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This editorially independent podcast has been supported by VISITFLANDERS<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0as\u00a0part of the \u201cGame Changers\u201d series of podcasts.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

J<\/span>onny Garrett is the co-founder of The Craft Beer Channel<\/em> and the author of several books about beer including Beer School<\/em>, A Year in Beer<\/em>, and his most recent book The Meaning of Beer<\/em>. Jonny\u2019s story about Westvleteren 12 was recently published on Belgian Smaak<\/em><\/a>, and in this podcast, we talk to Jonny about what he discovered during the reporting and writing of the story.<\/p>\n

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Jonny gives us the ins and outs of a story that involves government intervention, decades-long licensing contracts, and Estonian festival pranks. It is perhaps the original example of hype in the beer world, shining a light on the often regrettable human obsession for the unobtainable. It\u2019s a tale that sees entirely disparate lives collide, as new technology forced those who had chosen religious devotion above all else to interact with a naive and excitable global beer scene that, in one moment in 2005, exploded radioactively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Underpinning the story of Westvleteren 12 lies one question which beer enthusiasts have never, and perhaps will never, answer: what\u2019s the best beer in the world?<\/p>\n

Sit back, listen, and enjoy our deep dive into Westvleteren 12.<\/p>\n

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