{"id":6998,"date":"2014-02-04T23:55:47","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/?p=6998"},"modified":"2026-02-07T10:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:58:57","slug":"beer-diary-podcast-s03e08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/02\/04\/beer-diary-podcast-s03e08\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Diary Podcast s03e08: What We Did On Our Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our first recording of 2014 and the penultimate episode of Season 3, George and I sat down for a post-holiday catch up over two beers he&#8217;d brought back from his travels and one we&#8217;d been meaning to share for a while. Somehow, we also talked about Canada a lot. We offer our traditional recommendations and observations \u2014 and also take the chance to make a more-explicit-than-usual call for listener feedback (and suggestions for Year In Review gong-winners), backed-up by a sincere offer of a bribe in beer form&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: medium;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2662883\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/no\/custom-color\/24890d\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"128\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As always,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beerdiary\/s03e08.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a\u00a0direct download\u00a0is available<\/a>, there\u2019s a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beerdiary.libsyn.com\/rss\">podcast-specific RSS feed<\/a>, and you should be able to get us\u00a0<a title=\"The Beer Diary Podcast, on iTunes\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/nz\/podcast\/the-beer-diary-podcast\/id438440794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on iTunes<\/a>.\u00a0<a title=\"@GeorgeLanglands\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/GeorgeLanglands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"@Phil_Cook\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Phil_Cook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myself<\/a>\u00a0can also both be reached on the Twitterthing, or you can leave comments here or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebeerdiary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the Bookface<\/a>. Cheers!<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_6789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6789\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mash-Collective-The-Old-Persuader.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6998]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6789\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/01\/09\/someday-reading\/mash-collective-the-old-persuader\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mash-Collective-The-Old-Persuader.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"641,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mash Collective &amp;#8216;The Old Persuader&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mash Collective &amp;#8216;The Old Persuader&amp;#8217;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mash Collective &amp;#8216;The Old Persuader&amp;#8217;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mash-Collective-The-Old-Persuader-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mash-Collective-The-Old-Persuader.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6789\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mash-Collective-The-Old-Persuader-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mash Collective 'The Old Persuader' (Sydney, 26 December 2013)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;The Old Persuader&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7014\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celis-White.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6998]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7014\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/02\/04\/beer-diary-podcast-s03e08\/celis-white\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celis-White.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"641,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Celis White\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Celis White&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celis White&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celis-White-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celis-White.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7014\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celis-White-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Celis White (Emma's house, Sydney, 26 December 2013)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celis White<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7013\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muskoka-bottlecap.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6998]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/02\/04\/beer-diary-podcast-s03e08\/muskoka-bottlecap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muskoka-bottlecap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Muskoka bottlecap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Muskoka bottlecap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Muskoka bottlecap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muskoka-bottlecap-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muskoka-bottlecap.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7013\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muskoka-bottlecap-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Muskoka bottlecap (George's house, 19 January 2014)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muskoka-bottlecap-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muskoka-bottlecap-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muskoka-bottlecap.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muskoka bottlecap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>\u2014 Show notes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>(1.00) <a title=\"@loresjoberg\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loresjoberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lore Sj\u00f6berg&#8217;s<\/a> current site is <a href=\"http:\/\/badgods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bad Gods<\/a>, and there&#8217;s a working archive of his early <a href=\"http:\/\/brunching.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brunching Shuttlecocks<\/a> (from the golden age of When I Learned To Internet).<\/li>\n<li>(1.30) Alternate titles: End Of Year Clear-out, What Survived Christmas In My Fridge, We Got Canada All Over the Place &amp; Yay The Wombles For Not Being Parochial.<\/li>\n<li>(2.00) <strong>Beer of the Week #1: Dave Wood&#8217;s &#8216;Beetnik IPA&#8217;<\/strong>. Which is also one of very-few homebrewed beers ever to <a title=\"Diary II entry #95: Defamation 'Beetnik' IPA\" href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2011\/04\/20\/defamation-beetnik-ipa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appear in my\u00a0<em>Diary<\/em><\/a>. And a full-size batch\u00a0<em>is<\/em> in the works, Baylands-brewed indeed, and set for a Hashigo launch <del>February 18<\/del>\u00a0<em>soon<\/em>. (Updated Feb 13: In his weekly email for the bar, Dave noted \u2014 with understandable regret \u2014 that Beetnik&#8217;s first public outing has been delayed due to a technical hitch in the brewing. It&#8217;s been re-brewed, and so should be out in a month or so.)<\/li>\n<li>(7.50) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecoromandel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super-slick Coromandel tourism website for foreigners<\/a>. Or just use the Googler.<\/li>\n<li>(8.40) <a href=\"http:\/\/hotwaterbrewingco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hot Water Brewing<\/a>. Turns out George and I fittingly had &#8216;The Artist&#8217; (his West Coast Brewery era barleywine) as part of <a title=\"Beer Diary Podcast s03e01\" href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2013\/04\/03\/beer-diary-podcast-s03e01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this season&#8217;s opener<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>(13.40) Good George&#8217;s localism is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bettle.co.nz\/good-george\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funny enough not to bother me<\/a>. Much.<\/li>\n<li>(15.10)\u00a0<strong>Beer of the Week #2: Hot Water Brewing &#8216;Walker&#8217;s Porter&#8217;<\/strong>.\u00a0<em>Beer in cans<\/em>, in general, <a title=\"Beer Diary Podcast s03e04\" href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2013\/09\/11\/beer-diary-podcast-s03e04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kicked off s03e04<\/a> \u2014 and the naffness of the Boundary Road one we had haunts me still.<\/li>\n<li>(20.20) The <a title=\"'LCBO', on Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liquor_Control_Board_of_Ontario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LCBO<\/a> (and <a title=\"'The Beer Store', on Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Beer_Store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Beer Store<\/a>) are deeply weird things. I bungled the history a bit, but the sense of confused outrage is about right.<\/li>\n<li>(23.10) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steamwhistle.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steam Whistle<\/a> brewery looks <a href=\"http:\/\/bikingtoronto.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/public-bike-maintenance-station-now-at-steamwhistle-brewery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seriously bike-friendly<\/a>, <a title=\"'Ich bin ein radler'\" href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/01\/16\/ich-bin-ein-radler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which I like<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>(24.40) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aCf_PpDUTdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wombles<\/a> are more awesome than you remember. And Orinoco pre-dated the <a title=\"'Fourth Doctor', on Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fourth_Doctor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fourth Doctor<\/a> by a half-dozen years.<\/li>\n<li>(27.10) My <a title=\"'Small but Perfectly Formed'\" href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2013\/12\/30\/small-but-perfectly-formed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small-bar infatuation was written up here<\/a>, but is now giving way to Moral Panic rage \u2014 he says, shaking his head at NSW, and NZ.<\/li>\n<li>(30.10) A perfect grade on his homework for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adrianpua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adrian Pua<\/a>\u00a0(one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/sessionable.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sessionable Podcast<\/a> team), who followed <a title=\"Beer Diary Podcast s03e07\" href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/01\/20\/beer-diary-podcast-s03e07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jono&#8217;s suggestion from last time<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adrianpua\/status\/425848989246685184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to the letter<\/a> \u2014 while watching the aforementioned tennis.<\/li>\n<li>(31.50)\u00a0<em>Apparently<\/em>, Neil Finn himself considers Crowded House &#8220;a Melbourne band&#8221;, so I&#8217;ve softened my long-held stance on this point.<\/li>\n<li>(33.20)\u00a0<strong>Pre-emptive recommendation: <\/strong>Kerer\u016b &#8216;Moonless&#8217; Stout.<\/li>\n<li>(34.40) <b>Call for submissions<\/b>: As well as your own nominations for (Glass of) Beer of the Year, per our now-cemented tradition, we thought it high time to explicitly invite just general feedback. You can do so here (in the comments below), on Twitter (I&#8217;m <a title=\"@phil_cook\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phil_cook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@phil_cook<\/a>, George is <a title=\"@GeorgeLanglands\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeLanglands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@GeorgeLanglands<\/a> \u2014 his more-obscure surname not needing an underscore), on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebeerdiary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Facebook page<\/a>, or via <a title=\"'About the author'\" href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/about\/about-the-author\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Contact Form Thing<\/a> on here.<\/li>\n<li>(35.40) I&#8217;d link to the Sherlock run-down, but it&#8217;s so very spoiler-ific indeed.<\/li>\n<li>(38.00)\u00a0<strong>Beer of the Week #3: Muskoka &#8216;Twice as Mad Tom&#8217; IPA<\/strong>. The chairs\u00a0are apparently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mynewwaterfronthome.com\/adirondackmuskoka.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">better-known by their American name<\/a> \u2014\u00a0and the beer must be strong, because\u00a0<em>neither of us<\/em> correctly pronounced &#8220;Angelina Jolie&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>(41.30) This is another instance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goodbeermatt\/status\/423278007730446336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Kirkegaard and I spookily synching up<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>(43.05) xkcd&#8217;s &#8216;What if?&#8217; on <a href=\"https:\/\/what-if.xkcd.com\/79\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the lake of tea<\/a>. And my trivia fu was strong: in <em>Star Trek<\/em> there indeed was \/ will be <a href=\"http:\/\/en.memory-alpha.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand_Penal_Settlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a prison<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.memory-alpha.org\/wiki\/Pennington_School\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a journalism school<\/a> here.\u00a0<em>The Queef Of Queen Street<\/em> seems to&#8217;ve been splatted by the copyright police or similar. Sigh.<\/li>\n<li>(45.00)\u00a0<strong>Beer news \/ events:<\/strong>\u00a0Hashigo&#8217;s X-ale refuge from the madness of Sevens is this weekend and is <em>genius<\/em> \u2014 though the prospect of getting there and back through the throng is a little stomach-turning. Session beers continue to appear with delightful regularity. And &#8220;little bars who do something interesting&#8221; are doing well. Huzzah.<\/li>\n<li>(48.30)\u00a0<strong>Recommendations:<\/strong>\u00a0The Moonless, again; Gunnamatta, always. And Cassels &amp; Sons Pale Ale. And (further in): Northend Hoppy Wheat. Music recommendations, just because I have to: The Tragically Hip \u2014 maybe start with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_qxGYnZCeTY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Bobcageon&#8217;<\/a>, and see how you go. And cross-train;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/food\/dailydish\/la-dd-7-steps-to-becoming-a-better-beer-drinker-20140103,0,3016610.story#axzz2sLocAb7x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The \u20187 Steps\u2019 article<\/a> is here, though the last tip is obviously way over the top. You can see <a title=\"'Station ident: Changeover'\" href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2013\/09\/23\/station-ident-changeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three of my various diaries<\/a>, here, too.<\/li>\n<li>(54.30) Canada all over the place. Anyone else nostalgic for\u00a0<em><a title=\"'Due South', on Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Due_South\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Due South<\/a><\/em>? No, just us? Oh, and I gardened instead of putting down the homebrew. Sorry, Jono.<\/li>\n<li>(55.40)\u00a0<strong>We&#8217;ll buy a beer for: Kieran Haslett-Moore<\/strong>. <a title=\"Beer Diary Podcast s01e07\" href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2011\/06\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s01e07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friend of the show<\/a>, and Wizard of Fermentation. He&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"@southstarbrew\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/southstarbrew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the Tweets<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/northendbrewing.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blogs for (one of) his job(s)<\/a>\u00a0(see, for example, his nice little <a href=\"http:\/\/northendbrewing.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/19\/a-place-at-the-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;I make beer for drinking&#8221;<\/a> introduction of his Amber Ale \u2014 Capital Times columns are <a href=\"http:\/\/themothersmilk.blogspot.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived at his (other) blog<\/a>, but the Magazine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalmag.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">isn&#8217;t properly online<\/a>. His Stone-&amp;-Wood-Pacific-inspired Hoppy Wheat is just bloody lovely, too.<\/li>\n<li>(58.30) Cue the music:\u00a0<a title=\"'SPLIT!' EP by The Coconut Monkeyrocket &amp; Martinibomb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comfortstand.com\/catalog\/016\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Shopping for Explosives\u2019<\/a>, by\u00a0<a title=\"coconutmonkeyrocket.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coconutmonkeyrocket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Coconut Monkeyrocket<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our first recording of 2014 and the penultimate episode of Season 3, George and I sat down for a post-holiday catch up over two beers he&#8217;d brought back from his travels and one we&#8217;d been meaning to share for a while. Somehow, we also talked about Canada a lot. We offer our traditional recommendations &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/02\/04\/beer-diary-podcast-s03e08\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Beer Diary Podcast s03e08: What We Did On Our Holidays<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast-episodes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7520,"url":"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/09\/14\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e04\/","url_meta":{"origin":6998,"position":0},"title":"Beer Diary Podcast s04e04: Women &#038; Beer \u2014 part 2","author":"Phil","date":"September 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Following straight on \u2014 after a quick re-play of the introduction, thanks to some clever editing by George \u2014 from last weekend's episode, we're delighted to present the second half of our Very Special podcast takeover on Women & Beer, by women, drinking beer. 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