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REVIEW! Stone Brewery, Escondido California -August 12, 2006-
We had the pleasure of touring Stone Brewery’s new facilities in Escondido, CA. Let me tell you, it was a great experience! From the free tour to the free beer, it was something not to be missed!
Stone Brewery, a San Diego County microbrewery is one of the largest names in microbrews. Known as one of the top breweries in the world, Stone beers (Arrogant Bastard Ale, Stone IPA, etc..) can be found across the U.S. in many stores. If you haven’t tried a Stone brew, you’re missing out.
The tour began in the store front of the brewery. We were immediately greeted and given an introduction to the events that were about to take place: free Stone beer on the left; the tour starts in 5 minutes. ‘Nuff said.
After enjoying tastes of 4 of the 5 brews on tap, our guide began the tour. The facility was awe-inspiring. While an impressive size, it was hard to imagine that nearly 50,000 barrels of Stone beer were anticipated to be produced over the next year from this facility.
The tour lasted about 45 minutes and we saw the entire facility, from the mashers to the fermenters to the bottlers. The entire brewing process was explained and shown. Not only that, but the tour really demonstrates a good description of the brewery’s philosophy: focus on quality and create an honest beer from basic ingredients without cutting corners. A simple philosophy implied difficult to follow by some of the more mainstream beer companies.
I recommend that anyone take the Stone Brewery tour. If you don’t live in the San Diego area, you may want to book a weekend and visit the brewery, along with some of the others within miles. It’s truly an experience not to be missed.