Friday 5pm
Welcome to the Friday 5pm podcast, a weekly ramble chat from Youtube's award-winning Craft Beer Channel designed to be consumed as you sup on your first beer of the weekend. Join us for a weekly roundup with behind the scenes stories, beer news and whatever Brad decides to dredge up from his mind palace this time.
Crack a beer and join us every Friday at 5pm to wind down and a look back at the week in beer, including the comments on this week's Youtube video.
Episodes
284 episodes
Friday 5pm – good news for rats
This week there's no upload, but there's LOTS of beer news and CBC to wade through so strap in!
Friday 5pm – interlocking
We're back after far too long! Join us as Jonny tells tales of Wales, Birmingham, Scotland and Faversham, and Brad tells wild tales of holidays on boats.WATCH LAST WEEK'S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98E9Xh6rSLc
Friday 5pm – muddy rainbow
Jonny's been all over the place and Brad's been on a session. Thankfully not a Tripel session.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os5KB7jm0vY
Friday 5pm – Ravendell
This week we've been busy launching a collab beer, celebrating Paddy's Day and drinking Champagne.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n57HRHAxcwc
Friday 5pm – Jason and the Lagernauts
Brad's back, so we're going off the rails again.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqjEP0vkpEg
Friday 5pm – Disney adults (ft Rachel Auty)
This week Jonny is joined by Women on Tap founder Rachel Auty, for a conversation about International Women's Collaboration Brew Day, diversity in the beer industry and what on earth a Disney adult could be.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https...
Friday 5pm – elephant in the room (ft Matt Curtis)
Brad couldn't record this week, so Jonny ropes in Matt Curtis for a grilling on BrewDog, shortform content, Pellicle and Manchester pubs.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO56Td_zdNg
Friday 5pm – Jonny spontaneously combusts
This week Jonny's been drinking Creamy Beamy in Belfast, Brad's dyed his hair, and Flemish Red is the new Marmite.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga5dACyl4WI
Friday 5pm – the fat is tasty, too
WE'RE BACK FROM OUR WINTER BREAK! Join us as we talk about the 2,000 miles Jonny has driven already this year, dissect this week's epic video about Donzoko, and muse over the joy and pitfalls of making long-form video.WATCH THIS WEEK'S V...
Friday 5pm – St Birdnardus
This week is the last Friday 5pm of the year and ho BOY do we have some big Cask Ale related news for you...WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9YIxs7wXPABUY THE CHRISTMAS TASTE-ALONG BOX: https://www.beermer...
Friday 5pm – it's not an ESB
This week we answer the questions on everyone's lips and no, it's not an ESB. Brad's got his tin foil hat on and a Terry's Chocolate Orange Calendar, and Jonny is pouring Mliko Brown Ales.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://youtu.be/d_eH6oO...
Friday 5pm – is that a Polly Pocket?
We're back from various parts of the world. Brad's been eating Spag Bol in Japan, Jonny's been drinking cask by a roaring fire, and we have a lot to catch up on.
Frightday 5pm – Ernie Schwarznegger
This week we're leaning into Halloween with a token hooded intro, then getting stuck into our Utopian brewday, Meantime visit, and Dubbel homebrewing.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ucBJzZLKcVg
Friday 5pm – if anyone's listening
This week we relive our festival, Love & Beer, muse about the idea of the CBC Awards, and dig a bit too deep in Dunderwasser.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmJo-tCM-0A
Friday 5pm – erogenous is the wrong word
This week we're using the wrong words, binging House of Madri, and tasting Jonny's Oktoberfest bier.GET TICKETS TO LOVE & BEER: tinyurl.com/love-and-beer-2025WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80x-4v_DwtE...
Friday 5pm – bad sculptures
This week Brad muses on how CBC will be immortalised and Jonny offers a tank pour to someone else for a change.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://youtu.be/H1HRhgPf5lwGET TICKETS TO LOVE & BEER: tinyurl.com/love-and-beer-2025
Friday 5pm – multicasking
This week Jonny is literally brewing while podcasting. Brad has lost some teeth.SIGN THE PETITION: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/716686TIX TO LOVE & BEER: https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/love-beer-3-festival...
Friday 5pm – yellow citric bullet
It's International Talk Like a Pirate day, we've been in Cornwall breaking St Austell's cask line, and then in Devon brewing a triple decocted Czech pils. This is why the video was late. Sorry.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ky...
Friday 5pm – ankle swingers
Apparently young people in short trousers are putting ice in their beer. And now so is Brad.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djJhQgMSDk0WATCH THE KOUT VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJcBfaMcOcs
Friday 5pm – replica Blobby suit
This week Jonny tries his latest homebrew, Brad's been watching a show about Noel Edmunds opening a pub, and the sheer weight of bad news forces us to talk about BrewDog.LEARN ABOUT THE TAYBEH BEER: https://www.beerguild.co.uk/news/pales...
Friday 5pm – unseen particles
This week Brad and Jonny have not insignificant hangovers, but are recording at 10am. This explains most of what happens in the podcast.This week's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGbZibrutfkKout Na Sumave video: https://ww...
Friday 5pm – cccraft beer
This week we've got LOTS to catch up on – not one but THREE CBC events, our trip to the Great British Beer Festival, the Champion Beer of Britain result, and of course two videos to talk through.BUY THE DONZOKO BOX: donzoko.org/cans/craf...
Friday 5pm – Industrial Slushie Machine
This week we find out cheese helps hangovers, Slushie machines need to be BIG, and muse of why badly poured Czech beer tastes worse than badly poured German beer.WATCH THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: https://youtu.be/UeL9Y5hF6YY