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Stone Brewing Company
Escondido · CA · Production - Large
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Stone Brewing Launches New Delicious Variety 6-Pack
Stone Brewing, among the world’s most renowned IPA breweries, introduces a family of year-round beers to accompany its hugely popularStone Delicious IPA. The gluten-reduced West Coast Style IPA is now joined byStone Delicious Double IPA andStone Delicious Citrus IPA in a format hardly seen on shelves – a variety can six-pack.
Reuters: Japanese Breweries Seek Production Capacity in North America
Kirin Holdings, parent company of the Lion Little World Beverages platform that includes New Belgium Brewing and Bell’s Brewery in the U.S., is on the hunt for more production capacity in North America to keep up with sales, Reuters reported this week.

Brewbound Podcast: What’s Next for Stone Brewing in 2023
Nearly four months after the completion of the sale of Stone Brewing to Sapporo, Stone CEO Maria Stipp joins the Brewbound Podcast to share how the integration process is progressing, when the first Sapporo beers produced at Stone’s U.S. facilities will hit the market, the expansion of the Buena family into spirits-based canned cocktails, and what’s next in 2023.
Stone Imperial Stout Makes a Triumphant Return
Stone Brewing is closing out its year of re-brewed fan favorites with the legendary Stone Imperial Stout.
Stone Brewing Launches Margaritas Crafted with Premium Tequila and Real Fruit
Stone Brewing announces its newest ‘Buena’ brand family beverage – Stone Buenafiesta Margaritas. The lineup of four carefully crafted flavors includes Classic Lime, Strawberry, Passion Fruit and Pineapple Habanero, now available in Southern California only.
Stone Brewing Releases the Holiday Beer Essential: Stone 12 Days of IPAs
This holiday season Stone Brewing rolls out its third annual celebration of IPAs in one essential box.
Stone IPA Celebrates 25 Years
Stone Brewing is celebrating 26 years of brewing bold, carefully crafted IPAs with uncompromising quality.

Last Call: Rhinegeist to Houston; Judge Rejects Stone’s Permanent Injunction Request in Keystone Light Case; OR DTC Policy Challenged
Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist Brewery will begin “a two-stage expansion” into Houston, Texas, starting in mid-August via Silver Eagle Distributors.

Judge Denies Stone’s Attempt to Gain Profits, Damages and Attorneys’ Fees From Molson Coors
Days after upholding a $56 million jury verdict in favor of Stone Brewing, a federal judge rejected the Escondido, California-based craft brewery’s attempt to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in profits and damages from Molson Coors as part of a trademark infringement dispute over refreshed Keystone Light branding.
Judge Affirms $56 Million Jury Verdict in Stone Brewing Trademark Infringement Case
A federal judge has denied Molson Coors’ attempt to toss a $56 million jury award to Stone Brewing in the San Diego craft brewery’s trademark infringement lawsuit over the 2017 refresh of Keystone Light packaging, according to an order filed Tuesday.
Stone Brewing Promotes Nicole Williams and Robert Kuntz to Lead Bi-Coastal Brewery Operations
With Stone Brewing’s sale to Sapporo expected to close in August, the Escondido, California-headquartered craft brewery has promoted Nicole Williams and Robert Kuntz to lead brewing operations at its bi-coastal facilities in Escondido and Richmond, Virginia.

Greg Koch Muses on Life After Stone in Farewell Post
In a nearly 2,500-word missive that opened with quotes from Metallica and Roman poet Heraclitus, Stone Brewing co-founder Greg Koch – one of the craft beer industry’s staunchest advocates for independence – reflected on what the sale of his company to Japanese brewing giant Sapporo means for his future… without ever typing the word “Sapporo.”

Sapporo Plans to Make Stone Business Profitable by FY 2023, Aims for 860K+ Barrels in US by 2024
Sapporo’s acquisition of San Diego-based Stone Brewing Company will support a large expansion of the Japanese beer maker’s U.S. beer sales and production, according to a supplementary explanatory materials document filed by Sapporo Holdings.

Stone CEO Maria Stipp Discusses San Diego Brewery’s Sale to Sapporo, Future and Separation From Stone Distributing
Following the news that Stone Brewing Company is in the process of being sold to Japan’s Sapporo Holdings for $165 million, Stone CEO Maria Stipp and director of public relations and communications Lizzie Younkin spoke with Brewbound Friday morning about the proposed deal.