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One of the most popular podcast about beer, more commonly referred to as BrewCasts has been going for over two years now. They are CrAzY about beer and brewing beer. BrewCrAzY is the personal project of John Mckissack. John is known worldwide to thousand of beer lovers and beewers as "Johnny Max," or J-Max."

BrewCrAzY has been producing shows since July 6th 2005 and the shows are not just educational, that are very entertaining as well. BrewCrAzY has one focus and that is to teach the world about how to make beer, but not just make beer, but make Gold Medal Winning Beer! Not just Johnny, but most home brewers are a great people and they will bend over backwards to help others learn the craft and hand you a beer while doing it.

Johnny Max does not charge money, or silicate sponsors. He told me he could get sponsors, but he wants to be free to produce the show he wants to produce. He don't want to have to worry about slanting his show one way or the other for money. He said "I hope I never have to say an Anhieser-Borg light beer is good, just for a buck, that is just so wrong on so many levels!" He has spent thousands to build a bar in his home that is packed with recording equipment, where he records his show, not to mention advertising and Internet hosting costs. When asked why he does all this for free he says "It is not about the money, it's about promoting REAL beer!" Johnny is just one of many who produce shows about home brewing.

When Johnny Max starts talking about beer he can entertain you for hours. He knows more about beer than anybody I have ever met. He can go from one topic to another, all about beer, beer history, beer science, beer flavors, beer pairing with food, beer brewing, beer recipes and the list goes on. This guy knows beer and he is definitely "Brew CrAzY!"

Johnny Max started a beer podcast after hearing the brewcast "Craft Brewer Radio." Craft Brewer Radio is put out by an Aussie named Graham Sander, also know as the Guru of the North, North Australia that is. More specifically North Queens Land. After hearing his show, Johnny contacted Graham and Graham got him up and running. When Graham mentioned BrewCrAzY on his show, BrewCrAzY instantly picked up thousands of listeners from all over the world.

Just like Graham, Johnny encourages and helps other brewers to start their own show about beer and they are popping up everywhere. Home brewers are a friendly bunch and they promote the craft of making beer for free. There are a few companies that have shows and use them as a source of money, but most pay for everything out of their own pockets and they don't charge a penny. The shows with the most listeners are Craft Brewer Radio, BrewCrAzY, the Brew Bubbas and Yeast Slurry. My hat is off to these shows and I think they should be applauded for their contributions to beer!

BrewCrAzY is a little CrAzY at times, which is why so many people tune in, but their main purpose is to teach people how to make the best beer possible. There was new home brewer who listened to the first five BrewCrAzY shows and used what he learned to make the best beer he could. He entered that beer in his first homebrew competition. He won a gold medal by taking first place in his category. He not only took the gold, but won best of show! Best of show is the best of the best in the competition and there were over 1,000 beers entered in that competition. When asked about this Johnny Max responded in a modest way saying "There is a lot of good information out there, I try to be a part of it. My main goal is to educate the next generation about what real beer is."

Johnny Max's radio personality may be is loud and a little braggadocios, but in person, or on the phone he is a soft spoken man who is just laid back and enjoying life's ride, while sipping on a home brewed beer. He would give you the shirt off of him back.
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