Friends with Brews

Peter has the best beer in the universe, Scott has a coffee that exists in the universe, and Peter is ridiculously excited about a coffee mug warmer. AirPods Pro continue to be a buggy product in Apple’s lineup, Peter wishes he’d given life coaching advice to a stranger, Scott and Peter argue about notes applications for work and personal use, and FINALLY: Scott reveals the true identity of Monoli...

Now playing, Peter’s European Vacation! Scott and Peter believe in Covid and flu shots, Peter begs listeners for some helpful feedback, AirTags do things, and caffeine withdrawal is a thing. The Topics The Brews Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Coffee Extracto Coffee Roasters Eleven of Spades Peter’s caffeine withdrawal Covid and flu shots Listeners: recommend a coffee mug warmer for Peter Peter’...

The Germans don’t want to talk about their Oktober Fest-Märzen, the Drink Coffee Do Stuff guys don’t want to talk about their Olympic blend, and Peter is about to vacation in Germany. But first… Peter’s FULL REVIEW of applying for Greek citizenship vs. applying for German citizenship. The Topics The Brews DRINK COFFEE DO STUFF - Let the Games Begin Privatbrauerei Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen Peter’...

Peter is Perplexity’d, Overcast is updated (and Scott likes it, so HA!), MKBHD does NOT make YouTube face, and 7-Eleven and Peter’s Vermont house are both getting makeovers. The Topics The Brews Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. Decaf Fool's Gold Trailhead Coffee Roasters Guatemala - Medium Roast 7-Eleven in America Tries to Get Hip The Perplexity Podcast - Discover Daily by Perplexity Motor Oil Cof...

Peter has a history of living in dungeons full of dragons, Home Depot has a history of screwing up expensive orders, Scott has a history of fighting with Audio Hijack, and both hosts have a history of drinking coffee on this podcast. The Topics The Brews Nightcap Noir Decaf | Joe | Trade Coffee COLOMBIA – DOMA Coffee Roasting Company The Rogue Amoebas SoundSource Audio Hijack Fastmail lays people...

Peter and Scott start off on a roll until Scott has to inform Peter about who exactly Andrew Huberman really is, but it’s all uphill from there. Until the conversation about disinformation and gullibility. But there’s browsers, computer setups, and Furiosa! The Topics The Brews Dapper & Wise Roasters Decaf Colombia Amigos Del Huila Broadcast Coffee Decaf Colombia Palo Rosa Safeway Signature SE...

Peter is back, and this is good news for Scott! This time Peter is not AI, but for some reason he and Scott talk nonstop about AI anyway. Tools, workflows, valid concerns vs. boogeyman concerns. Also blueberry poison. The Topics The Brews Sool Màkku Blueberry Broadcast Coffee Decaf Colombia Palo Rosa AI AI transcripts and summaries Fabric ChatGPT-4o Meta Llama Our AI tools and workflows Meta Llama...

It's Scott, Neter, and Lonnie! Here they talk about WWDC 2024 and all the wonderful things both real and artificial announced by Apple this year. We have all the lukewarm takes to go with our lukewarm beverages! The Topics The Brews Alma Coffee Honey Process WWDC 2024 Apple TV+ Vision OS iOS 18 Audio and Home watchOS iPadOS macOS Apple Intelligence The Links Honey Process – Alma Coffee WWDC 2024 —...

It’s a wonderful coffee day! Peter and Scott ponder the enbleepification of things, heaters dying, loans that refuse to be born, rotators with cuffs, Wi-Fi with the number 6, and some things they’re watching. The Topics The Brews Alma Coffee Slumber Decaf Red Rooster Coffee Organic Funky Chicken Medium Dark Roast Signature Blend Coffee Selling things on eBay PayPal vs. eBay Payments Dying heaters,...

Ronnie can’t drink tannins but doesn’t know why, Scott and Ronnie used to podcast together but don’t know why, Ronnie and Scott had iPads Pro and don’t know why, because now they’re fully back on Mac laptops (and they do know why). The Topics The Brews Traditional Medicinals Hibiscus Tea J-Basket Bancha The ancient past history of Ronnie and Scott podcasting Pocket Sized Podcast Haberdashery Marri...

Peter has a Tempest (mic), Scott has a Bochi Bochi (beer), 3 bodies are a problem, technology is good but annoying, but Godzilla X Kong and Tonkatsu sandwiches are good and not annoying. The Topics The Brews Jack's Abby Coffee House Crux Fermentation Project Bochi Bochi 3 Body Problem Synchronizing Voicemail Apple is selling the M1 MacBook Air at Walmart Something good – Warp terminal Somethin...

Peter and Scott decaffeinate themselves, but not intentionally at first. Software quality is declining, Scott and Peter’s bodies are declining, and Notion and AI continue to be products in the lineup of tools they both use. The Topics The Brews Good Citizen Coffee Co Palmera Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Roast Post-Covid brain fog? General quality of software is declining (?) Better Offline Po...

Peter’s got the healing meniscus, Scott almost stole a dog, Linus Torvalds hates everything, and ChatGPT CLEARLY hates Linus. The Topics The Brews Wegmans English Breakfast Black Tea Broadcast Coffee Colombia Del Campo Peter field trips? Cybersecurity tutoring Peter health update Healing meniscus Carpal tunnel AI keyboard (wait, what?) Lonely wet dog Scott takes a walk and finds a dog CharaCorder...

Peter hates it when Lego are lonely. Dogs aren’t people (but they should be), and Scott tries some AI software tools. Peter reviews Ted Lasso, a show with all the feels. Scott really wants to find the ultimate notes app for documentation, while Peter just misses the time when Evernote was a trustworthy company. The Topics The Brews Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Roast Caffe Vita Coffee Roasting Co. Org...

Is Peter’s meniscus too large? His surgeon seems to think so. World champion coffee is a thing, and Peter owned a coffee shop, once. Scott doesn’t like lizard brain or excessive masculinity, and neither Peter nor Scott have any desire to buy an Apple Vision Pro. The Topics The Brews Trailhead Coffee Roasters Sweater Weather Wegmans Just Tea English Breakfast Black Part-time flatlander – Peter co-l...

Houses are a nightmare, but weekending in Vermont is worth it. Scott drinks less, Peter’s knee hurts more, and they both remember Chicago. The font, that is. Keyboards, trackpads, mice, detectives, vampires, and the Post Office – it’s all here! The Topics The Brews Wegmans Decaf Colombian Whole Bean Coffee Hopworks Brewery Beestly Organic Honey Porter Cat driers and other Far Sides Weekending in V...

New Year’s was had by all, Peter loves New Orleans and hates Sonos line-in, Scott loves Cheese & Crack snack shop, and they both love the apps of ATP and some stupid TV shows. The Topics The Brews Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Marzen Steady State Roasting Thal Little Beast Brewing Third Bird Oatmeal Stout Speechify Amazon book bugs Sonos line-in or line-out issues USB-C is weird New Year’s in New Orl...

Christmas ale and coffee, pro tips on recording with Audio Hijack, monster movies and Christmas movies, and forcing cats into friendships and SSH keys into 1Password! The Topics The Brews Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale Local Roasting Co. Sidamo Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Roast Audio Hijack Pro Tips Apple halting Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales: Here's why - 9to5Mac Godzilla M...

Peter and Scott continue their monstrous journey into monstrous movies. Scott takes a monstrous journey through podcast apps, and they neither of them can stand the thought of Elon Musk and his monstrous Cybertruck. The Topics The Brews Backporch Coffee Roasters Backporch Blend Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Roast Little Beast Brewing Folkvangr Godzilla Minus One Godzilla Minus One | Official W...

Peter and Scott love monsters and coffee and monsters who love coffee. Black Friday came and went without TOO much money being spent – ok, who are we kidding? Money was spent. Mostly by Peter, but partly by Scott. Scott says f-u to the Brie Larson haters and whiny little misogynists in general. Peter says hello to Kaiju board games, and Scott wants in. Stop playing those games without him. The Top...

Peter and Scott use AI, but why? And why does Okta never believe it when someone tells them they've been hacked? The Topics The Brews Wegmans Just Tea English Breakfast Black Evasion Brewing Tantamount Stout Ronnie hates strong opinions Should beer be gluten free? Friends with Brews website updates Transcripts now have speaker attribution Two Linode servers have been replaced by one bigger Linode...

Hacker beer, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a great sequel, speech and sandwiches both start with the letter s, and numbers go up when people are stupid. The Topics The Brews Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen Three Creeks Brewing Fivepine Chocolate Porter Dapper & Wise Roasters Highbrow Blend Our watches – Apple Watch Ultra 2 Apple Frames 3.1: Extending Screenshot Automation with the New Apple Fra...

Peter runs, Peter pays for podcasts, Peter drives electric things. Most importantly, Elon Musk is no longer part of Peter's life. Scott explains why this podcast is a source of ancient Apple OS news. The Topics The Brews Wegmans Organic Whole Bean Peruvian Decaf Coava Coffee Roasters S.O. Blend - DUPE Baerlic Beer Co OktoBAERfestbier Quiet Amoebas, slow passwords Doing things backwards Moving on f...

Peter and Scott talk about the betas (yes, this was recorded a couple weeks ago), which beer Peter would be if he were a beer, text editors, books, first cars, and why Peter's blood pressure suddenly spiked. The Topics The Brews Opa Opa Brewing Oktoberfest Laurelwood Brewing Company Piston Pale Ale All the betas iPadOS and family iPads iPadOS with Health data Everyone else in Scott's family us...

Peter is a runner, Scott's a pretender, and they both have beer. You can be built from broken, and you can learn what your cron jobs are doing. The Topics The Brews Ommegang Brewery Three Philosophers Anderson Valley Brewing Company Fall Hornin’ Pumpkin Ale Half Marathon Man Get your house in order – wills and accounts Dealing with frustration, ineffectiveness, and imposter syndrome The mental &am...