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Zooming in on Asheville
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy welcomes guests from Asheville, North Carolina. He talks to Leah Wong Ashburn, the second generation family owner of Highland Brewing, which in 1994 was the first brewery to open in Asheville since prohibition. Mike Rangel from Asheville Brewing joins the conversation to share his memories of brewing in Asheville in the ‘90s and Vincent Tursi of DSSOLVR provides an alternative perspective as one of the newest breweries in the city. Leah talks about Highland’s flagship Gaelic Ale and discusses the importance of branding, while Vincent shares DSSOLVR’s strategy of ditching flagships altogether and brewing beers inspired by pop culture trends like Tiger King and WAP. Together, the group talks about the agriculture, community, and deep consumer knowledge that give Asheville its nickname as Beer City. Beer ListAsheville Brewing Company Ninja PorterDSSOLVR, Thank You For Existing Kolsch Highland Brewing, Gaelic Ale Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Beer Sessions Radio by becoming a member!Beer Sessions Radio is Powered by Simplecast.
Released:
Oct 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 120: From The Lower East Side to Germany: Weve got another packed house this week on Beer Sessions Radio. Host Jimmy Carbone is joined by frequent guests Dave Brodrick and Jen Schwertman from Blind Tiger. Also in the studio is David Yarrington, director of brewing operations from Smuttynose. The Shelton Bros. importers are represented by Joel Shelton and BR Royla, and Sebastian Sauer and Peter Essel are here from Germany for Freigeist. Finally, weve got Ted Kenny, owner of Top Hops bottle shop in the Lower East Side. Tune in to hear discussions about the state of German beer. Freigeist has been experimenting with all sorts of styles, from Belgian to American, creating something completely unique. David Yarrington talks about his start in the beer industry, as well as the upcoming move for Smuttynoses brewery. Weve got call-in questions and inquiries from Twitter, so tune in! This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com. Theres a lot of dying out of the breweries in by Beer Sessions Radio (TM)