Stone Brewing Company
Stone Brewing is known for the aggressive Arrogant Bastard Ale, although
the brewery considers Stone Pale Ale and Stone IPA to be its flagship
beers. Most of their beers are characteristic of west-coast craft brews;
that is to say, most beers have a traditionally 'hoppy' flavor. Stone
beers are bottled in 22 ounce bottles, 12oz six packs, and occasionally
3 litre bottles.
In 2006, Stone relocated from its original brewery in San Marcos to a
new, custom-designed facility in Escondido. The new brewery currently
has a capacity of 70,000 US beer barrels per year, with capacity
expandable up to 250,000 barrels, and also includes an on-site bottling
line. The site is also home to a restaurant, Stone Brewing World Bistro
& Gardens, a 300+ seat restaurant which features a large outdoor patio
and 1-acre of gardens. The restaurant serves a rotating menu of
food—concentrating on organic, free-range and local ingredients—and beer
from Stone, local San Diego and regional California craft brewers, and
other specialty breweries in the United States and abroad. The brewery
also houses a Stone Company Store where Stone merchandise can be
purchased in addition to 2L and 1L growlers which can be filled with
Stone's 7 year-round beers and special releases.
In June 2008, Stone Brewing became more eco-friendly when they covered
the roof of the brewery with solar panels, nearly cutting their energy
costs in half. The 1,561 roof-mounted solar modules will offset more
than 538,000 pounds of carbon emissions over its lifetime, which is
equivalent to planting 204 acres of trees.