Like beer? Study Japanese? Want to combine the two? The ビールの話-talking drunk- podcast is just a guy sampling different beers and talking about them - that's it. There's a bit of small talk about the weather too but basically just a beer-fueled monologue. For example, Episode Four deals with Kirin's autumn beer 秋味 (あきあじ), 一番搾り（いちばんしぼり and Classic Lager. What makes it a good resource (besides the subject matter) is that the podcaster, Kodaredera, is easy to understand and he is always covering similar ground (colour, taste etc) so there is a good amount of repetition. Listen up and soon you too will be able to say more than simply "ビールが好きです！”. In fact if you plan ahead you could buy the same beer that Kodaredera is drinking and drink along to the episode, providing even more context (taste, smell) for your learning.
There are only four episodes on iTunes at the moment so fingers crossed that Koderedera keeps drinking on the job. The companion blog is here. For intermediate learners and up. Be warned - the beer sounds effects are seductive and if you are not drinking when you start listening you probably will be by the end.
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