Stone Brewing Co’s co-founder and CEO Greg Koch (now with less beard) shows off his epic splits ala Jean-Claude VanDamme style.
Stone Brewing Co (Escondido, CA) has purchased a spot near Petco Park in San Diego. The location used to house Proper Gastropub (seen above).
I’m told this new spot has been selected for a Stone Store to be open sometime in Continue Reading →
Stone Brewing Co. pays tribute to one of their own with this forthcoming release. Earlier this year, tragedy struck the brewery with the loss of Matt Courtright.
Matt’s Burning Rosid’s is a cherrywood smoked saison, his own recipe he developed with Continue Reading →
A rare peek inside the barrel aging warehouse at Stone Brewing Co.
Stone Brewing Co’s (Escondido, CA) American strong Ale Double Bastard has returned for another year. The beer has been brewed each year since 1998. Originally, Double Bastard celebrated the first anniversary of Arrogant Bastard Ale.
“Double Bastard Ale is not to Continue Reading →
Stone Brewing Co’s Double Bastard is will make waves again in barrel aged form. Double Bastard, the brewery’s strong ale, spent 10 months in heavy charred Kentucky bourbon and American oak barrels. After that, it was transferred to second use Continue Reading →
Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) released two Quingenti offerings nationally today. This is the first time a Quingenti beer has hit full distribution.
The first of two is Crime, aka Lukcy Basartd Ale, aged in bourbon barrels with chills. CEO and Continue Reading →
Stone Brewing Co’s co-founder and CEO Greg Koch (now with less beard) shows off his epic splits ala Jean-Claude VanDamme style.
Stone Brewing Co (Escondido, CA) has purchased a spot near Petco Park in San Diego. The location used to house Proper Gastropub (seen above).
I’m told this new spot has been selected for a Stone Store to be open sometime in 2014.
Look for it in San Diego:
795 J St
(between 7th Ave & 8th Ave)
San Diego, CA 92101
Pic via Yelp.com
Stone Brewing Co. pays tribute to one of their own with this forthcoming release. Earlier this year, tragedy struck the brewery with the loss of Matt Courtright.
Matt’s Burning Rosid’s is a cherrywood smoked saison, his own recipe he developed with friend Brian Bishop. Stone will be donating funds from the sales of Rosid’s to GoDesignInc.org, an architectural charity that Matt passionately believed in.
Life is extraordinarily precious. joyous _and fragile. At Stone. we recently were reminded of this when we lost our dear friend and coworker, Matt Courtright. We felt that there was no better way to share with the world what an extraordinary person he was than by brewing this beer he created. Rather than a somber memento, please think of this as a celebration of Matt. We do. We can’t contemplate it arty other way. Matt was by no means a shrinking violet. Quite the contrary. He was exuberant. courageous, outwardly positive and the type of stalwart friend everybody who knew him was happy to have in their corner. Matt’s smile and voluminous laugh were infectious mainstays around the brewery. He was larger than life in everyday and he was without a doubt an incredible brewer.
Everyone at Stone recognized Matt’s prowess and passion for brewing. He loved to explore What-Ifs and Why-Nots. To wit he crafted the beer you hold in your hands. which he conceived with Stone friend and colleague Brian Bishop. Burning Rosids is a Belgian-style saison incorporating a unique ingredient—cherrywood-smoked malt (the name references the rosid plant family from which cherry trees hail).
Brian and Matt’s many devoted brewing comrades here at Stone were proud to hoist their mash paddles and brew this recipe for him as a symbolic gesture of how much he meant to everyone and how immensely he is missed. When you enjoy this very special beer, please on all of unto raising your glass in Motto memory and to everything he so passionately stood for: contributing and caring for others. passion and skill for his art, and laughter. Lots of laughter. Among the long list of things he held dear was GoOesignInc.org, a charity committed to fulfilling the architectural needs of developing communities around the world, and we are proudly contributing funds earned through the sale of this beer to this worthy organization in Matt’s honor. Enjoy. and please remember that life and those we hold dear are precious gifts to be cherished every day. Consider sharing this beer, conversations on life’s passions and again, lots of laughter with good friends as we remember ours.
Out of tragedy comes a celebration of life. Toasting a beer, his beer, in his honor is probably the best toast craft beer and offer. Official details forthcoming from the brewery soon.
A rare peek inside the barrel aging warehouse at Stone Brewing Co.
Stone Brewing Co’s (Escondido, CA) American strong Ale Double Bastard has returned for another year. The beer has been brewed each year since 1998. Originally, Double Bastard celebrated the first anniversary of Arrogant Bastard Ale.
“Double Bastard Ale is not to be wasted on the tentative or weak. Only the Worthy are invited, and then only at your own risk.” It goes on, “This is one lacerative muther of an ale.” Since 1998, Double Bastard Ale has been released once a year to Worthy individuals seeking its company.
Double Bastard is available seasonally in 22oz bombers, and draft. It can be cellared also.
Style: American Strong Ale
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. Seasonal
11.2% ABV
Stone Brewing Co’s Double Bastard is will make waves again in barrel aged form. Double Bastard, the brewery’s strong ale, spent 10 months in heavy charred Kentucky bourbon and American oak barrels. After that, it was transferred to second use bourbon barrels for another 13 months. That’s 23 months in total.
Southern Charred joins Stone’s coveted Quingenti Series, and Crime & Punishment on a national distribution scale.
The dark amber ale was brewed with a huge malt bill and a belligerent amount of hops making it a heavy, bitter beast of a beer.
Southern Charred, along with Crime & Punishment and the annual release of Double Bastard are now shipping. See where below.
Style: American Strong Ale (Barrel Aged, Bourbon)
Availability: 500ml bottles. Draft. Very limited
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
Arrival: Ships 11/4/13
11.2% ABV
Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) released two Quingenti offerings nationally today. This is the first time a Quingenti beer has hit full distribution.
The first of two is Crime, aka Lukcy Basartd Ale, aged in bourbon barrels with chills. CEO and co-founder Greg Koch “ruined” a bourbon barrel full of Lukcy Basartd back in 2010. The result was hot. And tasty.
Soon came Punishment. Oak barreled Double Bastard was introduced to Koch’s backyard hot chilis resulting in another tasty, hot treat.
Peppers grown at Stone Farms and beyond include red and green jalapeño, Fatali, Caribbean Red Hot, habanero, Ghost, Black Naga, Super, Moruga Scorpion, 7 Pot, Aji Amarillo, Scorpion, Giant White Habanero, 7 Pot Douglah and Douglah peppers. That’s a pretty hot lineup.
Thanks to the increased capacity of a new 500ml cork & cage bottling line, the rest of America can suffer along with the Californians that already have tasted these treats.
“Expanding our barrel-aging program to include national distribution is something we’ve been working towards for many years,” said Stone Brewmaster Mitch Steele. “Now that we have the ability to produce more of the Stone Quingenti Millilitre Series due to our new aged and bottling facility, our fans should expect to see many new barrel-aged flavor combinations as well as some re-brews of favorites we’ve released in the past.”
Expect Stone to release more Quingenti offerings nationally in the future.
Availability: 500ml bottles
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
Arrival: Shipping as of 11/4/13
Read more: Stone Quingenti Series
