Our neighbors from the Appleton Beer Factory finally join us! Gary, Bobby, and Allison chat with head brewer, alley sharer, and friend, Ben Fogle, about the origins of ABF's beer, taproom, kitchen, giant steel vats, and more.

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TIMELINE

00:00 Martian Brewing Consultant?

00:43 Introducing Today's Guest: Ben Fogle

00:54 Ben's Brewing Journey Begins

01:15 Family Influence and Early Brewing Days

02:43 Engineering @ College

04:22 Building the Brewery: Challenges and Triumphs

10:20 Opening the Appleton Beer Factory

11:57 The Brewery's Unique Construction

13:55 Custom Building ALL Their Equipment

16:34 First Brewing Experiences

18:56 Lessons Learned Along the Way

21:09 Ben Hated Their Kitchen at First

25:03 And Then Came the Music

27:44 Ben Will Return!

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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