Julian Hard Cider
Julian Hard Cider
4.5
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Alexandre Esteban
San Diego, CA1,857 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
I think this place has become kind of a icon to the Julian area. You can find Julian Hard cider all around San Diego County and it has become quite popular. It’s located in the Julian station with a burger place next door. You can come in and get a flight of ciders so that you can try different kinds. All the fancy flavors are nice, but I’m basically a regular cider guy. It’s a nice place to sit and unwind, and the staff is friendly. Definitely stop by and have some of the cider.
Written 2 March 2020
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BoboTravlr
Los Angeles, CA595 contributions
Dec 2015 • Couples
We stopped by the Julian Cider tasting room after touring the town of Julian. What you don't know is that the building has other vendors such as arts and crafts, winery and chocolate tasting, mead tasting, a taco shop and a tap room for craft beer tasting. You could spend over an hour in the place. A nice fun stop.
Written 28 December 2015
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kzehn
San Diego, CA14 contributions
Oct 2015 • Family
On the 78 on your way to or from Julian. $5 or 5 tastes (all of their ciders). Friendly people. Had our choice of seats on a Friday afternoon. Took our three month old in the stroller and felt very welcome.
Written 21 October 2015
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callmemochelle
Anaheim, CA1,894 contributions
May 2015 • Couples
Locate about 10 minutes outside historic Julian is this Hard Cider store. They're open from 1:00 to 5:00 PM and it's inside a shopping area with other tenants.
I met Brad outside the store and told him that one of my Twitter friend suggested to try his cherry bomb cider. He told me it was $5 for five tastings. I showed him my yelp check in and he said the tastings were free.
I assume that the cider was made with local apples. Brad told me that they don't use the Julian apples, as the popularity of their beverages have outgrown them. So they get apples from Portland, Oregon. They try to use Julian apples when possible, usually for the special ciders. The original cider, the Apple Harvest, is from a recipe dating back to 1670.
Stephen, his mother, and I shared a tasting of 5 ciders:
- The apple harvest,
- the black and blue,
- the cherry bomb,
- the razzmatazz? and
- the apple pie
They were all very good, and Stephen ended up buying a case, because you save a dollar per bottle if you do it. At least we purchased it in Julian, but we could've purchased it at Bevmo or other places like that.
I thought I would like the Harvest, but I end up enjoying the Apple Pie more. The Cherry bomb was very good, and I'm glad we took home a few of those bottles too.
I met Brad outside the store and told him that one of my Twitter friend suggested to try his cherry bomb cider. He told me it was $5 for five tastings. I showed him my yelp check in and he said the tastings were free.
I assume that the cider was made with local apples. Brad told me that they don't use the Julian apples, as the popularity of their beverages have outgrown them. So they get apples from Portland, Oregon. They try to use Julian apples when possible, usually for the special ciders. The original cider, the Apple Harvest, is from a recipe dating back to 1670.
Stephen, his mother, and I shared a tasting of 5 ciders:
- The apple harvest,
- the black and blue,
- the cherry bomb,
- the razzmatazz? and
- the apple pie
They were all very good, and Stephen ended up buying a case, because you save a dollar per bottle if you do it. At least we purchased it in Julian, but we could've purchased it at Bevmo or other places like that.
I thought I would like the Harvest, but I end up enjoying the Apple Pie more. The Cherry bomb was very good, and I'm glad we took home a few of those bottles too.
Written 3 June 2015
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Alex K
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July 2023 • Friends
Terrible service, staff don't know much about cider. The cider itself is not even made with Julian apples! Taking the Julian name is dishonest. Additionally, the cider is overly sweet and cloying. There are plenty of other cideries in Julian that make cider from local apples.
Written 12 June 2024
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db7477
Carlsbad, CA3,471 contributions
Nov 2018 • Friends
We stopped by for a tasting flight and were very pleasantly surprised by the facility, shops, arcade, restaurant and JHC. We shared a flight of six (6) Hard Ciders... not my thing. I’m not a Beer Guy.
Should have stopped at the Wine & Chocolate Tasting Room in the same building.
Should have stopped at the Wine & Chocolate Tasting Room in the same building.
Written 3 November 2018
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GluttonChops
Oakland, CA72 contributions
June 2018 • Solo
I found this place on a dog-friendly travel site. It was great for both me and the dog who was presented with a large treat and a lot of love from the young women working there. I ordered the cider flight, which comes with 8 tastes of cider. It's a very generous helping and I had to go next door for tacos before I was able to drive again. Fun little stop with a few gift shops and a pie place with a gorgeous garden down the street. The patio had a band playing 20's style music and people were out there enjoying the Mexican food, cider and sunshine.
Written 19 June 2018
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zapprint
Corona, CA3,211 contributions
Apr 2018 • Friends
I am not a beer fan, so I thought hard cider would be a good alternative.
This location was highly recommended so we stopped after lunch & pie in Julian.
We had an 8 flight of their current selection and half tasted good, half not so much.
Great atmosphere and service, so a good visit in or out of Julian.
This location was highly recommended so we stopped after lunch & pie in Julian.
We had an 8 flight of their current selection and half tasted good, half not so much.
Great atmosphere and service, so a good visit in or out of Julian.
Written 28 April 2018
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epbkm
Antioch, CA75 contributions
June 2017
I am not a big hard cider fan, but wanted to go here because they have so many different types. There were 4 of us, so we ordered 2 complete flights of all their available ciders. Besides the 8 they normally carry, they had 3 additional ones they were trying out...so 11 tastings!
The business is in a converted building, which houses several places (wine, mead, antiques, taco bar, etc). The cider place was fairly good size, with lots of seating options. We were there on a Tuesday morning, so had the place almost to ourselves.
The employee who served us was friendly, but not over the top. We would have liked to learn more about the process, but he was not a chatty type of guy.
We all ended up liking something, so took 3 bottles home. I am still not a hard cider fan, but glad we went.
The business is in a converted building, which houses several places (wine, mead, antiques, taco bar, etc). The cider place was fairly good size, with lots of seating options. We were there on a Tuesday morning, so had the place almost to ourselves.
The employee who served us was friendly, but not over the top. We would have liked to learn more about the process, but he was not a chatty type of guy.
We all ended up liking something, so took 3 bottles home. I am still not a hard cider fan, but glad we went.
Written 19 June 2017
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Judith M
San Diego, CA338 contributions
Sept 2016 • Couples
I LOVE cider and prefer it over beer, so tell me why I have never been to Julian to have cider flights when I live right here in San Diego??? Well, that silliness is over now and I will be visiting often! I loved every cider, especially Pearanormal and Apple Pie. I of course took some home! Thanks for existing, Julian Hard Cider! You haven't seen the last of me yet! P.S. Staff is super friendly! Yet another reason to visit!
Written 18 September 2016
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