About

High Fidelity

Boiler Brewing Company 2015

Boiler Brewing Company

JASON MCLAUGHLIN, brewmaster; Thad Aerts, managing partner.

Jason is Boiler Brewing Company’s second brewmaster, taking the reigns in 2025 after Boiler’s founding brewmaster, Tim Thomssen retired. Raised in Salt Lake City, Jason comes from a family full of craft beer enthusiasts, resulting in an appreciation for craft beer at an early age. An avid homebrewer since 2007, Jason has accumulated over 100 awards for both beer and mead in national competitions. Prior to coming on board at Boiler, Jason collaborarted with Tim on a number of Boiler beers, including Diabolical Iridescence, Inkberry, Black Forest Raspberry Torte, and the THAT! series of IPAs. Jason has also collaborated with Empyrean, Corn Coast, CODE Beer, Stone Hollow, Kinkaider, Lucky Bucket, Saro Cider, and Wasatch. Jason’s certifications include Certified Cicerone, and a National Rank with Master level experience in the beer Judging Certification Program. Jason is former president of the Lincoln Lagers Homebrew Club, created the Sower’s Cup Homebrew Competition, and co-created Lincoln Beer Week. Jason lives in Lincoln with his wife Jenny, daughter Rory, and two dogs. When not immersed in all things craft beer, Jason enjoys mountain biking, trail building, snowboarding, and the culinary arts.

Thad comes to Boiler Brewing Company’s table as a connoisseur. He loves good beer but can’t make it. He’s a horrible musician but loves music. Those that can’t, teach. That’s Thad.

He is a passion-driven person who has spent his entire life believing that anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Over the years he has devoted an unhealthy amount of time and energy to skateboarding, bicycles, music, running, dirt bikes, and of course, craft beer.

Before Boiler Brewing Company, Thad worked with teenagers with behavior disorders while moonlighting as a bartender. He published a couple of small magazines during this time, as well. Thad lives in Lincoln with his wife Amy, five kids, two toads, and a dog. Believe it or not, there’s still room for a lot of bicycles, dirt bikes, records, and the hi-fis he needs to play them. And tucked in the garage is a refrigerator that’s full of craft beer.