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Press Release   |   April 01, 2021

Stone Brewing Announces Buenavida Hard Seltzer, Crafted for the Good Life

Stone Brewing is proud to announce the upcoming release of Buenavida Hard Seltzer, a hard seltzer that’s… better.

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Press Release   |   March 19, 2021

Stone Brewing Lends Labels to Artists in New Stone Guest Artist IPA Mixed Pack

One can always expect an interesting cast of characters at any great craft beer bar, and it’s with that truth in mind that Stone Brewing sought out and brought together four guest artists to design collectible labels for a special limited release of its most popular IPAs. For the Stone Guest Artist IPA Mixed Pack, the artists – both amateur and pro – brought their own personal expression to each of the labels, which can now be found nationwide.

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Press Release   |   March 05, 2021

A New Beer for A New Day, Stone Dayfall Belgian White Now Available

Stone Brewing announces the release of Stone Dayfall Belgian White, a bright and refreshing beer brewed with Bergamot orange peel and coriander. Like all good sunsets, this beer is expressive of the brewery’s celebrated past and its bright new beginnings.

 

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Press Release   |   January 14, 2021

Stone Brewing Welcomes Neverending Good Times at Only 4% ABV All Year and Everywhere

 Stone Brewing announces the newest year-round beer to join its lineup, Stone Neverending Haze IPA. This low-ABV beer blew away fans in early 2020 with its huge flavor and only 4% ABV.

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Press Release   |   January 06, 2021

Stone Brewing Revives its #1 Most Requested Beer of All Time: Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA

Stone Brewing kicks off 2021 with new releases, big surprises and noteworthy innovation – but first – a classic. Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA answers the pleas of fans with its highly anticipated return 14 years later. This hop-heavy IPA is brewed with dark malt so that it pours black with a surprising punch of bitterness balanced by smooth malty character.

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Press Release   |   January 01, 2021

Stone Distributing Co. Makes Big Moves Toward Growth

Stone Distributing welcomes two new partners to its portfolio – arguably the best portfolio of independent craft beverages in the country. Societe Brewing has begun distribution with Stone, bringing with it a diverse set of hoppy ales including its best seller The Pupil, Belgian-inspired brews, lagers, dark beers and wine-barrel aged sours. And Los Angeles – based Jiant joins the portfolio as well with its unique line of shelf-stable organic, gluten-free hard kombucha.

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Press Release   |   December 04, 2020

Stone Brewing Contributes $50,000 To the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to Oppose Racial Inequality

Stone Brewing announces today a donation of $52,493 to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) from the sales of Stone Black is Beautiful. Stone brewed the beer as part of a collaborative effort to oppose racial inequality led by Weathered Souls Brewing, a Black-owned brewery based in San Antonio, TX. 

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Forbes    |   January 16, 2019

Q&A: Metallica's Lars Ulrich And Stone Brewing Company CEO Greg Koch On Music And Beer

Metallica's Lars Ulrich is feeling really good when we sit down to talk in a private room at L.A. hotspot No Name to discuss the band's new Enter Night Pilsner with Stone Brewing Company. Before he joined me for the only interview he did on this night, he, band mate Robert Trujillo and Stone Brewing Company CEO Greg Koch did a little intro of the beer that could have easily been stand-up comedy. Then, Ulrich has a lot of reason to be smiling now. The venerable band continues to sell out stadiums and their outside endeavors are growing to the point Metallica now has an umbrella company, as he proudly points out.

Variety    |   January 16, 2019

Lars Ulrich on Paying Tribute to Chris Cornell, and Metallica’s New Beer

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has been in the music industry long enough to remember when bands teaming with corporate brands was detrimental to a group’s image. “Remember 20, 25 years ago when the Who got a corporate sponsor for their tour? People said, ‘Ooh, they sold out, they have a sponsor.'”

How times have changed. Speaking to Variety at Los Angeles hotspot No Name, where Metallica held a launch event for the band’s new beer, Enter Night (crafted with Stone Brewing), Ulrich observed: “It’s a whole different thing now and, I think in this day and age, we just love exploring new ways to reach people and communicate. It’s fun.”

USA Today    |   January 14, 2019

Metallica, Stone Brewing band together for new 'Enter Night' beer

Metallica and Stone Brewing Co. have thrashed out a beer collaboration.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted metal band and the iconoclastic Escondido, California-based brewer teamed up to make Enter Night, a hoppy pilsner, which is now hitting the national stage.

Food & Wine    |   January 14, 2019

Metallica and Stone Brewing Add Another Beer to the Band's Beverage Empire

Metallica has certainly never shied away from beverage collaborations. In 2015, the band teamed up with Budweiser for a Metallica edition of the “King of Beers”in a black can. Last year, the band launched a line of whiskey that was aged with special speakers blaring their music. Heck, guitarist Kirk Hammett even released his own coffee blend back in 2017. But this time, the legendary heavy metal band from Southern California has teamed up with another seminal SoCal institution, Stone Brewing, to create a beer produced with actual input from the band.

Men's Journal    |   January 14, 2019

Metallica’s Latest Release Is a Pilsner With Stone Brewing

Metallica has already topped the charts and earned its spot as one of the world’s most successful bands. So where does the group go from there? Into a new industry, apparently. According to USA Today, the band has joined with Arrogant Consortia, part of San Diego-based Stone Brewing, to create their own beer, called Enter Night Pilsner.

News Article    |   December 27, 2018

25 most important American craft beers ever

What makes an "important" beer? To me, the definition is simple: It's one that either changed consumer tastes or how breweries approach making beer. Some of the beers below have influenced both drinkers and brewers. Others hew more in one direction than the other. Others find their power in the brand or the package even more than the beer. As you'll see, I agree with much of the Food & Wine list but also take several exceptions.

Afar    |   December 11, 2018

Why You Should Go to Napa Valley This Winter

If you’ve never been to Napa, it’s likely you only have wine on the mind. But in the past year, the area has made a name for itself with its growing craft beer scene. Recent openings in downtown Napa alone include Trade Brewing and Stone Brewing Napa; St. Clair Brown Winery even started brewing beer in 2018, too. Beer-minded travelers can book the new “Napa Brews” package at Carneros Resort and Spa , which includes a welcome flight of local beer instead of the regular glass of wine, plus a chauffeured tour of several local breweries with a picnic lunch from the property’s general store, Market.

San Diego CityBeat    |   November 05, 2018

The Beer Jesus From America: Greg Koch

Koch co-founded Stone Brewing Co. in 1996 with Steve Wagner, helping to resurrect the American craft brewing scene. Since then, he’s spread its gospel throughout the world. A tongue-in-cheek “Der Bier Jesus aus Amerika” (translated to “The Beer Jesus from America”) moniker was bestowed upon him in 2014 by The Berliner Kurier, a German tabloid. 

News Article    |   October 18, 2018

Bye-Bye, Beer? Brewers Say They've Got A Plan On Climate Change

Research published this week predicting that beer prices could double as rising global temperatures and more volatile weather cause shortages of barley created a big splash. Twitter users and major news outlets widely circulated the dire headlines. But brewers and barley growers say you shouldn't drown your sorrows just yet: They have a plan.

CGTN America    |   October 06, 2018

US Craft Brewer Trying to Succeed in China

Stone Brewing, headquartered in Escondido, California, is one of the ten largest craft brewers in the U.S. This past summer, the 22-year-old company achieved a unique distinction: it became the first independent U.S. craft brewer to open a brewpub in China.

At the recent Great American Beer Festival in China, C.E.O. Dominic Engels spoke to CGTN’s Hendrik Sybrandy about Stone’s new bar in Shanghai.