Stone Brewing

Regional Brewery in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Duvel Moortgat
Associated with 6 Venues

Established in 1996

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1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido, CA, 92029, United States
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Founded by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner, Stone Brewing has come a long way since opening in San Diego County in 1996. Now the ninth-largest craft brewer in the U.S., we operate brewing facilities on both coasts – Escondido, California and Richmond, Virginia. On top of making badass beers for over two decades, we operate restaurants and tap rooms across three continents as well as the largest craft-centric beer distribution business in the U.S. Our beers are available in all 50 states and more than 40 countries worldwide.
Stone Brewing was bought in 2022 by Sapporo Brewing (Japan) and in 2026 by Duvel Moortgat (Belgium).

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9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
The massive grapefruit and fruit rind nose is a powerful precursor of things to come. This is a powerhouse DIPA in the spirit of Stone’s epic Ruin Ten DIPA. Biting and slightly astringent hoppiness featuring Grapefruit, orange and orange rind, and some pepper, gradually blend into the soft sweet malts that underpin the big taste. A work of art!
Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 19:59

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
Right from the nose, you know what you are getting into here -- take-no- prisoners earthy, grassy hops on a rich roasted malt base. The heavy hop tastes get right back into your jowls, and sustain predictably well. A challenging, dark heavy-weight black IPA. A standard bearer, for sure.
Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 19:59

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tried from Can from Horrocks Farm Market on 22 Sep 2025 at 18:57

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
On monday, relax, on the balcony, an average and enjoyable session ipa, thin and light, dry malt, note of pineapple, fruity, fresh malt, hop with some bitterness, citrus, average, 04.05.22
Tried from Can from Amstein on 18 Sep 2025 at 09:29

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
It is a decent IPA, rather dry for a session not so fruity, with a discreet touch of pineapple, at the final, tobacco, mineral, soap, hop, 02.07.18, at Lausanne, Prélaz.
Tried from Can from Amstein on 12 Sep 2025 at 09:05

9/10
Tried on 10 Sep 2025 at 15:16

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pours hazy gold with a white head. Smells mostly of citrusy hops. Flavor is mild to moderate bitterness, citrus, and malty sweetness. It’s good but didn’t strike me as a standout hazy.
Tried from Draft at Dicky's 21 Taps on 10 Sep 2025 at 05:24

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Wegmans. Bright pale gold with a tall head. Bright lemony hops in the nose with apricot and bready malts. Very fruity flavor with lots of esters for a pilsner. Honey and bready malts with biscuits and orange and a stark bitterness. Very much an American Pilsner.
Tried on 10 Sep 2025 at 01:09

6.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Optisch hellgoldgelb und klar mit feiner Perlage. Die weiße, feinporige Schaumkrone wirkt dabei flaumig-stabil und gut haltbar. Im Duft schwebt über einer leichten und hellen Malzbasis eine deutliche Zitrus- bzw. Limettennote. Der Antrunk kommt frisch, angenehm feinrezent und zart malzig mit einer frischen, fruchtigen Limettennote. Der relativ schlanke Körper zeigt sich kräftig feinrezent mit sehr leichter Textur, zarter Säure und ebenso zarter Trockenheit. Geschmacklich und aromatisch dominieren die fruchtigen, zitrusartigen Limettennoten mit einem Hauch Salzigkeit. Die hellen Malznoten treten dabei, ebenso wie die sehr zarte Hopfung, in den Hintergrund. Dieses Salt & Lime Lager würde ich in die Stilistik eines Mexican Lagers einordnen, welches sich an heißen Sommertagen als durchaus erfrischend erweist, aber aromatisch bis auf den fruchtigen Limettencharakter doch recht zurückhaltend wirkt. Die Trinkbarkeit darf man dabei als absolut in Ordnung bezeichnen. Im Nachtrunk bleiben die Zitrusnoten für ein Weilchen stehen, fallen aber letztendlich doch relativ rasch ab.
Tried from Can on 07 Sep 2025 at 00:32

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at Hilton in SD.
Pours cloudy orange with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Tropical fruit, citrus zest, fruity, bitter finish.
Ok
Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2025 at 01:51