Stone Brewing

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

Established in 1996

Contact
1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido, CA, 92029, United States
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Description
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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6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Stone Escondido, pours a hazy pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma is extremely herbaceous, with intense dill, lots of vegetal notes, and bitter pine. Flavour is bitter, with huge pine, herbaceous notes, vegetal notes galore, and biscuity malt. Too vegetal, but has nice hoppy bitterness. Okay.
Tried from Draft at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido on 13 Dec 2025 at 05:36

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Stone Escondido, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has lots of green melon, piney hops, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is bright and bitter, with bitter piney hops, citrus peel, and dry biscuity malt. Piney, citrusy, bitter finish. Real good.
Tried from Draft at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido on 13 Dec 2025 at 05:32

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Stone Escondido, pours a deep dark brown/near-black with a small beige head. Aroma has intense cinnamon, light chilis, cocoa, and roast. Flavour has some deep malts that give way nicely to the cinnamon and chilis, with a dry cocoa finish. Spicy, robustly malty, and balanced.
Tried from Draft at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido on 13 Dec 2025 at 05:27

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Stone Escondido, pours a cloudy orange with a large white head. Aroma has big orange zest, orange rind, resinous hops, and bready caramel. Flavour is very bitter, with intensely bitter orange peel, resinous hops, bitter pine, and a dry, fat malt backbone. Piney, orangey, and citrusy. Excellent.
Tried from Draft at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido on 13 Dec 2025 at 05:12

6.5/10
Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2025 at 22:08

6.5/10
Tried on 12 Dec 2025 at 16:38

7.4/10
LCI. Old school, but thin. Slightly sweet dark chocolate. Boozy.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2025 at 22:03

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Coming from Amstein, St-Légier, at home without stress, opening this can at home, Epalinges. A refreshing draft, lager, dry and mineral, bready, light, nice flavor of lime, a bit salty, dry hop, drinking it two days ago, 03.10.22.
Tried from Can from Amstein on 22 Nov 2025 at 15:18

5/10
Tried on 07 Nov 2025 at 18:36

6.5/10
Tried on 07 Nov 2025 at 18:34