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Press Release   |   September 30, 2020

Stone Brewing’s Winter Must-Have, Stone Xocoveza, Now Available

Stone Brewing welcomes fall and winter with an imperial mocha stout inspired by Oaxacan Hot Chocolate. Harmoniously balanced, Stone Xocoveza is brewed with all that’s good about the holiday season: chocolate, coffee, Pasilla peppers, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and cheer.

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Press Release   |   September 01, 2020

Stone Brewing Announces Maria Stipp as CEO

Today Stone Brewing, the country’s 9th largest craft brewery, announces the hire of Maria Stipp to the position of Stone Brewing CEO. Stipp will join Stone beginning September 14, 2020. 

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Press Release   |   August 31, 2020

Stone Brewing Announces the Release of Black is Beautiful

 Stone Brewing proudly announces the release of Black is Beautiful, arriving in stores this week. Stone joins many other craft breweries across the country in a collaborative effort led by Weathered Souls Brewing, a Black-owned brewery based in San Antonio, TX. The initiative supports organizations working to oppose racial inequality. The proceeds of Stone’s edition of Black is Beautiful will benefit the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc (LDF).

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Press Release   |   August 03, 2020

Stone Pilot Series Produces its First Year-Round Beer: Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager

In early 2020 Stone Brewing launched the Stone Pilot Series to trial beers for a coveted spot on its national year-round lineup. Midway through the year, the second release in the series has proven itself worthy. Stone Brewing announces that Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager is here to stay, and to celebrate, releases its new companion, the Stone Michelada Mix.

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Press Release   |   July 13, 2020

Stone Brewing Explains Nationwide “Mistake” of Upside-Down Labeling

Stone Brewing, the nation’s 9th largest independent craft brewery announces today that its nationwide ‘mishap’ of upside-down labels is not a mistake. In a bold campaign that extends far beyond the advertisements, Stone turned production on its head, deliberately applying labels upside down to reinforce its message that the brewery will ‘Leave No Stone Unturned.’

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Press Release   |   July 09, 2020

Stone Brewing Selects Flagship Stone IPA as the Canvas of Fan Art

Today, Stone Brewing revealed the first of a series of limited edition Stone IPA cans, which feature interpretations of the iconic Stone gargoyle. The company’s flagship brand and a masterpiece of its genre, Stone IPA now celebrates its most passionate fans with the Stone IPA Guest Art Series.  

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Press Release   |   July 07, 2020

Stone Brewing Changes Nothing About Stone Tangerine Express Hazy IPA

Today Stone Brewing announces what admittedly adds up to not a whole helluva lot. Amidst endless collaborations and steadfast innovation, Stone shares not all that much news about the ever-popular 2017 release, Stone Tangerine Express Hazy IPA. The tropical IPA is available year-round (still), packed with whole tangerine and pineapple (still), and kinda lightly murky (still). It does, however, feature flashy new packaging and an updated name, prompting some somewhat-needed clarifications about this popular beer.

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Press Release   |   June 02, 2020

Stone Brewing Signals Summer with a Passion Fruit, Orange, Guava Berliner Weisse

With the arrival of summer comes that summer thirst and Stone Brewing has released just the beer for the occasion. Stone Notorious P.O.G. Berliner Weisse, brewed with passion fruit, orange and guava is now available for a limited time.

 

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Chicago Tribune    |   June 06, 2018

11 easy-drinking, refreshing — and, yes, crushable — beers of summer

San Diego’s Stone Brewing opened a brewery in Berlin in 2016 … so why not make the most authentic Berlin style of all and send it back to the United States? White Ghost is just that, a Berliner Weisse that gets its “orthodox sour and acidic character from a specially selected Lactobacillus strain sourced from local Berlin cultures,” the brewery says. I initially rolled my eyes at an American brewery importing its own beer from across the Atlantic, but guess what? It’s a lovely beer, intensely tart and featuring bold fruity notes of white peach and underripe melon.

Uproxx    |   June 04, 2018

The Best Beers to Chase Down This June

Stone's White Geist Berliner Weisse has a crisp tartness to it with a nice creamy underpinning that makes this one a great example of the style. Pop one of these cans open and enjoy one of the most refreshing beers on the scene.

The Takeout    |   June 03, 2018

This summer is all about tropical beers inspired by fruit and tiki cocktails

Escondido, California-based Stone Brewing’s senior manager of brewing and innovation Steve Gonzalez tells The Takeout one of the brewery’s latest IPAs, Scorpion Bowl, was actually intended to have fruit in it. It just so happened that he grabbed a drink of the beer before the fruit was added, though, and was blown away by how much fruit flavor was already there thanks to a combination of Loral and Mandarina Bavaria hops. He passed the beer around the brewery, and everyone agreed there was no need to even go forward with the fruit addition.

Paste    |   May 25, 2018

Your Guide to Drinking Through Memorial Day Weekend

So now you've got a cooler full of lagers. Great. You need to throw in a couple of these babies to help cleanse your palate. Stone White Geist Berliner Weisse is a refreshing and totally summer friendly beer style, but it’s also tart and a little bit fruity. You don’t want to drink nine in a row, but changing the lagers up with one of these can refresh your sensibilities and add a bit of whimsy to your drinking schedule. I say apply one White Geist for every eight lagers.

Richmond Times-Dispatch    |   December 19, 2017

Stone Brewing Co. moves new tanks to brewery in Richmond

Don’t think the local beer boom is tapped out just yet. More beer-brewing equipment has just arrived in Richmond. Four tanks, weighing 12.25 tons each, were shipped on a barge up the James River on Wednesday evening. On Thursday, the tanks were moved to Stone Brewing Co., the California-based craft brewer that opened its first East Coast brewery in Richmond’s Fulton neighborhood last year.

Boston Globe    |   December 19, 2017

Five beers that will pair perfectly with your holiday merriment

Stone Xocoveza: On paper this seems like a weird one — a mocha stout inspired by Mexican hot chocolate and brewed with coffee, pasilla peppers, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg — but wow does this work. It’s rich and creamy, with hints of tingly spice that tickle the back of the throat without overpowering. Drink this with a truffle or a piece of chocolate and prepare to be blown away. (8.1 percent alcohol by volume)

Brewbound    |   November 21, 2017

Stone Brewing Raises $72,000 for Northern California Wildfire Victims

Stone Brewing’s distributing division, Stone Distributing Co., donated $72,000 of its sales in the month of October to benefit those affected by the devastation of the recent Northern California fires. The donation was generated from a percentage of Stone beer sales and the sales of 17 of its supplier partners, most notably Bear Republic and Russian River of Sonoma County.

Worth    |   November 19, 2017

San Diego’s economy is riding high on a wave of suds

Where a city like New York has a deli or pizzeria on every other corner, San Diego has a craft brewery. A few hundred miles north in Chico, Calif., at Sierra Nevada Brewing, is where craft brewing as we know it got its commercial start in 1979, but the industry has matured in this Southern California paradise. Tasting rooms with bountiful rotating drafts abound, and craft beer has joined surfing and San Diego’s zoo as one of the city’s biggest tourist attractions. But San Diego’s craft brewing industry extends well beyond tourism, generating about $1 billion of revenue for the local economy every year. Beyond the suds and the suntanned drinkers, there is a massive economic engine, almost 30 years in the making, built around beer in San Diego.

Time + Leisure    |   November 18, 2017

What to Do in San Diego When It Rains

You’ve traveled to San Diego hoping for a sunny vacation full of beaches, outdoor parks and activities. But when you get there, it’s raining. What to do? Luckily, there are plenty of indoor things to do in San Diego. Here are a few of them.

The Beer Connoisseur    |   November 15, 2017

Stone 21st Anniversary: Hail to the Hop Thief – Stone Brewing Co. – 95 Rating

Responses from Steve Gonzalez, Senior Manager of Brewing and Innovation – Small Batch at Stone Brewing Co.