Episode Details

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.

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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