Nickel Beer Co.

Microbrewery in Julian, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Nickel Beer Company

Established in 2013

Contact
1485 Hollow Glen Rd, Julian, CA, 92036, United States
Description
Nickel Beer Company was founded in 2013 by Tom and Lindsey Nickel, owners of O’Brien’s Pub in San Diego. Tom started homebrewing at the age of 18 and has wanted to open a brewery in Julian since 1995. He worked in local breweries from 1996 to 2005 and in 2004 he was named the World Beer Cup Small Brewing Company Brewmaster of the Year.

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6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Pours a hazy, orange color, with a small, beige head. The aroma is pineapple, grapefruit zest, black pepper, and hard resin. Sticky and bitter. Medium body, hard, and abrasive. Interesting and aromatic, but harsh.

Tried from Draft at Hidden Craft on 15 Oct 2025 at 02:29


5

#3
Very herbally and grassy, not really pleasant, even with some pickled cucumbers (oh, man!). Taste is along the same lines. Sorry, but this is not good at all.
5-3-5-3-11=27

Tried on 16 Jan 2025 at 15:50


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Tap) slightly hazy, bright orange amber color with a small white head; aroma of orange marmalade; balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish

Tried from Draft on 13 Aug 2024 at 00:05


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Golden beer with a whitish head. Light grain and light spice aroma. Light spice and yeast flavor with light citrus. Medium bodied. yeast and spice linger with light citrus.

Tried from Draft on 07 May 2024 at 16:11


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Sunday afternoon at the brewery, two pints and a flight of six (6oz pours) taken in the sunshine, cheers to my Son-in-Law for driving; 23rd July 2023. Pint, clean and clear golden body, fast departing white crown. This had a strange metallic twang to it, struggled to finish it all; not good!

Tried on 24 Jul 2023 at 14:41


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Sunday afternoon at the brewery, two pints and a flight of six (6oz pours) taken in the sunshine, cheers to my Son-in-Law for driving; 23rd July 2023. Pint, clean and clear golden body short lived white head. Crisp feel but again a metallic feel to another of this breweries beers, something is amiss. Drank it, but didn't really enjoy it.

Tried on 24 Jul 2023 at 14:39


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sunday afternoon at the brewery, two pints and a flight of six (6oz pours) taken in the sunshine, cheers to my Son-in-Law for driving; 23rd July 2023. Slight haze to the golden body, white affair on top. Citrusy, tropical fruity nose with a more earthy feel to the taste, it wasn't this breweries finest day when I visited and this fell short of being a decent drink, sorry to hit the small guy, but I rate truthfully.

Tried on 24 Jul 2023 at 14:37


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sunday afternoon at the brewery, two pints and a flight of six (6oz pours) taken in the sunshine, cheers to my Son-in-Law for driving; 23rd July 2023. On the flight, hazy golden body, white head, blend of semi-sweet maltiness and bettering hops.

Tried on 24 Jul 2023 at 14:34


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sunday afternoon at the brewery, two pints and a flight of six (6oz pours) taken in the sunshine, cheers to my Son-in-Law for driving; 23rd July 2023. On the flight, almost clear golden pour, decent white head. Nose held citrus and piney esters, taste followed along the same lines, light bitterness throughout. One of their better beers on the day.

Tried on 24 Jul 2023 at 14:31


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sunday afternoon at the brewery, two pints and a flight of six (6oz pours) taken in the sunshine, cheers to my Son-in-Law for driving; 23rd July 2023. Clean golden pour, white head that soon departed. Hot and not very pleasant I'm sorry to say, managed to finish it, but glad it was on my flight rather than trying to sink a pint of it.

Tried on 24 Jul 2023 at 14:30