Have BEER Reviews Had Their Day?
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Thinking out loud. Have UA-cam Beer reviews had their day?
A lot has happened over the past 5 years on UA-cam.
Beer reviewers have come and gone. Views have come and gone!!! Which begs the question. Is there still a thirst for the content?
Cost of living and cost of beer in general have played a huge part in the decline in overall channels and content.
Supermarkets have saturated the shelves with mediocre and over priced content.
Little or no innovation on the shelves and styles. Most beers in the craft arena are Hazy IPA this and New England IPA that. Has this played it part?
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I think they have, yet I continue to do them (nowhere near as much as I used to.) As someone that also works in the beer industry (I've worked in my mate's beer/shop bar for 7 years part time) I have seen interest drop off. Craft beer is a luxury product and as things are these days people have less cash to spend on fancy beer. I go through peaks and valleys with interest and gumption to try and reach a broader audience. As much as I like good beer actual life experiences like visiting taprooms/festivals are more fun when you don't feel the need to record anything. I really enjoyed helping Simon put together the big thing we did in Manchester and they might happen again. I let you off that you didn't mention me... 🙂
Thank you for the long and considered message Rob.
I have the utmost respect to the guys have that have been doing this as long as yourself and Simon etc.
I agree with each point here. Money has played a huge part. You are spot on, craft beer is a luxury and a luxury a lot of people can no longer afford. And the huge peak of covid times where people were sat at home buying shit loads of beer and watching some numb skull chat about it on UA-cam are long gone. Sadly.
I still enjoy watching beer content, yours included, I just don’t comment much anymore. 🤣
The content you and Simon put together is Manchester was terrific what I saw of it. Even the absolute bell end in the background that thought it was all about him.
@@ScottReviewsThings I watch/listen loads of people on and off but seldom comment. I have them on while I'm doing boring jobs around the house, having a shave, having a shit. I actually bought a bunch of beers on my lunchbreak to review. I'm in a bit of a run of enthusiasm to create a bit of content at the moment. I know I won't get the views that I used to, but right now that not that important to me. As long as I enjoy doing it and hopefully someone will enjoy watching it. Cheers!
Thank you for the kind words Scott.
we had a great time mate. eurostar is superb and the french transfer to DIsney from Lille was easy as well...knackered now lol
Hi Scott I am still going but I’m on a break. Change of circumstances means I’m busier so when I have a beer I just wanna enjoy it. Al be back I just need to fathom how to make my hectic life work 😂
glad to hear it gregg..hope youre keeping well mate
You did mention me! See I stuck it out to the end 🙂 Interesting conversation.
Of course I mentioned you Rob. One of the originals and to be very much respected.
@@ScottReviewsThings Very kind of you.
BeerTube died when Chris Steltz quit Beer Geek Nation out of the blue. Most beer geeks get their next must have beer/style/brewery from Instagram, Untappd and the bowels of Beer Advocate. I hate to say it, but I think the low quality of beertubers' content probably has turned a lot of viewers away. Few creators approach this as anything other than a personal vlog: no editing, no thumbnail design and frankly, little to no knowledge of objective quality . That's why I made that "beertuber academy" series of how-to tutorials a few months ago.
Though I noticed you pretty much only mentioned UK based beertubers. There are a lot of us in the USA (in fact, there were no beertubers in the UK before Simon as far as I remember). I've been trying to revive the beertube community, but I can't do it alone.
BTW hazy IPA and New England IPA are the same thing. Much like Double IPA and Imperial IPA.
For me it all peaked around 2014-2015. But I'd say that the decline is more economical than to do with quality. Reviewers come and go, people's loves change. Do it if you enjoy it and do it if you have the time.
Cheers!!! New subscriber here from BRANTFORD Ontario. I as well review beers. I love doing it.
Cheers.
Great insight Scott,when I first got into craft beer my staple youtubers used to be Beergoggles (the late Terry kaye)sadly passed away, urban viking,Sofakingdrunk,and as you say the current beer reviewers,which I feel are still doing a good job,don't khow about you but I love the American reviews like joe senigaglia ,Darwin, massive beer reviews, the Beer Patrol and a great reviewer was greggs beer reviews who sadly died 2 months ago ,other good reviewers closer to home peter master of hoppetsDenmark ( Hopzine may they all continue.🍺🍺👍👍 ps don't khow what ever happened to the Bier Hooligan,although never watched that one much.
Bier hooligan disappeared up his own backside mate.
Some good names in there. Huge fan of Danny (Sofakingdrunk). Don’t really watch any of the American guys. But know they are all well respected.
For me. A lot of the newer channels are just soulless. And I think that’s a big problem.
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Hi Scott, cheers for the mention bud much appreciated, this Christmas will be 10 years , I love doing them but what I find hard sometimes is the lack of excitement regarding beer, especially in Supermarkets, interesting points bud , thinking of doing a video myself on the subject, thank you for inspiring me, best wishes to wanda too mate, cheers
Look forward to hearing your thoughts my friend. Always a pleasure.
On the Apple front my first smart phone was an iPhone 3GS which my friend gave to me when he upgraded to an iPhone 5 and I was very grateful for it. A couple of years later I bought the said iPhone 5 off him for £100 and was happy with that for over 4 years until it couldn't hold a charge anymore. From the iPhone 6 onwards, Apple have been taking the piss with design choices and definitely price IMO, so when my iPhone 5 needed replacing I switched to Android and haven't looked back.
I do like the Apple closed eco system which helps with security, and having to pay for most apps didn't bother me, but I just couldn't justify sticking with Apple when I could get an Android phone that does what I want for less than a quarter of the price. Also touch disease, deliberately slowing down the 6s, removing the headphone jack etc... and their shenanigans as far as right to repair goes just doesn't sit well with me. I know other companies have jumped on that bandwagon now, but paying at most £150 for a phone is where I'm at, and if it breaks it's at most £150 for a new one. I've had my Moto G7 Power now for almost 5 years and it's still going strong. I must admit though I don't live on my phone and I only have one because it's become a necessity ...
I’m an unashamed iPhone twat sid. Yes I know it’s over priced. I just can’t be assed to change now. I’m almost 50 after all 🤣🤣🤣
@@ScottReviewsThings My friend who I got my iPhones off is the same, and cos he's on contract he doesn't feel the price increase as much.
Yeah, I think they have. The videos are all more or less identical and there's only so much you can get out of another person's reaction to a particular drink. I personally don't think beer reviews really work as recommendations either, because everyone who's watching is limited to whatever is available in their local shops. When they were a novelty beer reviews were good fun, but I think the trend has definitely run its course.
You make some very valid points. Thank you for taking the time.
Cheers.
Yes
Didn't expect the shout out. But I'm glad with it and yes we are struggling for content:) for me im bored of ipa!
Spot on mate. Love an ipa but fed of the hazy / NEIPA shite.
Madam Director says thanks for the kind words. For me balancing work and reviewing is difficult. I originally started the channel to teach my self the whole you tube thing. Looking forward I’d like to move in a different direction, perhaps with a new channel, we’ll see. I enjoy your mix of beer, food and chat, it’s interesting to see the way your channel is evolving. Keep up the good work, and keep it real ! Cheers.
I wouldn’t start a new channel. Just re brand it David. You’ve built a base so it’s worth doing that instead of starting from scratch. Look forward to whatever you do mate.
Great video, as a fellow beer Channel I completely understand where your coming from.
There's a lack of interest and people want beers they can easily get for a cheap price. Thanks For the mention Scott.
I've noticed As you mentioned most people generally watch because they like you.
I've recently made some videos about loosing weight didn't think anyone would watch but I think subs get to like you as a person regardless of what content you make.
I personally love doing lives atm
Wish you luck with whatever you Review in future
Cheers Adam. And good luck with the weight loss mate.
Great video Scott, with some really interesting points - really enjoyed listening to your thoughts - as you know, I only do mine for a bit of enjoyment for myself, and if no one watches them then it's not gonna bother me that much! Completely agree with the state of beer in supermarkets and the state of IPA in general. love to you and Wanda
@@BeerDogReviews cheers mate. I think I was trying to get at the lack of interest from a viewer point of view. In a really cack handed way. I really should mate some notes sometimes 🤣
Spot on video some proper honest comments. Thanks for mention. We probably came a long too late tbh. But it does affect you if u worry about it. I stopped worrying about views. Hence doing Cider reviews as i like it. Thing is there is so many now. Some of the dramas crazy.
There's never gonna be another Simon now. Hes drive still great now.
Trouble is as well u can't watch everyone this video doing well or i wouldn't gave even known it was out as it flashed up 2x at 6am LOL keep doing what u are doing LCBF we there of course...
Cheers Paul. See you there.
I've MASSIVLEY cut back on my drinking. I used to drink like 5 days a week. I've been trying to get my shit together and really cut back. I actually bought a blade the other week as I'm abit fed up with craft beer. I've got a stash of stuff here to review that's been sat here for god knows how long. I'll eventually get through the backlog but I'm enjoying Heineken and random crap on the Pd too haha.
I drink about 1/8 of the beer I used to mate. And feel much better for it.
One of the reasons for changing the channel up was because I got a bit bored with the same content. And if I’m bored then that’s going to translate into videos isn’t.
Keep up the good work bud. Always a pleasure.
I think personally there might be to many reviewers and if you review beer that some folk can't afford they are not going to watch plus like I said on Chris's channel the COVID years are gone now and people are not stuck with the box they are out
Everyone jumped on board at one point. Some people had the personality of a vacuum cleaner and thought they were terrific.
Oversaturation has been a huge problem. I think that is also still an issue but not so much now that half of em have fucked off.
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One big problem is UA-cam.
They force creators to put out content. Normal people cannot do this due to other commitments so they rush and put out inferior content and also put annoying adverts in their videos.
I’m not sure I agree that UA-cam forces people to put content out. People make that choice surely.
I’m a normal person with a normal Monday - Friday job that fits his videos around that. Again my choice.
As for annoying adverts. Sadly. We live in a society where adverts are king. Yes I can choose to turn them off. But I also have the ability to restrict the quantity as well which I do. But I do agree. Adverts get on my nerves as well 🤣
I think they have Scott to be fair
There’s just to many channels going it
But if they enjoy it it’s up to them isn’t it
I think doing a mixture of things beer,food, days out is the way forward
I think you were pretty much spot on with your opinion about beer reviews. I think they are a niche that will come and go over time unless you have a well-established channel. I wouldn't recommend it for a new channel unless they have a way to do that is very entertaining almost to the point where you didn't know it was a review. In general, beer related content is probably the hardest subject to build a channel and maintain as it is a subjective matter because of multiple factors. That is why I am pulling back on my channel. I can go on and on. Great job!
Cheers Kev. I’ve noticed people bugger off when the going got tough. I’ve noticed people literally only review the new releases. I’ve noticed just about everything in beer reviews.
There was an oversaturation of people turning on a camera that had little more personality than the camera itself.
There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind the days of beer reviews is dying. People like you that have stood the test of time and kept going deserve credit.
@@ScottReviewsThings Thank you for the kind words.
Used to religiously watch a wide content of beer reviewers, now I restrict it to a handful and usually only when a beer appeals to me.
As for craft beer in general - I’ve gone back to traditional UK ales and German / Czech lagers. Craft beer shops (whether online or not) are too expensive, for whatever reason. Would rather spend money at the brewery shops direct now, or smaller breweries.
I used to “review” a beer and then go and watch others to see what they thought. Now I can’t be bothered Lee. There are some good beer reviewers and there are some absolute throbbers as well.
I think the days of beer reviews apart from Simon. Are dwindling quickly.
I think they have had their day . Lives and interaction is the way forward.
I do like a live not so much watching as I can’t be assed 🤣🤣
Personally, I do still enjoy the beer reviews, but I'm limited to just a few channels and like you said, realistically I watch for the person doing it rather than in depth analysis of a brew. We all get something different from beer taste wise, nobody is right or wrong I just like to hear people's views on it
I think that’s the thing mate. There’s something and someone for everyone. I enjoy that odd reviewer here and there. But some are so far up their own ass it’s mad.
Like anything in life, beer reviews have a shelf life. The drop in quality of beer, especially in supermarkets, has hurried up beer reviews not being as popular IMO, plus the cost of living and taxes on beer haven't helped either. Spot on with the German stuff making craft beer less desirable ...
Supermarkets have played a huge part both ways here for me sid. The explosion a few years back into the supermarkets helped fuel the “craft beer” fire. It was everywhere and became the buzzword for anything remotely resembling a “craft beer”.
Then. Their over saturation of mediocre bullshit has helped throw water on that fire.
Each of these things have had an impact on UA-cam. An influx of beer reviews who all thought it was a peace of piss when the going was good. Rushing to get the new IPA out on their channel (me included). The the absolute baron wasteland of reviewers now who couldn’t give a shit.
I sit somewhere in between. Still passionate about beer. But more circumspect with what I buy and show on the channel these days.
I think you’re doing the right thing by just using the Chanel for light hearted content. I feel sorry for the people who are using this platform to make a living.
I got fed up with what can be boring beer reviews James. And decided to amuse myself more. And within in beer reviews as well. Hopefully than comes across on screen.
Many beer reviewers have come and gone, Simon has been the main stayer, (though I'm a bit worried for his health) and like him, I have had enough of 'craft' beers, mainly because so many have been abused by using flavourings in the beers, ice cream sorbet, cordial etc, the supermarkets beers are all the same. Like Simon I have reverted to 'real' German and Czech beers, and regional brewers traditional ales. The best beer chanel is the 'Craft beer Chanel'. Jonny is a professional beer writer and brad is great, they offer a different approach. This country is having its beer heritage destroyed by fake foreign beers.
I really enjoy the craft beer channel as well. As you say. Professionaly put together videos. And interesting.
Your point about overuse of adjuncts is spot on as well.
I think they have Scott to be fair
There’s just to many channels going it
But if they enjoy it it’s up to them isn’t it
I think doing a mixture of things beer,food, days out is the way forward
I agree with the amount of channels Neil. But I guess that means there is someone for everyone.
Hope you’re keeping well mate.
@@ScottReviewsThings all good mate yourself?
Some lovely weather we’re having
Enjoy a few cold lagers in the garden I’m ready for bed 😂😂