# Gold Hill Brewery — Placerville, California

> Gold Hill Brewery in Placerville, California, United States scores 2.84 out of 5 — Limited, #839 in California. 12 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Gold Hill Brewery is a brewery in Placerville, California, United States. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.84 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #839 in California. Of the 12 beers we track, 25% are Amber Ale and 24% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 2.84 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #839 in California · #8,503 in United States · #24,002 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 12

## About

Gold Hill Brewery produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "49'er Red", which is an American  Red Ale and "Boomtown IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing Amber Ales and IPAs.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 25% of the beers we track
- IPA — 24% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 21% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 5660 Vineyard Lane, Placerville, California, United States
- Coordinates: 38.7839553, -120.8887834

## Breweries nearby

- [BarmHaus Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/barmhaus-brewing-co-1315.md) — 4.14, Great — Garden Valley, California — 3.9 mi away
- [El Dorado Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/el-dorado-brewing-1929.md) — 3.01, Limited — Diamond Springs, California — 6.9 mi away
- [Solid Ground](https://finding.beer/brewery/solid-ground-3399.md) — 3.89, Fine — Diamond Springs, California — 7.4 mi away
- [Cool Beerwerks](https://finding.beer/brewery/cool-beerwerks-4253.md) — 3.52, Poor — Cool, California — 9.8 mi away
- [Hwy 50 Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hwy-50-brewery-32317.md) — 3.50, Poor — Camino, California — 11 mi away
- [Jack Russell Farm Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/jack-russell-farm-brewery-363.md) — 2.98, Limited — Camino, California — 11 mi away
- [Two Ass Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/two-ass-brewing-company-32430.md) — 4.14, Great — Auburn, California — 13 mi away
- [Auburn Alehouse](https://finding.beer/brewery/auburn-alehouse-3592.md) — 3.75, Fine — Auburn, California — 13 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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