{"id":342540,"date":"2025-12-13T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/ep055-recognition\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T20:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:13:00","slug":"ep055-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/?p=342540","title":{"rendered":"EP055 | Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4471\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22720-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/belgiansmaak\/traffic.libsyn.com\/belgiansmaak\/EP055.mp3?_=1\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/belgiansmaak\/traffic.libsyn.com\/belgiansmaak\/EP055.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/belgiansmaak\/traffic.libsyn.com\/belgiansmaak\/EP055.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"illustration-by-flore-deman\"><em>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belgiansmaak.com\/the-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Belgian Smaak Podcast<\/a><\/em><br \/><em>Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/clifflucasphoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cliff Lucas<\/a><br \/><\/em><br \/><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"illustration-by-flore-deman\"><em><em>This editorially independent podcast has been supported by VISIT<strong>FLANDERS<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>part of the \u201cGame Changers\u201d series of podcasts.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">O<\/span>ne  decade later, we revisit Belgium\u2019s fascinating campaign to have 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