{"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":"Taplist: Stefano's Snail Ale, Rye IPA","slug":"taplist-stefano-s-snail-ale-rye-ipa","published_at":"2026-04-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/taplist-stefano-s-snail-ale-rye-ipa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210","url":"https://respect-the-beer.captivate.fm/episode/taplist-snail-ale","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/67de2961-efe0-4495-a4b6-3a60678c1868.mp3","summary":"Gary and Bobby discuss Snail Ale, a West Coast–style Rye IPA made with Wisconsin rye! Created with Sheboygan restaurateur Stefano Viti, Snail Ale is a lower-alcohol alternative to everyones favorite 547. 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! 00:58 Rye IPA Origin Story 03:33 What Is Rye Anyway 06:09 Why Husks Matter 09:37 Brewing Raw Rye 12:36 Taste Test Hop Choices 14:57 Water Chemistry Color Dial 16:36 Naming a New Rye Ale 21:18 Custom Beer Requests 21:32 Credit Union Collab Liquid Asset 22:46 Haitian Lager Concept 24:55 Amber and Fossil Gimmick 27:25 Indiana Jones Beer Release 28:03 Snail Ale Availability Label Art 29:17 AI and Beer Creativity 31:17 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":"Gary and Bobby discuss Snail Ale, a West Coast–style Rye IPA made with Wisconsin rye! Created with Sheboygan restaurateur Stefano Viti, Snail Ale is a low…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1907,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/respecting-the-beer-6821210/episodes/taplist-stefano-s-snail-ale-rye-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/taplist-stefano-s-snail-ale-rye-ipa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}