – not just the ingredients. Also on the show — Ed Berestecki of Mugs Ale House and beer writer Niko Krommydas. This program was brought to you by GreatBrewers.com. “I think people are really trying to push the envelope with what they put in beer, but at the end of the day it still has to taste good.” [12:00] –Phil Ebel on Beer Sessions Radio “Every IPA my wife tastes she calls poison.” [29:00] –Ed Berestecki on Beer Sessions Radio
This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone is talking big and small craft breweries. Dan Kopman and Stephen Hale of Schlafly stop by the show to talk about their start in St. Louis, and how they were able to compete with the local giant- Anheuser-Busch. What did the sale of Anheuser-Busch mean for the city of St. Louis and Schlafly? Ben Granger stops by to talk about the Schlafly tasting at Bierkraft tonight, and how craft beer in New York City has changed since Bierkraft’s birth twelve years ago. Ed Berestecki of Mugs Ale House joins Beer Sessions Radio to share a vintage Schlafly Imperial Stout from 2008! Tune in to learn about aging beers, and why dating bottle-conditioned beers can be so controversial. Find out how the cast feels about vintage beers and the perception of oxidation in beer. Augie Carton of Carton Brewing stops by to talk about beer collecting, and why vintage collectors can learn a thing or two from wine geeks. Cask evangelist Alex Hall drops by to talk about the Cask Marque accreditation program! You don’t want to miss this week’s edition of Beer Sessions Radio! Thanks to GreatBrewers.com for sponsoring today’s program. Music has been provided by Hardbodies. “We set out to be a great small brewer, serve our local market, and make all of the great European styles that Anheuser-Busch didn’t make. They only made light American lagers… We just hoped to find people who wanted something different.” [5:15] — Dan Kopman on Beer Sessions Radio
Welcome to another jam-packed episode of Beer Sessions Radio with Jimmy Carbone! New York City Lagunitas representative Jimmy Lyons joins the studio for the first time. Ed Berestecki is back, and he’s chatting with your host, Jimmy Carbone, about the original eight taps at Mugs Ale House in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tessa and Enrica Malfucci make the trip down from Maine to represent their family beer brand, The Atlantic Brewing Company. Learn about the history of the company in Bar Harbor, and Brandon Moore from American Beer cracks open some Atlantic Brewing beers with Jimmy and guests. Jim Jamison calls in from Washington to talk about his brewery, Foggy Noggin. Hear Jim talk about the small-scale production of English-style ales, and the beer scene in the Pacific Northwest. Everyone’s tasting beers from across the country! You don’t want to miss this episode of beer sessions radio! This program has been sponsored by GreatBrewers.com. “You can’t promise a brewery a line, you just can’t. There are so many breweries – nanos, micros, macros!” [6:39] — Ed Berestecki on Beer Sessions Radio “Pre-IPA days, the burton ale was the go-to beer for people.” [20:40] — Jim Jamison on Beer Sessions Radio
Jimmy Carbone returns from the Belgium Comes to Cooperstown Festival for another week of Beer Sessions Radio. Jimmy’s joined by Mike Lovullo, the Specialty Brands Manager from Union Beer, to talk about some of their favorite beers from Cooperstown. Later, resident “hophead” Ed Berestecki of Mugs Ale House joins the conversation, along with Dennis Flynn, of Stone Brewery. Tune in to hear the crew taste and comment on beers such as the Stone 10th Anniversary Ruination, the Stone/Dogfish Head Saison Du BUFF, and the Alchemist/Ninkasi More Brown Than Black IPA. Hear about hops from Down Under, aging kegs, and Norwegian brewing. This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com. “With aging beer, I like to experiment. And I have to be honest, I don’t think I’ve had anything come out bad.” — Ed Berestecki on Beer Sessions Radio
How does a microbrewery get on tap at beer bars across New York City? We’re here to find out on this week’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio! Our host Jimmy Carbone is joined by guests from all across the craft beer spectrum. Sarah and Giancarlo Annese are co-founders of BeerUnion.net, and they recently visited all of the Good Beer Seal bars in New York City. Hear about how Sarah and Giancarlo learned a new appreciation for the city through their experience. Ryan Barker, manager of Adobe Blues in Staten Island, is also in the studio talking about the beer on tap at his bar and some of his local favorites. Ed Bevostecki is the owner of Mugs Ale House, and he’s in the house to share his thoughts on contract brewing and beer distribution. Finally, we’ve got Ethan Long and Marcus Burnett of Rockaway Brewing Company sharing two of their very new beers with Jimmy and company. Tune in to hear about how an upstart like Rockaway Brewing can get their beer into bars without a huge distributor. Other topics include the seasonality of beer, and the prices of some of the equipment needed to start a brewery. This program has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com. “It was a really great way to see the city… just going to the outer boroughs and seeing what’s going on there in the craft beer scene.” — Sarah Annese on Beer Sessions Radio “As a bar manager, that’s a lot of what it’s about- getting people to keep brewing, support local breweries, getting people to drink the new breweries and know where they’re from. A new local brewery- that’s awesome, that’s something I can talk about in the bar.” — Ryan Barker on Beer Sessions Radio
This week on Beer Sessions Radio (TM) sees Jimmy, Ray & Sam finally getting a chance to talk to Ed Berestecki of Mugs Ale House. Ed recalls the days when Ray was applying to bar tend at his bar and the guys discuss how things have changed in the meantime. Later on the show, the focus is shifted to homemade cider. Tune in and learn the nuts and bolts from Joy Doumis & Jeremy Hammond and find out how you too can learn how to make cider from home. Beer Sessions Radio (TM) is brought to you by GreatBrewers.com