A few weeks back, I taped a segment on session and high alcohol beers for American Public Media’s radio program, The Splendid Table, hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper. It’s a program that I have enjoyed for many years and it was a pleasure to be invited to discuss this topic while promoting my book, Great American Craft Beer. I’ve done a fair number of radio interviews over the years and even majored in radio and television production for a while in college before moving over to the magazine world for my degree. Despite this, hearing myself talk about the topic while sitting in a car was an unusual yet fun experience. If you missed the broadcast and haven’t picked up the podcast, I’ll embed the interview here. Thanks to Alan at A Good Beer Blog, from whom I’ve essentially stolen this setup. The interview starts at about the 24th minute and goes for about six minutes. Thanks to the show’s staff and host for having me on. Hope to be back in the future.
An excerpt on session beers and picking the right glassware from Great American Craft Beer the book is available on The Splendid Table’s website.
One thought on “Discussing The Alcohol Arms Race On NPR’s ‘The Splendid Table’”
Andy, Nice work. It’s refreshing to hear session beer and higher ABV beer discussed together. Too often these discussions break down into why one is better than the other, although they are both great options, it just depends on the moment. Chris