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Beer Birthday: Nico Freccia

September 10, 2022 By Jay Brooks

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Today is Nico Freccia’s 58th birthday. Nico is the co-founder of 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant. Nico also used to write for the Celebrator, too. His current title with 21st Amendment is “Chief Watermelon Officer.” Join me in wishing Nico a very happy birthday.

Shaun and Nico at their 21st Anniversary party last year.

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Nico (center) with his 21st Amendment partner Shaun and a disgruntled knife-wielding maniac employee at their 6th anniversary picnic and party.

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Shaun O’Sullivan and Dave Keene with Nico at 21A’s can release party held at the Toronado.

Greg Koch with Nico Freccia, from 21st Amendment
With Greg Koch, from Stone Brewing, at Falling Rock during GABF in 2009.

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Adrienne McMullen with Nico and, presumably, a volunteer, all sporting their watermelon wheat chapeaus at the Alaska Barleywine Festival several Januarys ago.

Filed Under: Birthdays Tagged With: California, San Francisco



Comments

  1. Beerman49 says

    September 12, 2018 at 1:18 am

    Nico was a San Andreas Malt for a few years (early-mid 90’s) before he went “pro” & turned a dream into a successful business. 21st A’ s original brewpub in SF still is a great place, as is the production’s brewery taproom in San Leandro (right behind Drake’s, so an easy 2-fer if you’re so inclined – but you can’t drive btwn the 2, as the entrances are on separate streets).

    NIco – you know me – I edited the Malts’ newsletter for many years, & have been grilling oysters w/Chuck Cihak ever since we moved the venue to San Pedro Park in Pacifica. It’s alway last Sun in Apr (barring Easter) – come back & see us sometime! Alec Moss & Dave Suurballe always are there. When you joined the Malts, I was in my early 40’s.

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