Within a few months of starting the Bruloscopy website, I began hearing from readers who thought we should make audible that which we were writing about.

I did a decent job of ignoring these requests. That is until the encouragement from other contributors finally won me over in early 2017.

One thing people who listen to podcasts likely don't understand is just how much thought goes into producing a podcast.

Hell, I had no clue until I decided to start one myself.

Decision, show format, after decision, production schedule, after decision, advertising, after decision, number of breaks.

You get the picture, it's more than just pressing record and blabbering on.

Perhaps one of my best decisions was made a few months after dropping the first episode of the Bruloscopy podcast.

I wasn't necessarily looking to add anything to the show, but I was open to making whatever changes might increase the entertainment value for all of you listeners out there.

One very warm June day while knocking a few back with friends and watching our kids swim in my neighbor's pool, it was my turn to grab the beers.

Rather than the ice cold Miller light we'd been drinking, I returned with bottles of Sierra Nevada pale ale.

At which point my friends Jersey and Tim jumped into a review of this classic American beer.

Through tears of laughter, I told the guys their astute reviews would likely be enjoyed by listeners of the Bruloscopy podcast, which they understandably bulked at.

But I couldn't shake the idea and we joked about it over the next hour.

We had plans to barbecue at Jersey's house that evening, so after swimming I ran home to grab some dry clothes and figured I'd prepare a little surprise to give my friends a good laugh.

It took me no longer than 15 minutes surprise surprise to come up with a jingle for the one minute beer review with Jersey and Tim, and record the entire four part harmony in my office.

One minute beer review with Jersey and Tim.

I played it for everyone an hour later, and by the end of that well lubricated night, our first beer review session was planned.

Since that fateful day in 2017, Jersey and Tim have reviewed over 200 unique beers with the good majority having been brewed and submitted by listeners.

Loved by many, hated by some, these two learned men, injected a dose of levity into something that's often defined by people who take themselves a bit too seriously.

Beer is supposed to be fun, and that's exactly what Jersey and Tim embodied, a couple of normal dudes sharing their honest and often humorous thoughts on beer in an unpretentious way.

Sadly, the one minute beer review with Jersey and Tim has come to an end.

With Jersey on the verge of retirement, it was understandably time for his family to move back to the state where their family began.

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