{"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":"Omega Brewing Experience From Omro, WI Serves Ice Cold IPA","slug":"omega-brewing-experience-from-omro-wi-serves-ice-cold-ipa","published_at":"2026-02-28T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/omega-brewing-experience-from-omro-wi-serves-ice-cold-ipa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210","url":"https://respect-the-beer.captivate.fm/episode/omega-brewing-experience","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6a56671a-5989-432d-8c4c-ffc1daac46f1.mp3","summary":"Omega Brewing Experience's Steve Zink stops by the podcast \"studio\" during Lagerfest 2025. Steve retired from Oshkosh Defense and decided to start a brewery in small town Wisconsin. He shares his style of brewing and why he named the company Omega. Visit Omega Brewing Experience: https://www.facebook.com/p/Omega-Brewing-Experience-100063586692791/ 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 Live from Lagerfest 2025 00:59 Steve Zink Origin Story 01:55 Traditional Beer Philosophy 03:58 Nano Brewery Setup 05:43 Desert Island IPA 06:44 Recipe Tweaks and Tradition 09:18 Hazy IPA Market Reality 11:14 Best Sellers and Lager Fest Pour 13:15 Cold IPA Deep Dive 14:10 What’s Next for Omega 15:20 Why Omega Experience 17:41 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","meta_description":"Omega Brewing Experience's Steve Zink stops by the podcast \"studio\" during Lagerfest 2025. Steve retired from Oshkosh Defense and decided to start a brewe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1087,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/respecting-the-beer-6821210/episodes/omega-brewing-experience-from-omro-wi-serves-ice-cold-ipa/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/omega-brewing-experience-from-omro-wi-serves-ice-cold-ipa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}