{"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":"Randy Mosher Knows Your Tasting Brain","slug":"randy-mosher-knows-your-tasting-brain","published_at":"2026-05-07T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/randy-mosher-knows-your-tasting-brain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210","url":"https://respect-the-beer.captivate.fm/episode/randy-mosher-2","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/44161ff7-14d0-4879-8460-f741a6ed297b.mp3","summary":"Part 2 of our conversation with Randy Mosher! Randy discusses the differences between tasting wine and beer and how you can develop your on palette to be a better taster. Pre-order your copy of \"Your Tasting Brain\" by Randy Mosher: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/Y/bo264674950.html Randy's Website: https://randymosher.com/ Randy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chemosensationalist/ 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! 00:29 Freshness and Beer Ratings 03:05 Brand Bias in Tasting 04:06 Training Your Palate 04:46 Building Flavor Vocabulary 06:05 Judging and Calibration 08:45 Subjective Smell Reality 11:05 Layering Flavors Like Perfume 13:05 Tinctures and Precise Dosing 15:10 Tradition Versus Creativity 17:13 Terpenes and NA Challenges 19:27 Forbidden Root Botanical Brewing 21:51 Death Row Beer Flight 27:00 Your Tasting Brain - Out May 15! 28:35 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":"Part 2 of our conversation with Randy Mosher! Randy discusses the differences between tasting wine and beer and how you can develop your on palette to be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1743,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/respecting-the-beer-6821210/episodes/randy-mosher-knows-your-tasting-brain/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/randy-mosher-knows-your-tasting-brain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}