{"id":7320,"date":"2014-07-26T16:25:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T04:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/?p=7320"},"modified":"2026-02-07T11:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T22:01:19","slug":"beer-diary-podcast-s04e01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/07\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e01\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Diary Podcast s04e01: Friend of the Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Back for our fourth season \u2014 which promises to include some Very Special Epsiodes, but more on those in due course \u2014 George and I quickly re-tell our Origin Story for new listeners, return briefly to the topic of our first-ever show (so-called &#8220;grey market&#8221; imports), before catching up on the beer festivals that happened while we were on hiatus. I also rave about keeping a Beer Diary (since it turns out I&#8217;ve been doing so for a decade), and we finally formalise what it means to be a &#8216;Friend of the Show&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: medium;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2971196\/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, <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beerdiary\/s04e01.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a direct download is available<\/a>, there\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/beerdiary.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a podcast-specific RSS feed<\/a>, and you should be able to get us <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/nz\/podcast\/the-beer-diary-podcast\/id438440794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on iTunes<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/GeorgeLanglands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Phil_Cook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myself<\/a> can also both be reached on the Twitterthing, or you can leave comments here or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebeerdiary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the Bookface<\/a>. Cheers!<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7333\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/s04e01-BOTW.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7320]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/07\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e01\/s04e01-botw\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/s04e01-BOTW.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1402859909&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Beers Of The Week\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Beers Of The Week&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Beers Of The Week&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/s04e01-BOTW.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7333\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/s04e01-BOTW-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Beers Of The Week (My house, 16 June 2014)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beers Of The Week plus fancy glassware<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7330\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Semi-professional.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7320]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/07\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e01\/semi-professional\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Semi-professional.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1406389400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.784&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Semi-professional Beer Enthusiast\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Semi-professional Beer Enthusiast&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Semi-professional Beer Enthusiast&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Semi-professional.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7330\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Semi-professional-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Semi-professional Beer Enthusiast (My house, 26 July 2014)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Semi-professional Beer Enthusiast (and big dork)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7331\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rogue-Brutal-Bitter.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[7320]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7331\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/07\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e01\/rogue-brutal-bitter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rogue-Brutal-Bitter.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix V10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1251226783&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rogue &amp;#8216;Brutal&amp;#8217; Bitter back in 2009\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rogue &amp;#8216;Brutal&amp;#8217; Bitter back in 2009&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rogue &amp;#8216;Brutal&amp;#8217; Bitter back in 2009&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rogue-Brutal-Bitter.jpeg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7331\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rogue-Brutal-Bitter-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Rogue 'Brutal' Bitter (Hashigo Zake, 25 August 2009)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rogue &#8216;Brutal&#8217; Bitter \u2014 way back in 2009<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7332\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diary-1159-Rogue-Brutal-Bitter.png\" rel=\"lightbox[7320]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7332\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/07\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e01\/diary-1159-rogue-brutal-bitter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diary-1159-Rogue-Brutal-Bitter.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,368\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&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=\"Diary entry #159: Rogue &amp;#8216;Brutal&amp;#8217; Bitter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Diary entry #159: Rogue &amp;#8216;Brutal&amp;#8217; Bitter&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Diary entry #159: Rogue &amp;#8216;Brutal&amp;#8217; Bitter&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diary-1159-Rogue-Brutal-Bitter.png\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7332\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diary-1159-Rogue-Brutal-Bitter-150x150.png\" alt=\"Diary entry #159: Rogue 'Brutal' Bitter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diary entry #159: Rogue &#8216;Brutal&#8217; Bitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_4228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4228\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/GABS-2012-The-Exhibition-Building.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7320]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2012\/06\/03\/beer-diary-podcast-s02e02\/gabs-2012-the-exhibition-building\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/GABS-2012-The-Exhibition-Building.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" 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=\"The Royal Exhibition Building\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Royal Exhibition Building&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Royal Exhibition Building&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/GABS-2012-The-Exhibition-Building.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4228\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/GABS-2012-The-Exhibition-Building-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Royal Exhibition Building (Melbourne, 3 June 2012)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Royal Exhibition Building, site of GABS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7334\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Behemoth-The-Tits.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7320]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/07\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e01\/behemoth-the-tits\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Behemoth-The-Tits.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1402763063&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Behemoth&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;The Tits&amp;#8217; &amp;#038; Matariki Programme\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Behemoth&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;The Tits&amp;#8217; &amp;#038; Matariki Programme&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Behemoth&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;The Tits&amp;#8217; &amp;#038; Matariki Programme&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Behemoth-The-Tits.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7334 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Behemoth-The-Tits-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Behemoth's 'The Tits' &amp; \u00acMatariki Programme (Hunter Lounge, 14 June 2014)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Behemoth-The-Tits-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Behemoth-The-Tits-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Behemoth-The-Tits.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Behemoth&#8217;s &#8216;The Tits&#8217; &amp; \u00acMatariki Programme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7335\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-holding-diaries.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7320]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/07\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e01\/hand-holding-diaries\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-holding-diaries.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1406389290&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.784&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Non-free-form Beer Diaries\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Non-free-form Beer Diaries&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Non-free-form Beer Diaries&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-holding-diaries.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7335\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand-holding-diaries-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Non-free-form Beer Diaries (My house, 26 July 2014)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Non-free-form Beer Diaries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7336\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vicki-Treadells-bookcase.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7320]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/07\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e01\/vicki-treadells-bookcase\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vicki-Treadells-bookcase.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,449\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1402005868&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.898&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vicki Treadell&amp;#8217;s bookcase\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vicki Treadell&amp;#8217;s bookcase&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Vicki Treadell&amp;#8217;s bookcase&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vicki-Treadells-bookcase.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7336\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vicki-Treadells-bookcase-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Vicki Treadell's bookcase (Homewood, 5 June 2014)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicki Treadell&#8217;s bookcase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_7337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7337\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thorogoods-Billy-Bs-Golden-Apple-Beer.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7320]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/07\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e01\/thorogoods-billy-bs-golden-apple-beer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thorogoods-Billy-Bs-Golden-Apple-Beer.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1401064830&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Billy B&amp;#8217;s Golden Apple Beer\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Billy B&amp;#8217;s Golden Apple Beer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Billy B&amp;#8217;s Golden Apple Beer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thorogoods-Billy-Bs-Golden-Apple-Beer.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7337\" src=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thorogoods-Billy-Bs-Golden-Apple-Beer-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Billy B's Golden Apple Beer (Two Row, 26 May 2014)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Billy B&#8217;s Golden Apple Beer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u2014 Show notes:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>(0.45) It\u00a0<em>has<\/em> been a while. George has a better excuse than I do.<\/li>\n<li>(1.50) I really did make my own &#8216;business cards&#8217;, colossal dork that I am. They&#8217;re really\u00a0mostly for festivals and such, and created in the spirit of never assuming anyone&#8217;s memory to be less crap than my own.<\/li>\n<li>(4.10) <b>Beer of the Week #1: Rogue &#8216;Brutal&#8217; IPA<\/b>. Imported by Tuatara, an arrangement they <a title=\"'A Rogue Tuatara Walks Into A Bar'\" href=\"http:\/\/tuatarabrewing.co.nz\/blog\/a-rogue-tuatara-walks-into-a-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced here with some fanfare<\/a>, but which has since lapsed.<\/li>\n<li>(5.00) Hashigo is coming up on five years old, having opened September 2009.<\/li>\n<li>(5.50) For easy access to nostalgia: <a title=\"Beer Diary Podcast s01e01\" href=\"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2011\/03\/31\/beer-diary-podcast-s01e01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&#8217;s our first episode<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>(9.00) &#8216;The vampire film&#8217; \u2014 i.e.,\u00a0<em>What We Do In The Shadows<\/em> \u2014 was buckets of fun when I saw it, in a nice coincidence of timing, last night.<\/li>\n<li>(12.40)\u00a0<b>Festival Roundup: GKBF<\/b> \u2014 a great big lovely day in the park.<\/li>\n<li>(17.10)\u00a0<em>Cont&#8217;d<\/em>:\u00a0<b>GABS<b> \u2014 just &#8220;GABS&#8221;, a genuinely Australasian affair.<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<li>(19.00) Hugely recommended: <a title=\"storminateacup.com.au\" href=\"http:\/\/www.storminateacup.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storm in a Teacup<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>(22.50) <em>Cont&#8217;d<\/em>:\u00a0<b>The Festival Formerly Known As Matariki<\/b> \u2014\u00a0which shows you that we recorded this a while ago, per tradition.<\/li>\n<li>(29.30) Yeastie Boys&#8217; <a title=\"'Spoonbender'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yeastieboys.co.nz\/spoonbender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spoonbender series is described here<\/a>. Predictably, I rather\u00a0mangled the winemaking technique details. (Meanwhile, I can&#8217;t help but be reminded to recommend <a title=\"James Randi v Uri Geller, Peter Popoff, et. al.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M9w7jHYriFo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a dose of James Randi<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>(30.10) I still haven&#8217;t made it to a wine tasting, despite good intentions.<\/li>\n<li>(32.00)\u00a0<b>Beer of the Week #2: Oscar Blues &#8216;Ten Fiddy&#8217;<\/b>. (Thanks, Tim!)<\/li>\n<li>(36.30)\u00a0<b>Beer Diaries<\/b>, themselves. Please excuse the clumsy foley.<\/li>\n<li>(41.00) If we were going to switch themes, I&#8217;d only ever suggest that we go for the insanely catch one\u00a0<em>Last Week Tonight<\/em> uses. But they got to it first. And Coconut Monkeyrocket&#8217;s track really does suit us somehow. Yay for <a title=\"creativecommons.org\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creative Commons<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>(41.30)\u00a0<b>Friend of the Show<\/b>, defined. We now have <a href=\"https:\/\/untappd.com\/user\/wilw\/checkin\/97381594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reason to believe<\/a> that Wil\u00a0<em>did<\/em> get his beer, meanwhile; I&#8217;m still working on a few of the others.<\/li>\n<li>(44.10)\u00a0<em>Cont&#8217;d<\/em>,\u00a0and awarded to:<b> Vicki Treadell<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 the departing British High Commissioner to New Zealand, beer lover and <a title=\"'Beer fit for our Queen', on The Beer Project\" href=\"http:\/\/thebeerproject.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/beer-fit-for-our-queen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exemplary party hostess<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>(46.00)\u00a0SOBA&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Pursuit of Hoppiness<\/em> is <a title=\"Pursuit of Hoppiness, on soba.org.nz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soba.org.nz\/pursuit-of-hoppiness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available online<\/a> as well as in the pub.<\/li>\n<li>(49.30)\u00a0<b>Recommendations:<\/b> Er&#8230; We&#8217;re at a bit of a loss. You should read Scott&#8217;s <a title=\"Buzz and Hum\" href=\"http:\/\/buzzandhum.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Buzz and Hum<\/b> blog<\/a>, though. And try\u00a0<b>ParrotDog &#8216;DevilBird&#8217;<\/b>. Then\u00a0\u2014 after surreptitiously checking my\u00a0<em>Diary<\/em> \u2014\u00a0I completely fail to do the beautiful madness of\u00a0<b>Billy B&#8217;s Golden Apple Beer\u00a0<\/b>any real justice. But generally:\u00a0<b>Smith Street<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>(57.40)\u00a0<strong>The Beer Diary Podcast: Live!<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 at Beervana, <em>twice<\/em>:\u00a0Friday evening from 8pm and Saturday evening\u00a0from 7pm.<\/li>\n<li>(59.30)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Cue the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">music:\u00a0<\/span><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><span style=\"color: #333333;\">, by\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"coconutmonkeyrocket.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coconutmonkeyrocket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Coconut Monkeyrocket<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">. Audio editing done in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/audacity.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audacity<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">. Habitual thanks to both.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back for our fourth season \u2014 which promises to include some Very Special Epsiodes, but more on those in due course \u2014 George and I quickly re-tell our Origin Story for new listeners, return briefly to the topic of our first-ever show (so-called &#8220;grey market&#8221; imports), before catching up on the beer festivals that happened &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2014\/07\/26\/beer-diary-podcast-s04e01\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Beer Diary Podcast s04e01: Friend of the Show<\/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-7320","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":7320,"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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