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Should I use Friends with Brews?

Two friends, two brews, many topics - friendswithbrews.com

Depends. Friends with Brews is a free two-host podcast about coffee, beer, and tech — there is no software product here to buy, deploy, or evaluate. Listen on Apple Podcasts or YouTube if casual banter sounds fun; skip it if you came shopping for a tool.

Confidence

High. Based on ~20 public sources; identified unambiguously as a hobby podcast, not a commercial product.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence of any support model
  • Security postureNot applicable; no findings either way

Pricing

$0

Listener

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Casual commutes and background listening
  • Coffee and beer enthusiasts
  • Tech workers wanting unfiltered two-host banter

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — this is a podcast, not a product
  • Teams needing vendor support, SLAs, or security reviews
  • Listeners wanting structured, polished tech news
  • Procurement or tool-evaluation workflows of any kind

Gotchas - check before you buy

low

Run by two hosts as a side project; support is whatever a contact form gets you

low

No security or compliance page — a non-issue for listening, meaningless for procurement

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Completely free; no subscriptions or paywalls found
  • Publishes on a steady cadence — every two weeks per Apple listing
  • Website offers searchable transcripts with speaker attribution
  • Available on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and the open web

Cons

  • Not a product — no pricing, support, or enterprise features to evaluate
  • Two-host inside-joke format; entertainment, not reference material
  • No security page found

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/22/2026 - 6 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x3security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 6

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free podcast, no paywalls found
  • Ease of use: 4/5. On Apple, YouTube, and web
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Transcripts and site search; that's it
  • Support quality. No evidence of any support model
  • Security posture. Not applicable; no findings either way
  • $0 Price Free to listen everywhere
  • Yes Free tier No paid tiers found
  • 102+ Episodes Transcript archive reaches episode 102

Pricing

Listener

$0

  • All episodes on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and web
  • Transcripts free on the site

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Listeners and hosts describe a casual two-friend show mixing coffee, beer, and tech banter; no notable complaint threads surfaced.

“There's beer! There's coffee! There's swear rules!”
YouTube, Friends with Brews video description
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; identified unambiguously as a hobby podcast, not a commercial product.

It's a free two-friend podcast about coffee, beer, and tech — nothing to buy, nothing to deploy.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; identified unambiguously as a hobby podcast, not a commercial product.

Sources

  1. Friends with Brews (official site)friendswithbrews.com
    official
  2. Friends with Brews — Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com
    review
  3. Friends with Brews — YouTubeyoutube.com
    official
  4. Friends With Brews — Scott Willsey (host)scottwillsey.com
    review
  5. Friends with Brews — Podcasts.compodcasts.com
    review
  6. Friends with Brews — Security page checkfriendswithbrews.com
    security

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