{"podcast":{"title":"Respecting the Beer","slug":"respecting-the-beer-6821210","podcast_index_feed_id":6821210,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/respect-the-beer/","website_url":"https://www.mcfleshmans.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/9e922732-823a-4ed3-93f3-4fc912b29965/ErWE9ykdCHFgMlLM5VPBOx1q.jpg","author":"McFleshman's Brewing Co","episode_count":119,"summary":"The smartest podcast for nerdy brewers and beer lovers in under thirty minutes. Hosted by owners of McFleshman's Brewing Co, Bobby and Allison Fleshman with special apparances from Ciceron and historian, Joel Hermansen. Kept on subject by Gary Arndt, host of Everything Everywhere Daily. In our first few episodes, we cover the origins of McFleshman's brewery and brew master, Bobby Fleshman. While studying for a PhD in astrophysics, Bobby fell in love with homebrewing. After consistently winning brewing competitions, he and his wife Allison decided to start a brewery with a different type of experience. Thus McFleshman's was born! Other topics covered include: craft brewing, the chemical make up of beer, the differences between the huge variety of beers, how color affects beer's taste, homebrewing, starting a brewery, why beer get's skunked, the origins of hops, the business of brewing, Benedictine Monk's effect on brewing, Hildegard of Bingen, Charlie Bamforth, Louis Pasteur, contract brewing, remote beer pumping, getting a business loan, brewery operations, creating stand operating procedures, Sierra Nevada Brewing, brewing collaboration, Dry January, Reinhehtsgebot, beer history,…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T22:20:48.192449+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210"},"episode":{"title":"2025 Brewery Recap","slug":"2025-brewery-recap","published_at":"2026-01-07T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/2025-brewery-recap","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210","url":"https://respect-the-beer.captivate.fm/episode/2025-recap","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8877dae1-fac1-4069-ac17-92b446a3957d.mp3","summary":"Gary, Bobby, and Allison review the brewery's progress in 2025, discussing successes, challenges, and opportunities for future growth. They delve into the evolving beer market, strategic choices for expansion, and the importance of community and quality in their craft. 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 -- TIMELINE 00:00 Gary's Pet Peeve 00:33 Year-End Review of 2025 03:15 Community and Business Achievements 05:40 Future Plans 10:27 Collaborations and Community 13:31 Tourism Experience 15:25 Accidental Beer Creation... 20:51 Cider Experiment 22:17 Gary's Influence 22:50 Expansion Plans 26:22 Challenges in Distribution 31:14 A BEVERAGE Company 33:18 SWOT Analysis 42:18 Support the show 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","meta_description":"Gary, Bobby, and Allison review the brewery's progress in 2025, discussing successes, challenges, and opportunities for future growth. They delve into the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2575,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/respecting-the-beer-6821210/episodes/2025-brewery-recap/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/2025-brewery-recap.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}