Chad'z Beer Podcast

One of my favorite BeerTubers from the early days was "Better Beer Authority." It was a roundtable show run by James Knott. He actually built a TV style studio in the basement of his house and produced a beer review show that would look like something you'd see on your local TV station. I actually did a beer trade with him way back in the day. I always wanted to drive out to Ohio to gu...

It's been a LONG time since the last new episode of Chad'z Beer Podcast. I'm hoping to bring this back to a monthly show for 2026. And the first guest of the year is Jon Brown; better known as Northern Southerner Beer Reviews (just don't ask me why his handle is  @brownale1000  ha ha). JB's been a regular on the BeerTube scene since 2015. He gets his name from the fact he's...

There have been a number of "brewery tour" BeerTuber channels going all the way back to the early days of YouTube. Beer Nation (not to be confused with Beer Geek Nation) was one of those channels, and IMHO, probably the best of its era. Seth Wright was one half of this channel. In this podcast we talk about the origins of the show, what it's like being a craft beer enthusiast in New Yo...

 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 ra...

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 ta...

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....

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, mayb...

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...

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 pictur...

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...

One of the most underrated BeerTubers in the UK, IMHO, is  ⁨@AndysBeerReviews⁩  . Though relatively new to the BeerTube scene, he's amassed over 1000 followers. His beer reviews are concise and to-the-point. This podcast was anything but, LOL. We chatted about many topics including BeerTube, football (both American and global), beer trends, homebrewing and plenty more. Be sure to check out our...

One of the biggest channels to come out of the UK in recent years is  @paulsbeerreviews  . Much like Simon, he's gained a wholly organic large audience just for being himself. In this podcast, Paul tells me what lead him to craft beer, to social media and how BeerTube lead him to his current job. Follow Paul on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@paulsbeerreviews Follow Paul on Instagram: https://www.in...

If you were around for the Golden Age of BeerTube (2009-2013) you probably remember Mark Starr aka "The Grand Ole Hopry." He was based out of Kansas City and was one of the first BeerTubers to review "whalez" like Pliny The Younger, Founders KBS, and Bell's Hopslam (those last two are now available in supermarkets). Mark was a big fan of Boulevard Brewing (before they merged wi...

Stephanie is the WOMAN behind the aptly named  @craftbeergirlakaCBG  channel. She's a nurse by day and a craft beer enthusiast by night. We actually met through Instagram as we're both located in the Orlando area and have a lot of local acquaintances in common. Oddly enough we've never actually met in person. We talk about all this and more in this podcast. Be sure to check out our col...

Jesse aka  @bumpy-isms  has been around the BeerTube scene since the Golden Age. Though he started out mostly as a viewer and commenter, he eventually got into creating content around 2018. His channel is a mix of homebrewing, beer reviews and pizza reviews. Mr. Bumpy lives in New Hampshire, which is a prime location since he's within a day's drive to some of the hottest breweries in the c...

After a month-and-a-half hiatus Chad'z Beer Podcast is back, baby! This episode features one of the most popular beer influencers on Instagram: Mateo The Beer Reviewer. He has one of the biggest organic followings for a Beer 'Gramer with over 8500 devoted fans where's he been posting daily beer reviews since 2012! In this podcast, Mateo and I discuss our mutual love for beer and what i...

One of my favorite BeerTubers from the Golden Age was Matt Stewart. He was a bearded beer lover in the Miami area at the time. I can't remember how I found his channel, but I do remember appreciating his honesty and light hearted/every man approach. Matt and I did a few trades and he was the first to introduce me to the wonders of two Florida breweries that were in high demand back then: Cigar...

Have you ever heard it's better to cellar beer vertically rather than horizontally (like wine)? The theory behind is that a bottle stored upright has less surface area exposed to oxygen whereas a bottle laid down on its side increases that area massively and will oxidize quicker and more prominently. I decided to put this theory to the test and conducted an experiment that took me TWO YEARS to...

Ryan Reschan started out as a BeerTuber known as "Stumpy Joe Jr." Later on he changed it to "San Diego Beer Vlog" and became a member of the Beer Geek Nation network. Ryan and I did many collab reviews and several trades. Thanks to him I was able to get a lot of Russian River sours and wilds and other coveted west coast-only beers. Ryan was also a great homebrewer and made a lot of...

I can't believe it took this long for me to finally meet and collaborate with Shaun and Mike of  @NerdsenseReviews  . They're big into comics, sci-fi, Kevin Smith, and other general geek culture (hence the channel name). Oh yeah they're also nerdy about beer. We talk about all these things and more in this episode. Be sure to check out our review of Chimay Red here: https://youtu.be/lZ...

This week's archive edition features one of the most prolific BeerTubers,  @TheMasterOfHoppets  . I first discovered Peter when I did a search for reviews of Duff Beer (yes, the beer from The Simpsons). This was still early in Peter's YouTube career (probably 2009 or so). Him and I collaborated on many reviews over the years and even met in person briefly when he was flying from Denmark to...

We all know the biggest BeerTuber is  @realaleguide  but did you know his wife Mel also had her own channel where she reviewed beer? Well, she did at  @MrsRealAleGuide  aka "Craft Beer Lady." I actually did a couple collab reviews with Mel and many with Simon.

One of the first channels I ever started watching on YouTube with regularity was  @Imasofat  . They were (and still ARE) a married couple in Upstate New York that make videos about random and fun things in their life. At some point they started making beer reviews and that's probably when the channel took off (bear in mind, this is all early YT days like 2008 or so). I was delighted when I fou...

One of the most popular BeerTubers to come out of the UK in recent years is Barry Lee aka  @allthebeernoidea180  . I can see why, he's very personable, honest and funny. He does all his reviews off the cuff with little or no editing. I sat down with Barry to talk all things beer and plenty more topics. Be sure to give Barry a follow here: YT: https://youtube.com/@allthebeernoidea180 IG: https:...