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“This podcast is an outstanding way to get closer than ever to the world of craft beer. The guest list reads like a "Who's Who" and each episode further deepens listeners' ties to the craft beer community.
Javi's passion shines through as he hosts each episode. He clearly does his homework and cares about his product. At times it seems a touch unpolished, but when it's authentic that's not necessarily a problem. What I would like to see cleaned up at times is the excessive use of profanity, not because cursing has no place in the show, but because when overdone it loses its effect.
I appreciate how the show has generally evolved into a more professional, yet still completely relatable, podcast. When I first subscribed I was pumped to download an episode with Three Weavers from the archives, but was disappointed that it was essentially amateur hour for a good chunk of that recording. More recently, the podcast has remained fun and entertaining while becoming increasingly informative and useful as a listener.
There does tend to be an L.A. focus, which I prefer as an L.A. resident and which is understandable given that's where the Full Pint team is clearly based. But many of the topics addressed are meaningful everywhere, and recent episodes have branched out to Boulevard (Kansas City) and an independent brewery in New Jersey that's stirring the pot in a good way.
One thing I would like to hear from Javi at times is an appropriate level of pushing back on guests. When done respectfully, there's no harm in disagreeing with someone even though they're doing a favor by giving their time to be a guest. Using the Boulevard episode as an example, of course a current employee (in marketing, no less) for a brewery that was previously bought by a bigger brewery will tip-toe around the hot-button issue of Wicked Weed's acquisition by AB. There are the typical speaking points - still making good beer, still providing jobs on the community, the influx of resources to bring good beer to more people. Sniff out the BS! Top-notch breweries often see a decline in quality as time passes after an acquisition due to scale and other issues related to the parent company's bottom line. Layoffs ("restructurings") are common when one company is bought by another. And while good beer may well get to more people, it often comes at the expense of true craft brewers, those who are local and independent, due to big beer's political philosophy and influence. So yeah, it is important to give a strong voice to those true to the craft. If nothing else, give places like Jester King, The Rare Barrel and Modern Times a shout-out for their responses to the Wicked Weed/AB news. That way, reason is used to refute PR spin without making it personal. A disagreement doesn't have to call for a heated exchange that hijacks the episode, but in certain cases like the example above, there should be a healthy amount of tension between host and guest. OK, rant over.
Overall the show delivers quality content, from clearly passionate people, who in turn further fuel my passion for beer. Cheers to that!”Read full review »
MDL18 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/06/17
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“I really like the “my friends might not like to hear the truth, but here it is.” Attitude. Keep up the great work!”
brother-dan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/15/21
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“This podcast started off to a rocky start with poor sound quality and a weird host. Now that the quality is up and they have a host who knows beer, it’s must listen material.”
DannyFullpint via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/27/18
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“The audio quality and the original host was bad. Things are looking good now.”
Jefrine via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/20/18
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