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Stone Brewing

  • Regional Brewery
  • Escondido, California
  • Founded 1996
  • Owned by a Large Brewer: Sapporo Holdings

WebsiteOpen in the Breweries Dashboard

Medals in View
2
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2026
Categories Medaled
2
0 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
50K

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (regional Brewery): 50,000 barrels. Estimated total: 50,000 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

Estimate (E)
Estimated ARR
$30.1M

50,000 barrels times $602 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $30,100,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

EBITDA $1.8M at 6% (E)
Medals by YearStone Brewing, 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000000001
Silver000000001
Bronze000000000

Ten Year Trend

Each year says whether the brewery medaled. When it did not, the status says why there is nothing to count, including years before the brewery opened.

Medals and status of Stone Brewing in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026Medaled2
2025No Medal0
2024No Medal0
2023No Medal0
2022No Medal0
2021No Medal0
2020Results Not LoadedNot FoundNot Found
2019Partial Year0
2018Partial Year0
Medals by Style Family
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Medals by Style Family
Style FamilyMedals
Brown, Amber, and Red1
Stout and Porter1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
American Brown Ale1
American or Export Stout1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Paso Robles2

Medal History

Field is the number of entries in the category that year. Entries per medal divides the field by the medals awarded.

Every Great American Beer Festival medal of Stone Brewing in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2026GoldStone Cimmerian Portal6.5%65American or Export Stout4113.7Paso RoblesFull Profile
2026SilverStone Lifeblood6.8%60American Brown Ale4515.0Paso RoblesFull Profile

2026 Medal Beers

Gold in American or Export Stout

Stone Cimmerian Portal

Stone Brewing, Paso Robles, CA

Category
American or Export Stout
Entries
41
ABV
6.5%
IBU
65
Style
American Stout
Malts
Wheat
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Not Found

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Silver in American Brown Ale

Stone Lifeblood

Stone Brewing, Paso Robles, CA

Category
American Brown Ale
Entries
45
ABV
6.8%
IBU
60
Style
American Brown Ale
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Not Found

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Profile

Type
Regional Brewery
Headquarters
Escondido, California
Founded
1996
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
www.stonebrewing.comSource: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
Links
InstagramChecked 2026-10-14Source: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
Locations
  • Stone Brewing Co: 2120 Harmony Grove Rd, Escondido, California, 92029-2053 Map
  • Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens- Liberty Station: 2816 Historic Decatur Rd Ste 116, San Diego, California, 92106-6164 Map
  • Stone Brewing Napa: 920-930 Third Street, Napa, California, 94559 Map
Known for
Brown, Amber, and Red, Stout and Porter

Current Beers

Not Found

Ownership and Investors

Ownership
Owned by a Large Brewer
Parent
Sapporo Holdings (large brewer)
Stake
100%, 2022
Independent (Brewers Association Definition)
No
Status
active
Source
Sapporo acquisition 2022Curated from public announcements; not checked against a primary source.

Distribution

Not Found

Estimated Scale

Barrels per Year
50,000

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (regional Brewery): 50,000 barrels. Estimated total: 50,000 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(Estimated from Brewery Type (E), Low Confidence)
Equivalent
1,550,000 gallons, or 688,889 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 9,920,000 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 80% packaged) and 2,480,000 pints on draft.
Revenue (ARR)
$30.1M

50,000 barrels times $602 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $30,100,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range $21.1M to $40.6M, E)
Gross Margin
42%

Annual revenue ($30,100,000) times a 42% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $12,642,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(gross profit $12.6M, E)
EBITDA
$1.8M at 6%

Annual revenue ($30,100,000) times a 6% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $1,806,000. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range 5% to 11%, $1.5M to $3.3M, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$602

Annual revenue ($30,100,000) divided by 50,000 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Revenue per Location
$30.1M

Annual revenue ($30,100,000) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

for its one location, E

How These Estimates Are Made

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