{"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: The Hildy Pils","slug":"taplist-the-hildy-pils","published_at":"2026-02-05T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/taplist-the-hildy-pils","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210","url":"https://respect-the-beer.captivate.fm/episode/the-hildy-pils","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/613386f6-8f2d-42a5-beb0-5643a3a522ea.mp3","summary":"Gary interviews Bobby (not Robert!) and Allison about the history, naming, ingredients, and brewing process of the Hildy Pils at McFleshman's. Cara is going nuts for this one! 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  The Hildy Pils 01:26 Origin Story 10:14 Water Profile 13:51 Malt and Hops Selection 17:46 Spunding and Fermentation Techniques 20:15 Yeast and Pressure 20:51 Sulfur Compounds 21:49 History of Pilsners 23:07 The Importance of Oak 23:58 The Skunky Smell 26:32 The Legacy of Augustiner Yeast 29:19 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 interviews Bobby (not Robert!) and Allison about the history, naming, ingredients, and brewing process of the Hildy Pils at McFleshman's. Cara is goi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1788,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/respecting-the-beer-6821210/episodes/taplist-the-hildy-pils/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-the-hildy-pils.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}