# Taplist: The Italian Pilsner Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/taplist-the-italian-pilsner Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/taplist-the-italian-pilsner.md Podcast: [Respecting the Beer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210) Published: 2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://respect-the-beer.captivate.fm/episode/taplist-italian-pilsner Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/867b3ec8-1396-466b-b9eb-9a9a3d6f09cc.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/respecting-the-beer-6821210/episodes/taplist-the-italian-pilsner Duration seconds: 1786 ## Resource Decker hops back on mic to taste a new, unnamed Italian pilsner from Bobby. They discuss what makes pilsners unforgiving and visually driven, including how the first unfiltered keg pull can be hazy from yeast. This beer is a collaboration with Stefano Viglietti who owns Slo Food Market, Il Ritrovo, and Field to Fork. It's officially been named Pil Ritrovo! Visit Sheboygan and check it out! https://www.ilritrovopizza.com/ https://www.slofoodmarket.com/ https://www.fieldtoforkcafe.com/ PATREON SUPPORT patreon.com/respectingthebeerpodcast Uncut episodes with bonus content Access to exclusive beers Access to 50-minute video tour of McFleshman's FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/respectingthebeer QUESTIONS? Email us at respectingthebeer@gmail.com -- CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to Respecting the Beer! 02:10 Lukr Faucets and Pilsner Pride 04:24 First Tasting Notes 05:25 Hops Breakdown Saaz to Saphir 08:41 Italian Pilsner Origin Story 10:20 IBUs ABV and Decoction Tease 15:40 Decoction Surprise Results 16:33 Why Decoction Clears Beer 17:28 Color Control Without Fire 18:45 Old School Brewing Logic 19:28 Better Foam From Decoction 20:36 Naming Beers Is Hard 23:03 Community Collabs And Causes 23:42 Italian Pilsner Origin Story 26:25 Dry Hopping A Pilsner 27:41 Taproom Timing And Festivals 29:14 Support us on Patreon! -- CREDITS Hosts: Bobby Fleshman - https://www.mcfleshmans.com/ Allison Fleshman -https://www.instagram.com/mcfleshmans/ Joel Hermansen Gary Ardnt - https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Music by Sarah Lynn Huss - https://www.facebook.com/kevin.huss.52/ Recorded & Produced by David Kalsow - https://davidkalsow.com/ Brought to you by McFleshman's Brewing Co ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/respecting-the-beer-6821210/episodes/taplist-the-italian-pilsner/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/taplist-the-italian-pilsner.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.