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Drinking Biddies

Do you want to like craft beer but don't know where to start? Do you feel like having a favorite Doppelbock will earn you street cred? (Wait. What's Doppelbock, again?) Drinking Biddies Keryl Brown and Jamie Tunkel will always drink a bottle on air, review it, tell stories, and discover a few things about beer along the way. They'll sometimes have guests and sometimes be antisocial. They're just two girls on a journey. A beer journey. Disclaimer: If you're looking for boring, informational lectures about beer, move along. You won't find that here.
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Dec 31, 2023

Happy Holidays from the Biddies!!! 

“Statistically people drink the most in Wisconsin and BOY do they let you know it!”

I like the specialness of Christmas music. The fact that it only comes around every once in a while, like the McRib.”

 

For the first time since 2016, we welcome Grant Lyon back on the pod. Because when we think Christmas, we think Grant. Tune in for some Christmas tunes, Big Dad Energy, and some really big New Beers Resolutions (TM pending). Of course, we couldn’t say farewell to 2023 without a proper tribute to Anchor Christmas Ale. After a monumental 127 years, Anchor Brewing closed in 2023. We shed some tears, share some beers, and promise to cherish every brew with you. Be safe, and as always… thanks for drinking!  

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*  

Keryl – 3.5  

Jamie – 3.25

Grant – 2.5  (GRINCH!!!)

 

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Nov 6, 2023

Happy Halloween! (close enough)

JAMIE: We should build a cannon in the shape of a giant beer and then we use the propulsion of the beer… to launch the pumpkin.

KERYL: I don’t think Jamie ever took physics.

 

BEN: Growing up a lot of my costumes were dictated by what my sister wanted to be. I was the Beast for like three years because she wanted to be Belle.

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*  

Keryl – 4.75

Jamie – 4.5

Ben – 5.0

 

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Jul 18, 2023

“You could say I get it from my mother, but I think my mother gets it from me.”

 

“You two gals inspired us to think about the beer universe more.”

 

“It’s as exciting to have a really great beer as it is a really fantastic bottle of wine.”

 

We’ve had dads of the pod, siblings of the pod, but on Episode 72 we finally land a Mom-of-the-Pod… she needs no introduction, but she got one anyway… the one, the only, Jackie Tunkel! 

 

Jamie’s mom joins us for a blonde ale and regales us with tales of sipping sangria and singing at the bar back in her day. We discuss the very eye-catching label design and Jackie’s journey into the craft beer world, which was inspired by the Biddies.

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*  

Keryl – 4

Jamie – 3.75 

Jackie – 3.75

 

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Thanks for drinking!

May 18, 2023

*DISCLAIMER: We recorded this episode in January 2023*

 Sorry, editing takes a little longer than drinking.

 

“This cider is the best cider I’ve ever tasted.”

 “That is the future that we need, not Chat GPT.”’

“I have so many stories about kumquats.”

 

The journey to this episode starts in San Luis Obispo, involves a camping trip, a freshly painted sign, and that one time the Biddies met the Broads. 

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT* 

Keryl – 4.5

Jamie – 4.75

Maya – 5

 

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Mar 22, 2023

Two women on a beer journey since 2015 and counting... join us! Thanks for listening. #ThanksForDrinking 

Jan 1, 2023

HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE FROM THE BIDDIES!!!

AMY: Happy to be here!

JAMIE: Happy New Year!

KERYL: She said… "happy to be here…"

 

“They f*cking knew what they were doing with the 9 percent…”

 

BONUS SEGMENT: 

For the second year running, the Biddies compare two years of Anchor Christmas Ales (2021 and 2022). The tree is different, but does the beer taste the same to you?

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*  

- Keryl: 3.5

- Jamie: 4

- Amy: 3.75

 

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THANKS FOR DRINKING! SEE YOU IN 2023!

Oct 31, 2022

“I’m Hocus Pocus Shmocused!”

“The guy that married us came out of a coffin.”

 

Happy Halloween from the Biddies! This episode features our first (but certainly not our last) 100 percent gluten-free beer. Guest Tierney Drach – yes, that’s “Drach as in Dracula” – joins us for our annual spooky Halloween episode. And they might just be Halloween’s number 1 fan, so it’s a match made in… hell. (Get it? Get it?) No, seriously, Tierney got married at a haunted house in Vegas and tells us all about it! Plus we discuss the plot of the original Hocus Pocus and our best Halloween costumes.

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT* 

- Keryl: 3.5

- Jamie: 2

- Tierney: 1.5

 

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Oct 12, 2022

“Most of my drinking stories actually come from Philly.”

 

We are BACK and BEER-ER than ever!

Listen, we recorded this episode several months ago but couldn’t get it to air until today and let us tell you… it is worth the wait.

Spoiler alert: This might be one of the highest rated beers we have ever had on the pod? This beer is pure art, and the artists are 3 Nipo-Brazilian Women Brewers -- Maíra Kimura, Yumi Shimada and Fernanda Ueno.

And you KNOW we matched this great pilsner with a GREAT GUEST. Jim Chaliz regaled us with some wild drinking stories, explained what it means to just order “the lager” in Philly, and told us about his life as a… secret boxer?!?

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT* 

- Jamie: 4.75

- Keryl: 4.75

- Jim: 4.75

 

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Dec 30, 2021

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE BIDDIES!!!!!

2021 is almost over, but we couldn’t let the year go by without releasing our annual holiday episode!

We have a lively discussion about the absolutely gorgeous can design and an even livelier debate about the precise shade of white used in said design. (Is the can white white? Or white white white? Let us know what YOU think!)

BONUS SEGMENT: Last year we vowed to save a bottle of Anchor Brewing’s 2020 Christmas Ale and compare it to their 2021 release… tune in around the 48:30 minute mark for that extra special content!

Stay safe out there, biddies, and as always... thanks for drinking!

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

- Jamie: 4.75

- Keryl: 4

- Surbhi: 5

 

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Nov 24, 2021

HAPPY HALLOWEEN (a month late!)

Did you think a nearly 2 year pandemic could keep us from recording? Ummm, kind of, we haven’t recorded much. And in true 2021 fashion, disaster strikes – halfway through the episode we discover a scandalous Drinking Biddies first – we somehow drank expired beer?!?

But despite the expired beer, never fear loyal listeners, ’cause we are BACK, VAXXED, AND DRUNKER THAN EVER!

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

- Jamie: 3

- Keryl: 3.25

- Em: 3.25

 

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Dec 16, 2020

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE BIDDIES!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Last year we brought you KERYL’S DAD for the holidays… this year we bring you JAMIE’S DAD for the holidays. This is our FIRST EVER VIRTUALLY RECORDED EPISODE. Wishing you a happy and healthy new year! We will be back in 2021 with more virtually recorded episodes. Stay safe!

 

KERYL: I’m a little bit worried that I have coronavirus because I’m smelling this and I can’t really smell that much.  

JEFF: We’re off to a good start.

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

- Keryl: 4.5

- Jamie: 4.75

- Jeff: 2.75

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

Apr 21, 2020

[DISCLAIMER: Recorded pre-pandemic.]

 

“Did you get us La Croix by mistake?”

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

- Jamie: 2.25 [5 as a mixer!]

- Keryl: 2.25

- Julie: 3

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

Jan 24, 2020

CHEERS TO 5 YEARS OF BEERS!!!!! 

TODAY MARKS OUR 5-YEAR POD-VERSARY.

 

On our first episode of 2020, we re-do our first beer, this time with a special guest.

 

5 years (and a LOT of beers) later, how do we feel about this Amber Ale? Listen to find out… and you may just hear some familiar sound bites from that very first episode.

 

FROM THE EP…

“Men in bars… men in cars… men on stars… a Dr. Seuss book about men mansplaining beer to us!”

 

“If you play this podcast backwards, it’s actually me screaming SAVE ME! SAVE ME!”

 

“I love rodents.”

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

- Jamie: 4.5

- Keryl: 4.5

- Margaret: 4.5

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

Dec 27, 2019

**********HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This is our final episode of 2019 and it features Mark Brown, aka KERYL'S DAD, and beer he brought from Keryl's FAVORITE brewery in Colorado, Odell Brewing Co. We here at Drinking Biddies hope you are enjoying this holiday season, and we can't wait to see you in 2020!**********

 

“The compass led me to this bar!”

“Where’s the fish???”

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

- Jamie: 4.5

- Keryl: 4.5

- Mark: 4

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

 

 

 

Dec 9, 2019

“My family got kicked out of Ireland for doing bad things to Protestants.”

“Do you want to date my dead grandpa?”

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

- Jamie: 4.5

- Keryl: 4.5

- Kevin: 4.75

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

Oct 25, 2019

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

 

“Welcome to our Halloween episode… spooky, spooky, boo?”

 

“I feel like somehow this entire pod is like a referendum on our friendship.”

 

“The owl reminded me of Bret.”

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

-Jamie: 4.0

-Keryl: 2.5

-Bret: 3.0

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

Sep 19, 2019

“This is like a 5.5 in the streets and a 6.8 in the sheets.”

 

NEW MICS! NEW MICS! NEW MICS!

Had to say it three times, cause we have THREE of them. That's right. In the history of the pod, we are now on our THIRD mic set-up. And we each FINALLY get our own mic. Ya know, like a proper podcast. Please be patient with us as we work out the kinks (maaaaybe some of us didn't exactly speak into the microphone the entire time, but we moooostly fixed that in post). We're so excited to embark on this new-and-improved leg of our journey!

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

-Jamie: 3.75

-Keryl: 3.75

-Jack: 3.5 [or 3.625]

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

 

 

Jun 13, 2019

 “It looks like I’m about to drink the blood of my enemies.”

BIDDIES! We are so thrilled to have Ethan Siegler as our guest this week. This episode is long, but totally worth it. Ethan has an incredible knowledge of beer, and he explains many concepts in a way that is fun and easy to understand. We met Ethan when he interviewed us for his graduate thesis project in which he researched beer consumers. That’s right! BEER CONSUMERS! Like us! And you! He shares some of his findings on this episode, but if you want to get in touch with him or learn more, you can check out his LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansiegler/

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

-KERYL: 4.25

-JAMIE: 4.00

-ETHAN: 3.5

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

Apr 1, 2019

“Men are supposed to like beer and hotdogs, and women are supposed to like a buttery chardonnay.”

 

“I haven’t been keeping alcohol in my fridge lately.”

“Have you been keeping it out on the counter?”

 

“There’s a lot of FONT going on. “

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

-KERYL: 3.5

-JAMIE: 4.5

-SIMONE: 3.0

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!


Feb 13, 2019

“Cider is like the Brave Heart Lion of beer.”

"This smells like first grade.”

“Let’s just vomit everything onto this can that will make their eyes light up and their wallets open.”

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

-KERYL: 3

-JAMIE: 3.75

-MOLLY: 4

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

Dec 20, 2018

Happy Holidays from the Biddies! Wishing all our listeners a healthy, happy, and beer-y great holiday season! CHEERS! We will see you in the new year. - K & J

 

 

“I feel like you could drink these beers and still make it onto the nice list.”  

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

-Jamie: BAD ELF 3.00 // SANTA'S BUTT 3.5 

-Keryl: BAD ELF 3.00 // SANTA'S BUTT 3.25

-Sarah: BAD ELF 2.75 // SANTA'S BUTT 3.00 

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

Nov 26, 2018

“I think there are lies happening!”

“It smells like bubblegum.”

“The only thing I am picturing is beer mixed with La Croix.”

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

-Jamie: 3.00

-Keryl: 2.75

-Alyssa: 4.00

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

 

Oct 1, 2018

“It smells like coffee breath from a teacher.”

“I have a problem with the color because I like to be the most beautiful thing in the room.”

“How do you feel about IPA?” “Independent People Association?”

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

-Jamie: 3.75

-Keryl: 3.5

-Reese: 3.00

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

Aug 20, 2018

"It's golden urine." - Shirley, on the beautiful color of the beer

"It's a fucking sentence." - Jamie, on the name of the beer

"I do have really soft hands." - Keryl, on her hands

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*

Jamie - 4.5

Keryl - 4.5

Shirley - 4.5

 

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As always, thanks for drinking (responsibly)!

May 31, 2018

“It’s called California Lager. It’s basically LOCATION BEER.”

“I moderately enjoyed that first sip.”

“When you go to a bbq, you just want to attend. I want to make a mark.”

 

*HOMEBREW ALERT*:

In addition to Anchor California Lager, this episode also features TWO homebrews (brewed by guest August Comstock). We drink his Northeast IPA and his Mango Berliner Weisse. They are utterly amazing.  

 

ARTICLE:

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALE AND LAGER? By Dave Carpenter

https://beerandbrewing.com/what-is-the-difference-between-ale-and-lager/

 

BEER RATINGS *SPOILER ALERT*:

Jamie - 3.5

Keryl - 4

August - 2.5 

 

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Email: drinkingbiddies@gmail.com 

As always, thanks for drinking! (responsibly) 

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