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BrewCrAzY is one of the most popular podcast about beer, and all the technical work is done by his little wild dog Captain Ron, according to BrewCrAzY’s host Johnny Max. Johnny Max also know as John McKissack has taken his love of great beer and how to brew it worldwide with his show. Johnny said he was surprised when he started getting emails from people all over the world. He said I am the only home brewer in the world who has to answer 20 emails a day for my dog!

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.

What is hard to believe is the fact that Johnny Max does all this for free. He told me he has spent thousands in equipment, software and advertising to promote home brewing. I spoke with Johnny Max and asked him why he does this for free. He said ?It is not about the money, it?s about promoting REAL beer!? He is not alone most other brewcasters out there on a regular schedule put in the time and money to broadcast shows about beer for free.

When you get Johnny Max talking about beer there is no shutting him up. He could talk for days on end about ?beer this? and ?beer that.? He explained all about beer history, beer science, beer flavors, beer pairing with food, beer brewing, beer recipes and on and on. This guy is ?Beer nuts,? ?Beer CrAzY or should I say ?Brew CrAzY!?

Johnny Max started BrewCrAzY after listening to Craft Brewer Radio. Craft Brewer Radio is hosted by Graham Sander, an Aussie know as the Guru of the North, North Australia that is. More specifically North Queens Land. After hearing his show, Johnny sought out help from Graham and Graham was more than willing to help. When Graham mentioned BrewCrAzY on one of his shows, BrewCrAzY instantly picked up thousands of listeners worldwide.

Johnny encourages other brewers to start their own beer podcast and they are popping up here and there. Home brewers as a rule promote their craft of making beer for free. There are some that do it for the money, but most don’t charge a penny. Now they will definitely take a free home brew and drink it on the show. The most popular free home brew shows in order are Craft Brewer Radio, BrewCrAzY, the Brew Bubbas and Yeast Slurry. I applauded them for their effort to promote beer!

BrewCrAzY does like the name says, they get a little CrAzY at times, but their main goal is to educate people on making beer, wine, cider & mead. There was one listener who was new to brewing and after listened to BrewCrAzY?s first five shows, used what he learned and entered his first homebrew competition. He not only took first place in his category, but won best of show! Best of show is the best beer entered in the whole competition and this was a competition with over 1,000 beers entered. When I asked Johnny Max what he thought about this he 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 may have a radio personality that is loud and a little braggadocio, but in person he is a soft spoken man who is just laid back and enjoying life’s ride, while sipping on a home brewed beer. J-Max encompasses what draws so many people to the craft of brewing good beer