of 21st Amendment Brewery

All About Beer Magazine - Volume 36, Issue 5
November 1, 2015 By Jon Page
21st Amendment Production Brewery in San Leandro, California
Shaun O’Sullivan and Nico Freccia at 21st Amendment’s new production brewery in San Leandro, California. (Photo by Jon Page)

Nico Freccia At A Glance

Co-founder/Business Operations

Years brewing: 25

Go-to beer from another brewery: Saison Dupont, Stone Enjoy By, most anything with Brett

Beers that inspired him to brew: Redhook and Bert Grant’s IPA

Couldn’t live without: Lunch

Favorite place to have a beer: On my deck, overlooking Mount Diablo, with friends.

Wishes he could buy a round for: Anybody who says they “don’t like beer”

Biggest passion besides brewing: Playing poker and drinking beer on my deck, overlooking Mount Diablo, with friends

Keeping him up at night: A new puppy

Shaun O’Sullivan At A Glance

Co-founder/Brewmaster

Years brewing: 25

Go-to beer from another brewery: Drake’s 1500, Firestone Walker Pivo Pils, Russian River Blind Pig

Beers that inspired him to brew: Anchor Steam, Pete’s Wicked Ale, Redhook ESB

Couldn’t live without: Sushi

Favorite place to have a beer: Jupiter

Wishes he could buy a round for: Wes Anderson

Biggest passion besides brewing: Cooking, photography and my 12-year-old son

Keeping him up at night: Next beer recipe

Brewery Profile

21st Amendment Brewery

San Francisco and San Leandro, California.

21st-amendment.com

Founded: 2000

Annual Production: 2014: 71,000 barrels; 2015: 102,000 barrels*; 2016: 136,000 barrels*

Availability: AK, CA, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, MA, MD, ME, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VA, VT, WA

*Estimates