The group that I hang out with used to go check out local breweries quite often. Then they shut everything down and I decided to give it a try. Like you said, there is a ton of info out there these days.
I went right into all grain brewing and quickly was making beers that are as good as any brewery, and having a blast doing it. I recommend checking out the all in one systems like the grainfather, or anvil, or clawhammer. They make brew day so much easier.
There are sites that sell really good kits online that are quite reasonably priced. I still use them, but mostly the local homebrew shop these days.