Escondido, CA | October 31 -- Stone Brewing Co. is prepared to hold down San Diego Beer Week in style yet again! Taking place from November 4-13, SDBW brings together over 500 events that highlight San Diego's breweries, restaurants, pubs, bottle shops, and other craft beer businesses.
In addition to participating in over 30 other events around the county, Stone Brewing Co. will be hosting 11 of its own events on its home turf at the acclaimed Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens (1999 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, details below). All Stone events, on-site and off-site, are listed at http://www.stonebrewing.com/sdbw
Friday, November 4th | 9am - 12pm
Stone's kick-off event for San Diego Beer Week returns for a second year with decadence galore. Amazing food, hard to find beers and live music! (Menu, Beer List, and Tickets)
Saturday, November 5th | 11am - 11pm
Over 20 IPAs on tap all day long! Need we say more? Check out the list of IPAs here...
Sunday, November 6th | 1pm & 2:30pm
There's no such thing as too much decadence! On the menu are six tasty craft beer samples and 12 sinfully delicious chocolates. These amazing truffles will be created by local chocolatier Dallmann Fine Chocolates and Stone's own Pastry Chef Andrew Higgins. (Menu & tickets)
Monday, November 7th | 7pm - 9pm
Join Stone's beloved blabbermouth, Ken Wright, for the story behind San Diego's success. Learn about what makes SD so special as you sample the best and the brightest from San Diego's newer breweries. (Tickets)
Tuesday, November 8th | 6pm - 9pm
"Dr." Bill Sysak goes head to head with world-acclaimed beer writer Stephen Beaumont. Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Executive Chef Alex Carballo has set the stage for the beer pairing showdown with an amazing multi-course dinner. Who will win? The diners decide! (Menu & tickets)
Wednesday, November 9th | 5pm - 7pm
Bruce Glassman's San Diego's Top Brewers: Inside America's Craft Beer Capital takes an in-depth look at what makes the local beer community so special. Get the inside scoop on 18 San Diego breweries and the city's best beer bars as well as beer basics, 2 dozen beer-based recipes, and more.
Bruce, Stone co-founder Greg Koch, and brewers from Iron Fist Brewing and Mother Earth Brew Co. will be on hand to sign your book and chat about the industry!
(Greg will only be in attendance from 5-6pm, before heading off to another SDBW event!)
Wednesday, November 9th | 7pm - 9pm
Stone's Indoctrination Specialist, Kathryn Bouscaren, hosts a night just for the ladies. A guided beer tasting highlighting women in the beer industry, with an emphasis on San Diego. Get all your questions answered and share your experiences in a fun and private environment upstairs. (Tickets)
Thursday, November 10th | 6pm - 9pm
Colby Chandler of Ballast Point fame joins Stone's own Mitch Steele for an epic beer dinner with a Ballast Point-inspired surf and turf theme. Check out the menu for all the tasty details. (Tickets)
Friday, November 11th | 6pm
Rub elbows with some of the award-winning crew from Firestone Walker Brewing Co. They're visiting Stone to continue their 15th Anniversary celebration and will be bringing extra special beers with them, including their just-released barrel-aged Firestone Walker XV.
Saturday, November 12th | 11am - 11pm
"Dr." Bill Sysak delves deep into his treasure chest for favorite representations new and old of this classic Belgian farmhouse ale. Pouring all day long at Stone's inside and outside bars. (Beer Menu)
Sunday, November 13th | 10am - 4pm
Stone isn't letting San Diego Beer Week end quietly! They've got something new to join the ranks of Oakquinox and Stone Sour Fest: the first annual Pour It Black festival. "Dr." Bill and his crew have collected an amazing selection of over 60 unique porters and stouts from around the world. How unique? How about beers aged in brandy or Jack Daniel's barrels or brewed with oatmeal, oak, coffee, rye, espresso, coconut, chocolate, bacon, smoke or macadamia nuts… just for a start? (Beer menu | Tickets)
ABOUT STONE BREWING CO.
Stone Brewing Co. was founded in 1996 by Steve Wagner and Greg Koch in North County San Diego, CA. It is the 14th largest craft brewery in the United States and has been named "All-Time Top Brewery on Planet Earth" by BeerAdvocate magazine - TWICE! A recently announced $26.6M expansion plan (that includes a hotel among other lofty ventures) is underway, as are developments to become the first American craft brewery to open a brewhouse in Europe. Visit stonebrewing.com for more information.
ABOUT SAN DIEGO BEER WEEK
San Diego Beer Week promotes San Diego's thriving craft beer culture by sponsoring a ten-day countywide festival that attracts beer tourism, fosters knowledge of our regional brewing heritage, and serves as a showcase for San Diego's breweries, restaurants, pubs, and other businesses with ties to the craft beer community. For more information and a current list of events, visit SDBW.org, twitter.com/sdbeerweek or facebook.com/san.diego.beer.week. Cheers!
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Greg Koch, CEO & Co-Founder
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Greg Koch, CEO & Co-Founder
Steve Wagner, President & Brewmaster
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QUOTES ABOUT STONE
"All-Time Top Brewery on Planet Earth. The most popular and highest-rated brewery...ever."
- BeerAdvocate Magazine
"Not for the faint of heart, [Stone's] bold brews have a strong and fast-growing fan base"
- Bon Appetit Magazine
"Stone Brewing Company from San Diego is arguably the most notorious player on America's exhilarating craft brewing scene."
- The Publican (United Kingdom)
"Stone Brewing makes aggressive beer - good news for those tired of the fizzy yellow stuff."
- Los Angeles Times
"Stone Brewing's 'extreme' beers are like standard ales in overdrive."
- Food and Wine
"[Stone] has no interest in going mainstream if that means watering down the product."
- Inc. Magazine
"San Diego [is] the new beer capital of the U.S. Stone exemplifies the local approach, with aggressively hopped but completely drinkable brews."
- Men's Journal
"[Stone] is one of the best-known West Coast brewers with one of the most devoted cult followings this side of The Grateful Dead."
- Beverage World Magazine
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