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Stone Winter Harvest Now Available

Stone Winter Harvest is now available, a small batch offering for the west coast and midwest. Winter Harvest is a Belgian-Style golden ale, aged in white wine barrels with merlot grapes from Stone Farms.

Style: Belgian Golden Ale (w/ Grapes. Wine barrel aged.)
Availability: Very Continue Reading →

Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Beans Returns

Stone Brewing Company (Escondido, CA) is bringing back their most requested winter seasonal, Smoked Porter with Vanilla Beans.

The brewery has taken their smoked porter, and made a few tasty variants from it, including Chocolate Orange, and Chipotle Peppers. This edition Continue Reading →

Delta Airlines Expands Craft Beer Offerings

Delta Airlines is expanding local craft beer options on many of their domestic routes. 

Now you can fine Ballast Point Brewing, Brooklyn Brewery, Lagunitas, Newburyport Brewing Company, Stone Brewing Company, SweetWater Brewery, Blue Point Brewing* and Samuel Adams.

Those looking for tasty Continue Reading →

Stone Brewing Co. Last Harvest (A Mystery)

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) tweeted the release of this Quingenti Millilitre Series offering, Last Harvest. The Belgian-style golden ale features wine barrel aging, and grapes from the brewery’s own Stone Farms.

The tweet seem to have disappeared… So, just radar this Continue Reading →

Posted in New Releases, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Winter Harvest Now Available

Stone Winter Harvest is now available, a small batch offering for the west coast and midwest. Winter Harvest is a Belgian-Style golden ale, aged in white wine barrels with merlot grapes from Stone Farms.

Style: Belgian Golden Ale (w/ Grapes. Wine barrel aged.)
Availability: Very limited.

11.3% ABV

Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Enjoy After 12.26.15 Released. Headed to 10 States

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) now has two series for the IPA lover. One two drink as soon as you get it (Enjoy By IPA) and one for you two grab and hold on to for a while (Enjoy After IPA). Stone Brewing Co.’s Mitch Steele came up with recipe for Enjoy After Brett IPA.

Stone’s Mitch Steele came up with recipe the cellar ready beer.  Stone Enjoy After 12.26.15 IPA uses Belgian “Ardennes” yeast, then is dosed with Brettanomyces yeast. It’s the Brett that is key to the long term change.

This IPA is spiked at bottling with Brettanomyces, a wild yeast that, over time, brings about charmingly unpredictable complexities of spice, funk, acidity and more. The operative words in our beer-cellaring thesis are “over time.” For those of you who are impatient or like to experiment, the earliest we recommend sampling this beer is 12.26.14. The beer won’t be fully carbonated until that date. Ideally, you’ll want to cellar the beer up to—or beyond—the Enjoy After date to help it reach its full evolutionary potential. At that point, some facets of the Brett characteristics will have mellowed, while others will have become more profound; it all matures into a fascinating and delicious culmination. Individual results will vary…and that’s both the beauty and the intent behind this beer.

Stone Enjoy After 12.26.15 IPA is available in 750ml bottles. This is the second release, and up to now has been limited.

Style: IPA
Hops: Super Galena, Simcoe, Delta, Target, Amarillo, Calypso and Cascade

Availability: 750ml Bottles
Distribution: AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, OR, TX and WA

7% ABV

Posted in Seasonal Return, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Beans Returns

Stone Brewing Company (Escondido, CA) is bringing back their most requested winter seasonal, Smoked Porter with Vanilla Beans.

The brewery has taken their smoked porter, and made a few tasty variants from it, including Chocolate Orange, and Chipotle Peppers. This edition uses Madagascar vanilla beans.

Warm up your palate with this delicious vanilla-laced creation. Whole Madagascar vanilla beans impart a vanilla quality that melds perfectly with the malty, chocolaty, coffee-like characteristics of our venerable Stone Smoked Porter. Enjoy this exquisite brew on its own or paired with a variety of food.

Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Beans returns in 22oz bombers (previously 12oz bottles) and draft.

Style: Smoked Porter (w/ Vanilla Beans)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Limited winter seasonal.
Distribution: All Stone Distribution

5.9% ABV, 53 IBUs

Posted in Ballast Point Brewing, Brooklyn Brewing, Headlines, Lagunitas, Sam Adams, Stone Brewing Co., SweetWater Brewing

Delta Airlines Expands Craft Beer Offerings

Delta Airlines is expanding local craft beer options on many of their domestic routes. 

Now you can fine Ballast Point Brewing, Brooklyn Brewery, Lagunitas, Newburyport Brewing Company, Stone Brewing Company, SweetWater Brewery, Blue Point Brewing* and Samuel Adams.

Those looking for tasty beer treats in the sky, you find regional beers on Delta’s West Coast Shuttle between Los Angeles and San Francisco; between New York-LaGuardia and Boston, Washington-Regan National and Chicago-O’Hare; on Delta’s transcontinental routes between New York-JFK and Los AngelesSan Francisco and Seattle; and on flights between Atlanta and New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan National and Dulles, OrlandoFt. LauderdaleMiamiTampa and New Orleans. Samuel Adams is available on all other domestic routes in the U.S.

*Blue Point was recently purchased by Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Posted in Distribution Expansion, Maui Brewing Company, Stone Brewing Co.

Maui Stone Craft Beverages Bring 21 Breweries to Maui

Maui | Stone Craft Beverages will bring 21 craft brands to the island of Maui.

The distribution company was formed by Maui Brewing Co. and Stone Brewing Co. The company’s focus is on beer freshness, and attention to detail. All offerings in the 21 brands will be refrigerated the entire way.

“It’s been a long journey, but our team has really stayed the course, and now Maui | Stone Craft Beverages is ready to help Hawaii cast commodity beer aside and move to quality craft beers,” said Maui Brewing Co. founder Garrett Marrero. “Craft beer options in Maui have grown since we first began brewing, and with the addition of 20 new brands, Hawaii is about to take another large, tasty leap forward. It’s exciting to partner with Stone, as our companies are aligned with the same beliefs and goals of providing the best possible craft beer to our fans.”

The brands include:

  • AleSmith Brewing Company – San Diego, CA
  • Avery Brewing Company – Boulder, CO
  • Bear Republic Brewing Co. – Healdsburg, CA
  • Black Market Brewing Co. – Temecula, CA
  • The Bruery – Placentia, CA
  • Eel River Brewing Company – Fortuna, CA
  • Great Divide Brewing Co. – Denver, CO
  • Julian Hard Cider – Julian, CA
  • Lightning Brewery – Poway, CA
  • The Lost Abbey – San Marcos, CA
  • Maui Brewing Co. – Maui, HI
  • Modern Times Beer – San Diego, CA
  • Mother Earth Brew Co. – Vista, CA
  • Oskar Blues Brewery – Longmont, CO
  • Pizza Port Brewing Company – Carlsbad, CA
  • Port Brewing Company – San Marcos, CA
  • Refuge Brewery – Temecula, CA
  • Saint Archer Brewing Co. – San Diego, CA
  • SKA Brewing – Durango, CO
  • Stone Brewing Co. – Escondido, CA
  • Wandering Aengus Ciderworks – Salem, OR

 

Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Stone Brewing Co., Videos

Stone Launches Master of Disguise “Golden Stout” [VIDEO]

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) has released the latest Stochascity Project offering, Master of Disguise Golden Imperial Stout.

Yes, this was once an April Fool’s joke back in 2010 with Brewdog. That got Stone thinking about what gives an imperial stout the roasty, bold flavors while still keeping the beer a lighter, golden color. Could it be possible? The answer lies: coffee, cocoa, flaked oats, and pale malts.

“To achieve the qualities of a stout, we relied on our prior experience brewing with coffee to pull flavors from the beans without affecting the hue of the beer,” explains Steele. “As the beer warms and opens up, the chocolate adds another level of complexity and helps build the traditional flavors typically associated with dark beers. It’s been really fun to see a prank with questionable viability become a reality.”

Stone Stochascity Master of Disguise turned out roasty and bold, yet golden. Take it from Mitch above, and give it a try.

Style: Imperial Stout (ish) (w/ Cocoa, Coffee)
Hops: Liberty and Nugget
Malts: Carapils, English Amber, Pale
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft

Distribution: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT and WA

Release: 11/17/14

9.7% ABV, 55 IBUs

Posted in Coming Soon, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Brewing Co. Last Harvest (A Mystery)

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) tweeted the release of this Quingenti Millilitre Series offering, Last Harvest. The Belgian-style golden ale features wine barrel aging, and grapes from the brewery’s own Stone Farms.

The tweet seem to have disappeared… So, just radar this beer for now. Until it surfaces again.

Style: Belgian-style Golden Ale (w/ Merlot Grapes. Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 500ml Bottles. Limited
Arrival: ???

11.3% ABV