Stone Brewing Co.

tjensen3618

California

4.55/5  rDev +1.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5 | $$$

I have been here a couple times, and to put it simply, it's an amazing experience.

The atmosphere mixes industrial architecture with nature and pulls it off very nicely. Large roll-up windows take up one side of the restaurant allowing the breeze to flow through the building, the other side of the restaurant has huge glass walls allowing guests to take a peak at the brewing operation. The gardens are a great place to find a spot on the grass, under a tree, or by a waterfall and enjoy a beer.

The food i had was incredibly fresh tasting and natural, Greg puts a lot of effort into going local with the ingredients as much as possible, and it shows.

The beer selection is wonderful, in addition to all the current Stone beers, they have a great list of guest brews both on tap and in bottles. You could easily spend a week here and not get bored of the beer selection.

There really is nothing to complain about at this place, and it should be on every beer connoisseurs must visit list.

08-26-2010 17:00:16 | More by tjensen3618

RyV

California

4.65/5  rDev +3.8%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 5 | $$

A must hit when in San Diego county, Stone is a staple visit when I head south out of LA. Food is awesome and the beer selection is amazing. The taps and bottle list definitely shares the love as there are many US and international craft breweries represented.

06-18-2013 06:35:07 | More by RyV

Boga

Mexico

4.6/5  rDev +2.7%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 3.5 | $$

A one of a kind experience in Southern California. You have everything here, from tours to the brewing process, to gardens where you can drink awesome Stone brewing, to a restaurant, a store, growler refills... you name it.

We all know that Stone beer is equal to world class quality, so no point even mentioning that part.

Service is great, and the selection is awesome. All the year round Stone beers with an occasional new unique/collaboration beer on tap so you can take home in your growler.

Food, in my opinion, is the weak spot, very pricey and just "OK".

...Salud!

06-06-2013 22:04:55 | More by Boga

Jree261

California

4.45/5  rDev -0.7%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25 | $$$

This is a nice place with a wonderful garden that I would be happy to sit outside with a beer pretty much all summer. Beer list is long and excellent with different guest bottles from all over the world. Only drawback of that list is that the beer is pretty expensive. Service is excellent both at the bar and sitting down to eat. Atmosphere is crowded, strangely with a lot of children. This is something that would upset me a lot more if the beer had dropped in quality in any way, which it hasn't. Tours on the hour all day and they stay open until 11 which will definitely bring me back. Great place overall.

06-05-2013 01:37:54 | More by Jree261

SavvyStudent

Texas

4.88/5  rDev +8.9%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 5 | $$

I have been to +20 breweries across the US and this is one of my top 3. Never have I gotten to feel hops and stick my head in buckets of different types. The insight into their up-and-coming brews is amazing and I still managed to learn some new things even after going to tons of tours. The attached restaurant is top class in food options and available beers. I would just go to get the food but overall an awesome place. It doesn't hurt that the prices are more than reasonable with $12 growlers and many shop options.

A must see if around Orange County or San Diego.

05-31-2013 03:56:15 | More by SavvyStudent

DRTBrewster

Arizona

5/5  rDev +11.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5 | $$

Although my assumptions were high and tilted toward a bias of great faith, it still went above and beyond what a brewery should be. The staff during the tour was great and more than gracious at the tail end during the tasting. The food was fantastic, the atmosphere great, and the casual and comfortable garden was a great place to stroll around in and get your Stone on.

05-24-2013 21:49:00 | More by DRTBrewster

tourdot

Wisconsin

5/5  rDev +11.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | $$

The atmosphere and vibe at Stone is awesome. These guys put some serious thought and dough into the design of the brewery which includes a store, bar/restaurant, and outdoor bar/dining/relaxing area. The indoor restaurant has table seating, a bar with a lot of seating, and giant booths for large groups. The outdoor area is filled with vegetation, small waterfalls, and lounge chairs along with tables in the dining area and an outdoor bar area. The store offers a ton of shirts, glassware, bottled beer, and certain growler fills depending upon the day. I was greeted when I walked into the door and was treated very well during my visit. The beer selection is outstanding as they offer all the Stone regulars, current seasonals, occasional special releases, and plenty of guest taps. If you want to go all out, the bottle list is amazing, just be ready to pay for it. Though I didn't try any of the food, the menu is very extensive and the food that others were eating looked excellent. Tours are offered a few times a day and are only $3 which includes the tour, a Stone glass, and 4 samples. Tours are about 40 minutes. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Stone and would highly recommend it.

05-15-2013 19:52:57 | More by tourdot

jpaulsen

California

4.63/5  rDev +3.3%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5 | $$

This is one of the best breweries to visit. The tour is great and you get lots of free beer at the end and it's free! They also have some great events here throughout the year. The menu is eclectic and fun just like Stone beers. Definitely visit when you 're in the area.

05-11-2013 20:26:36 | More by jpaulsen

MadCat

New Jersey

4.26/5  rDev -4.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.75 | $$$

Atmosphere- This is a popular place, but they make it very inviting. Very open and warm, bright, charming, very welcoming

Quality- Excellent. Very nice place, what more can be said for quality?

Service- Excellent. Bartenders are quick, and eager to help and serve you. Very knowledgeable and personable.

Selection- More taps than I can count, and even larger bottle selection. Who could ask for more?

Food- Had the beer cheese soup and duck tacos, both were amazing. Lots of good selection

Value- Not cheap, but worth the money paid. Easy to spend a lot, but again, worth it.

05-09-2013 01:44:57 | More by MadCat

IanSpindler

Alberta (Canada)

4.83/5  rDev +7.8%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5 | $$

Finally putting a review online since our visit in Jan 2012 Big shoutout to my wife and mother-in-law for entertaining my beer obsession. I somehow got here on an day off from a Walt Disney Land vacation with the family!

All I can say is that the atmosphere is perfect for beer drinking and the selection is top notch. I became a beer nerd because of Stone. Cheers! Being from Canada nobody should every complain about pricing at this brewery, it's basically happy hour all the time compaired to Calgary prices haha.

The food is also top notch. Everything we had was excellent!

This is the best craft brewery every to blow up and expand!

Cheers!

03-17-2013 03:30:59 | More by IanSpindler