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/

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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!

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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

Live at Lagerfest 2025, Ben Schreiner of Mosinee Brewing Company steps away from their booth to talk taproom, best brews, and creating community.

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QUESTIONS?

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Respecting the Beer!

00:29 Meet Ben Shreiner of Mosinee Brewing

00:45 From Homebrew to Pro

02:00 Brewery Launch & Pandemic Surivval

03:22 Hometown Brewery Reach

04:30 Packaging and Food Plan

05:54 Traditional vs Trendy

07:01 Wisconsin Beer Stats

08:40 Brew System and Beer Styles

12:17 Decoction and Water Chemistry

15:56 Mosinee's Taproom & Best Sellers

19:18 Best vs Favorite Beer

20:16 Most Technical Beer?

23:22 Sourcing Local Hops

26:03 Visit Mosinee Brewing Co!

27:39 Support us on Patreon!

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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

We finally get the rest of the Appleton Beer Factory team on mic! Gary and Bobby host Jeff Fogle, Ben Fogle, and Carl Pierce to trace Appleton Beer Factory’s origins. From Jeff’s 1982 homebrew build and sanitary welding to ABF’s DIY 22-tank system. They cover early ingredient hunts, business planning, recession-era funding, the ABF–McFleshman’s collaboration, contract brewing, expansion and a proposed alley pipe?

Visit ABF: https://appletonbeerfactory.com/

PATREON SUPPORT

patreon.com/respectingthebeerpodcast

1. Uncut episodes with bonus content
2. Access to exclusive beers
3. Access to 50-minute video tour of McFleshman's

FACEBOOK GROUP

https://www.facebook.com/groups/respectingthebeer

QUESTIONS?

Email us at respectingthebeer@gmail.com

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Respecting the Beer!

01:12 Jeff Fogle's Origin Story

03:11 Brewing Before the Internet

04:19 Sourcing Ingredients the Hard Way

05:56 Sanitary Welding 101

08:21 Carl Pierce, ABF Partner

11:53 Building the Appleton Beer Factory

18:06 The DIY Brewery Build-Out

19:51 Partnering with McFleshman’s

22:23 What's Next for ABF?

25:34 A Pipe Over the Alley??

26:32 What to Order at ABF

28:07 Mount Rushmore of Brewing

31:21 Support us on Patreon!

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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