Cristina joins me for a two hour live stream as a way to say goodbye. We review "Deth by Ramble" by Revolution Brewing and then B.S. around for another 90 minutes. We had been considering starting a podcast for a while (it would have nothing to do with beer) so this was kind of a pilot episode of sorts. We talk about the history of this channel, our history with drinking and plenty of random topics.

You've probably heard me use the term "BeerTuber" A LOT, right? Well, I didn't coin that phrase. All credit is due to "Winton The BeerTuber" who was one of the more popular BeerTubers in the Golden Age of BeerTube. He originally went by "BeerichiTuba" because he was part Japanese and he played the tuba. Winton and I actually met in person in Albany. I haven't talked to him in years so I'm not sure what he's up to. Still, his youtube channel is worth watching for some BeerTube nostalgia.

Check out Winton's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@beerichituba

Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/rE4DJVmQcK4

Continuing with my series of podcasts with Canadian BeerTubers, this episode features Alan Mackenzie of One Flight Down. This channel features Alan who lives and works in the heart of Winnipeg. He started his channel in 2021 to combat boredom during the early days of COVID. Not only did we talk beer and beertubing, but we also found out we're both lovers of comics, hockey, and homebrewing.

Check out Alan's BeerTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OneFlightDownWpg

Be sure to check out our review of Erdinger Weissbier here: https://youtu.be/QoCtFS7pjG4

This week's archive edition features Deanna Fox. We were acquaintances through the Albany foodie and craft beer scene back in the 2010s. Both of us had blogs on the website of the Times Union (the biggest newspaper in the Capital District). I just looked her up on LinkedIn and she is now the head of the New York State Farm Bureau (wow!). I'm actually going up to Albany in a few weeks, maybe we can catch up over a beer. Until then, enjoy this 2-in-1 podcast where I interview her and then she interviews me.

Drew Watts aka @BeerforBreakfastFactsforSnacks is one of the most popular Canadian BeerTubers of late. He started his channel in 2020 at the height of COVID. Since then he has gained a pretty strong following with over 700k views in just 5 years (wow!). I sat down with Drew (while he stood) and we reviewed Sparklepuff by Flying Monkeys; which you can see here: https://youtu.be/Eydif7LLFwA

I'd say the "Golden Years" of this channel (and BeerTube in general) were 2010-2015. At the time, I was writing a blog for the Times Union newspaper in Albany. I met several other local beer bloggers and brought them in as contributors to the TU blog. Ben Harris was one of them. He ran a blog called "Just a Beer Geek" and the logo was a nonic pint glass with the same glasses he wears. You can see it for yourself here: https://www.youtube.com/justabeergeek

I can't remember how we met, but I do remember meeting up with him often at some of the best craft beer spots and bottle shares. Ben seemed to always have some "whalez".

In this podcast you get a twofer: first I interview Ben, then Ben interviews me. I'm planning a trip home sometime this summer so hopefully we'll have a chance to catch up in person.

I follow a lot of accounts on Instagram of beer and food influencers from all over the world. So it's not surprising that the algorithm matched me with Bre and Shannon; two food and drink enthusiasts from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Bre is currently in the Canadian Navy and I was in the in the U.S. Navy from 2001-2011. In fact, my ship actually went to Halifax in 2006 so I showed them pictures of when I was there nearly 20 years ago (but it feels like yesterday).

Be sure to check out our collab review of Delirium Tremens: https://youtu.be/5ELEvgiWM0I

Follow Bre and Shannon on Instagram:

Bre: https://www.instagram.com/bre_hfxfoodie/

Shannon: https://www.instagram.com/thebootiefoodie/

Madison Smith-Levine aka @WinoBeeroFoodo was one of the first Lady BeerTubers back in the Golden Age of BeerTube. She posted pretty frequently and she knew what she was talking about as she had an extensive education in food and nutrition. She's worked for wineries and breweries but now owns her own hearing consultation firm (quite a change of venue for sure!).

Madison doesn't make food and drink content anymore, but maybe this podcast will inspire her to give it another try!

Check out me and Madison's review of Sierra Nevada Ovila Dubbel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3RGjUtDQHY

Madison on the web:

website: https://winobeerofoodo.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@winobeerfoodo

TwiX: https://x.com/@WinoBeeroFoodo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winobeerofoodo