#101 - Emberside Brewery (Tom Nielsen)

Host Richie Tevlin and Co-Host Evan Blum talk with Tom Nielsen, Director of Brewery Operations at Emberside Brewery, opening Fall 2026 in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. A 20-year veteran of the craft beer industry, Tom spent two decades at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., where as a leader in R&D and quality he helped shape some of the brewery's most beloved beers including Torpedo Ale, Hop Hunter IPA, and Hazy Little Thing. Now back in his home state of New Jersey, he is building Emberside's debut lineup from the ground up.   https://www.embersidebrewery.com/ @EmbersideBrewery _____________________________________________ THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!: The Beer Accountant: https://www.paddymaccpa.com/brewerysolutions Patrick McDonald Email: [email protected] 267-566-4077 - Licensed CPA Norris McLaughlin P.A. https://norrismclaughlin.com/ted-zeller Ted Zeller - Epi 91 Email: [email protected] (484) 765-2220 - Liquor Attorney Cascade Floors https://cascadefloors.com/ Chris Klein Email: [email protected] (541) 510-1080 _______________________________________ EPISODE NOTES: Mentioned Craft Brands Sierra Nevada Brewing - Chico, CA New Trail Brewing - Epi 41 - Williamsport, PA Single Hill Brewing - Yakima, WA Odell Brewing Company - Fort Collins, CO Founders Brewing - Grand Rapids, MI Bell's Brewery - MI Stone Brewing - San Diego, CA Farmers Brewing - Princeton, CA Rupee Beer Human Robot - Epi 10, 15, & 62 - Philadelphia, PA Dogfish Head Brewery - Epi 100 - Milton, DE Victory Brewing - Downingtown, PA The Lost Abbey's - Cardiff, CA Georgetown Brewing - Seattle, WA Tenma Beer Project - Oakland, CA Twin Elephant Brewing - Chatham, NJ Oakflower Brewing - Millington, NJ Sunken Silo Brew Works - Lebanon, NJ Untied Brewing - Providence, NJ Icarus Brewing - Epi 85 - Brick, NJ Tonewood Brewing - Barrington, NJ The Alchemist Brewery - Stowe, VT Hill Farmstead Brewery - Greensboro Bend, VT Mentioned People Mike LaRosa - Epi 41 - Owner of New Trail Brewing Zack Turner - Founder of Single Hill Brewing Vinnie Cilurzo - Co-Owner of Russian River Matt Brynildson - Brewmaster of Firestone Walker Brewing John Mallett - Former New Belgium & Bells Brewery R&D Dan Carey - Co-Founder and Brewmaster of New Glarus Brewing Garrett Oliver - Legendary American Beer Writer & Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster Val Peacock - ABInBev's Manager of Hop Technology Jeremy Moynier - Brewer of Stone Brewing Jamie Floyd - Co-Founder of Ninkasi Brewing John Henning - Oregon State  Angela Randazzo - Oregon State John Segal - CBC 5 - Owner of Segal Hop Ranch  Sam Calagione - Epi 100 - Founder of Dogfish Head Brewery Charles Kyle - Communications Manager at Sierra Nevada Brewing Gilbert Sanchez - Director of R&D at Sierra Nevada Brewing  Tomme Arthur - Co-Founder of The Lost Abbey & Port Brewing Bill Covaleski - Co-Founder of Victory Brewing Ron Barchet Jr - Co-Founder of Victory Brewing Max Koby - Founder of Abstrax Hops The Connell family - Rice Trader Olson Kundig - Architecture Eric Orlando - Epi 13 - Director of Government Affairs at the Brewers Guild of NJ Scott Jennings - Head Brewer of Sierra Nevada Brewing John Kimmich - Founder of The Alchemist Brewery Steve Gonzalez - Head Brewer of Stone Brewing Breeze Outhwaite - Senior Innovations Scientist for Totally Natural solutions Other Mentions Abstrax Hops Yakima Chief - National Hop Producer Hop Quality Group Brewers Association Haas - National Hop Producer Segal Hop Ranch - CBC 5 - Yakima Hop Ranch Beer Lobo - CA Beer Bar Lukr Faucet - Beer Draft Systems  The Michael J. Jackson Foundation  What We Drank? Trailside Pounder Pilsner | 5.0% | Thora & Tangier New Trail brewing (Collab w/ Emberside Brewery) _______________________________________   STAY CONNECTED: Instagram: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠@brewedat ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠BrewedAt Website: ⁠⁠www.brewedat.com