Podcasting is simple to a certain degree. Talk legibly into a microphone and you are halfway home. But it can be devilishly hard to really do it well. After listening to long chunks of a few recent episodes from Brew Bloods, I can hear a duo (Marc & Dustin) that with time and some editing could become a fun podcast listen.
It is a simple beer review show with banter but that banter is a bit meandering. Why people seem afraid of short podcasts is bizarre to me. Brew Bloods episodes are in the hour long region and that is just too much. Most of the ramblings fall a bit flat but a few jokes really hit and had me giggling.
The lack of tightness also shows that the research could be a bit better too. I know they are aiming more for an “everyman” vibe but the episode about Russian River seemed to keep going until they entered territory that they did not know the answers too. For example, they discussed the distribution of Pliny the Elder but had to Google on air about the precise states they were in. They also didn’t know the difference between Younger and Elder. If they had just reviewed the beer and given a bit of backstory, the mistakes would have vanished.
The reviews are solid and it is where the show hits a good stride as the differences develop in what each host likes. I will be interested to see how they develop the podcast because I think a Texas craft beer vantage point is a needed one to hear about.
