Firestone Walker Brewing Company

Paso Robles, CA — Whether you are an undecided, underserved, ravenous or adventurous beer drinker, Firestone Walker Brewing Company has you covered with the The Lion’s Share, a new mixed 12-pack featuring four distinctively different brews.

Paso Robles, CA – Firestone Walker Brewing Company is set to release its first Proprietor’s Vintage Series beer of 2014 with the return of ┬ºucaba, a barrel-aged English barleywine that remains confoundingly unpronounceable yet eminently drinkable. ┬ºucaba was one of the first components created as part of Firestone Walker’s annual barrel-aged Anniversary Ale blend starting… Read more »

Paso Robles, CA—During the dog days of the autumn grape harvest, thirsty overworked winemakers are fond of saying, “It takes a lot of beer to make great wine.” But at Firestone Walker Brewing Company, the opposite is also true, as 14 local winemakers recently convened to help the brewing team blend the next Firestone Walker… Read more »

Earlier this week, Nectar Ales announced that it will revert to its original brewery name, Humboldt Brewing Company. The name change nods to the brewery’s start in 1987 in Humboldt County, Calif., before it was acquired by Firestone Walker Brewing Company in June 2005 and then again acquired by Total Beverage Solution in July 2012.

Paso Robles, CA — Brewmaster Matt “Merlin” Brynildson and his brewing team at Firestone Walker Brewing Company continue to work unprecedented magic at the world’s biggest beer competitions, this time earning “Mid-Size Brewing Company and Brewer of The Year” honors at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival┬« held this weekend in Denver, Colorado. Firestone Walker… Read more »

PASO ROBLES, Calif. — In the halls of Firestone Walker Brewing Company, he is known as “Merlin”—and he continues to work his magic at major beer competitions.

Paso Robles, CA –– Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s Velvet Merkin—the beer that almost wasn’t—will soon heed the rallying cry of “release the merkins,” as it is set to be offered for the first time in 22-ounce bottles starting on September 16. The Vintage 2013 Merkin is an oatmeal stout aged for a year in retired… Read more »

The list of craft breweries expanding their distribution footprints is growing. Last month, a number of notable craft beer companies — like Delaware’s Dogfish Head and Michigan’s Bell’s Brewery — announced new wholesale agreements and this month, a few more noteworthy craft beer companies joined the list.

PASO ROBLES, Calif. — With its new Pivo Hoppy Pils, Firestone Walker Brewing Company is aiming to kick the doors down and help liberate the pilsner style in America.

Paso Robles, CA—The beast is back, as Firestone Walker Brewing Company is set to release the 2013 vintage of Parabola on April 15. As always, brewing this massive barrel-aged Russian imperial oatmeal stout continues to be a challenge—“It’s like extracting liquid from a big oatmeal cookie,” says Brewmaster Matt Brynildson. The recipe is unchanged, but… Read more »

PASO ROBLES, Calif. —Top brewers from around the nation and world will once again turn wine country into beer country with the return of the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest in Paso Robles June 1, 2013—featuring 40+ craft breweries, rare beers, live music, local chefs, brewer Q&A sessions and more.

BUELLTON, Calif. — The wildest ales of all have come to the town of Buellton in California’s Santa Barbara County with the opening of Barrelworks by Firestone Walker Brewing Company, a new cellar and visitor experience dedicated to barrel-aged beers, including Firestone Walker’s growing wild beer program.

Overwhelming demand has brought Firestone Walker beer from one giant beer-loving state to another. Firestone Walker Brewing Company announced today that it will begin distributing its beer to Texas over the course of the next two months. The Paso Robles, Calif.-based brewery has partnered with Brown Distributing for distribution in the greater Austin area, and with Andrews Distributing for the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

PASO ROBLES, CA – European beer enthusiasts cast their vote in favor of American hops as Firestone Walker’s Double Jack IPA was named the “Consumer Favourite Gold” for top honors at the European Beer Star competition. The competition included 1,366 beers from 45 countries.