Respecting the Beer
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, New Realm Brewing Co, Mitch Steele, and much more.
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Previous Episodes
- Explore the History of Oshkosh Beer w/ Lee Reiherzer 18.08.2025
- Mitch Steele of New Realm Brewing Wrote THE Book on IPA 11.08.2025
- Mitch Steele of New Realm Brewing Looks Back on 40 Years of Brewing 04.08.2025
- 140+ Years of Malting in Wisconsin w/ Briess Malt & Ingredients Co 28.07.2025
- What is Malt? w/ Briess Malt & Ingredients Co 21.07.2025
- Capturing Wild Yeast for Beer Brewing w/ Jody Cleaveland 14.07.2025
- The Secrets of Vault 202 Brewery w/ Scott Krebsbach 07.07.2025
- Data Pints #2: What Do You Do When a Beer Under Performs? 30.06.2025
- Data Pints #1: What Data Does a Brewery Keep Track Of? 23.06.2025
- From Witches to Craft Brewing: Women Brewers in Modern History 16.06.2025
- Women's Hidden Role in Brewing History 09.06.2025
- From Farm to Pint w/ Riggs Beer Co - Part 2 02.06.2025
- From Farm to Pint w/ Riggs Beer Co - Part 1 26.05.2025
- More Coal Innovations by Brewers w/ Dr. Anton Howes 19.05.2025
- The Real Reason Coal Become Popular w/ Dr. Anton Howes 12.05.2025
- How a Brewery Prepares for Festival Season 05.05.2025
- The History and Purpose of Beer Gardens 28.04.2025
- The Art of Ale Sales w/ Stephanie Harvey 21.04.2025
- The Shrink of Drink Returns w/ Eric Eastman 14.04.2025
- Protecting Water, Protecting Beer w/ John O'Boyle 07.04.2025
