{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e961ed69ca827b768efc30d/651cc11a36f45d001110cb8c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S2E14: Beer Hiking New York and Wine Running Europe","description":"<p><strong>Jason Freedman</strong> and <strong>Philip Vondra</strong> are outdoorsy New Yorkers with a book just published entitled <strong><em>Beer Hiking New York: The Tastiest Way to Discover the Empire State.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Colin Renton</strong> is an outdoorsy Scotsman with a book recently published entitled <strong><em>The Wine Runner: My Year of Hard Yards and Vineyards.&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p>Host <strong>Tony Fletcher</strong> (an outdoorsy half-Scot and half-English Brit who also has USA citizenship) talks with <strong>Jason</strong> and <strong>Colin</strong> about the joys travel both near and far, about running and hiking and… you guessed it, about beer and wine.</p><p><br></p><p>Along the way, the three discuss:</p><ul><li>The similarities between craft beer and craft wine, the stewardship of the land and how the taste of that land ends up in the can or the bottle… it’s <em>terroir</em>, people.</li><li>How Colin set about running 12 races in 12 countries in 12 months, visiting 12 wineries and bringing home 12 bottles of wine.</li><li>How he set on this ambition with the goal of running his first marathon at age 60</li><li>How Jay and Philip set about choosing just 33 great hikes and breweries in a State that has hundreds of each.</li><li>Why the first hike in the book starts from Port Authority Bus Terminal in the middle of Manhattan.</li><li>Why there is only one brewery in Manhattan but tons in Brooklyn.</li><li>Why high-ABV IPAs are so popular in New York but why there is much to the State’s beer-making culture than that.</li><li>The different types of hikes that are available to everyone in New York.</li><li>The multitude of running options across Europe that are either hosted by, or run through, vineyards.</li><li>Why Colin chose to avoid the obvious regions within France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Portugal…</li><li>…And why he included runs and wineries from England, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and Belgium.The greatest hike on Colin and Philip’s doorstep that they never knew of.</li><li>The best Belgium beer in New York.</li><li>How climate change is affecting wine making (and running) all across Europe. And how Colin sought to minimize his carbon footprint with his travels.</li><li>Why it’s okay to choose not to drink alcohol – and why it’s okay to enjoy alcohol.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><em>Beer Hiking New York: The Tastiest Way to Discover the Empire State </em></strong>is published by <a href=\"https://helvetiq.com/us/beer-hiking-new-york-state\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Helvetiq </a></p><p>Jason Freedman can be found at <a href=\"https://instagram.com/gunksrunner\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram.com/gunksrunner</a></p><p>The Pain Cave podcast he hosts with Philip Vondra is <a href=\"https://www.gunksrunner.com/paincave\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gunksrunner.com/paincave</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>The Wine Runner: My Year of Hard Yards and Vineyards </em></strong>is published by <a href=\"https://helvetiq.com/us/beer-hiking-new-york-state\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Polaris</a>.</p><p>Colin can be found at <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ColinRenton1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/ColinRenton1</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Theme music this episode is ‘A Word That Doesn’t Rhyme’ by <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/thedearboys\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Dear Boys</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>One Step Beyond Instagram is: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/onestepbeyondpodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/onestepbeyondpodcast/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up at <a href=\"https://tonyfletcher.substack.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tonyfletcher.substack.com</a> for a weekly newsletter with recommendations across all media and for updates on this and Tony Fletcher's other activities.</p>","author_name":"Tony Fletcher"}