Stone Company Store

This was a great way to spend an afternoon. We showed up on a Sunday a little after 12 and got tickets for the 1pm tour for $ 3 each, including samples! Very good price in my opinion. We had some time to kill so we wandered around their grounds which were really gorgeous and something you wouldn’t expect based on the drive up and the outside of the building (which by the way, didn’t have the name of the place anywhere outside which was odd.). The bistro was beautiful, with a water feature, big plants, stone work and huge windows. If we weren’t so full from breakfast, it would have been a perfect time to have lunch before our tour. We heard that the food is great. Instead we walked outside where they have another bar in addition to the bar in the bistro, tons of outdoor seating, and a big garden area with paths, streams, trees, rocks, and adirondack chairs. It would be a great place to get a beer and chill out in the garden. There were a lot of families with kids which I was a little surprised by, but I guess the place also attracts people for the restaurant, not just the brewery tour. Our tour was about 45 minutes long and our tour guide Chris was really entertaining and down to earth. As a beer novice, I thought it was informative and fun. Although I wouldn’t necessarily describe it as a «tour» because we mostly stood in one spot and listened to him talk, then walked to another spot and back again. At the end you get 4 samples (4 oz each I think) and you get to keep the glass. As I said I’m a beer novice so I didn’t loooove the beer but clearly others who know more about it were enjoying the drinks. All in all, I thought it was a great afternoon for only $ 6! Check it out if you’re in the area.

When someone says «go to your happy place» there is a good chance I will be thinking of Stone. The grounds are stunning with a mixture of plant life and rock work that seal you off from the outside world, and gives a brief feeling of being somewhere tropical. The brewery is spectacular with expansions to their operation happening literally around the world to accommodate their creations which came in at over 100 styles of beer last year. The store itself is a pretty average tourist zone to pick up neat memorabilia, but even the bar for tasters and growler fills has an amazing stone surface that makes you take notice.
I’ve enjoyed Stone beer for several years, but the experience of being at the brewery far transcends just enjoying a pint. Beer drinkers and those who don’t drink can find plenty of interesting information and scenery to enjoy by visiting the brewery and hanging out for a few hours.

Does the chick at the growler fill station talking to her boyfriend actually work? She is the only one there, and I am waiting while she blah blah blah…

Our tour was so amazing! Everyone who works there was super chill and also very professional/​accommodating at the same time, which is a rare combination. We signed up for a private tour of the facility and it was such a cool experience, our tour guide was so fun and down to earth, she even mapped out different breweries she wanted us to experience! I would recommend the tours to anyone, plus the tasting at the end was awesome, you get to keep the little glasses too :)

As good as it gets for any brewery. The location in Escondido was amazing. Who knew one could find a TRUE beer garden that also offers excellent menu. The beer is Stone’s various selections for most discriminating tastes but ask your server as our provided a great selection for us based on what we were eating. Definitely worth the 2 hour drive out of L.A.

Huge selection of Stone memorabilia… Shirts, hoodies, glassware, and of course beer!
The staff is extremely friendly, and not in a fake annoying way, but in a genuine way.
The tour is horrible. Yes, it is only three dollars, and you do get for 2 ounce shots of beer to taste, but the actual tour is ridiculous. They basically take you into the room and talk and talk and talk some more, and then take you out of the room. You don’t get to see any packaging or bottling or anything like that… Absolutely no action at all. The kids were bored out of their minds, and we have visited many factories in the past.
I might stop in for a brew or two, but that is one hour of my life I cannot get back.

Went there at 7pm on a Thursday night to purchase a keg of beer and was informed there was no one working that night that could fill a keg. I counted at least 14 people on staff that night and was amazed none of them were qualified to fill a keg of beer.
We did sit in the bar and have a beer and an order of thier beer pretzels both of which were amazing as was the service. If I were rating that part of my experience it would be 5 stars.

FUCKIN AWESOME DRINKING BEER FOR $ 3 dollars per person!!! sweet deal!!! ask learn laugh and cry a lil, the sweetest bitter tastin beer!!! must go and enjoy and have love for IPA beer, i cried cuz i left happySWEEET.

Overrated would be the best word I could use to describe Stone Brewing Company!
I am purely reviewing for the brewery, atmosphere, and experience not the food (which I have heard is really good).
We came with a large group, rode all the way down and were excited! However once there that fizzled out when we got inside! They don’t greet you, give you any direction, offer their tour, or really have any kind of personality! We went outside to have a beer at the bar and more than half of the items on their menu were out!
The bartenders didn’t have the beers memorized and had to refer to the list every time we would ask for a particular type of beer.
I am a porter and stout kind of girl and they literally only had ONE choice which was not good! So I had a glass of water!
The grounds are beautiful and that was the best part of the stop!
My recommendations: go on a weekday to avoid the HUGE crowds, do the tour then you can drink in the «tour only room», and eat at the restaurant (again friends say its good not personal experience)

I come here often to get my growler filled and the number of beers on tap is great!

I see a lot of postings here are mentioning the food and gardens which really should be in the Stone World Bistro Unilocal… appropriately, this review will only be for the store.
While I grew up in San Diego about 20 mins away from Stone, I moved out to MN before I was 21, so I really only get to visit once or twice a year when we come out for the holidays, but it’s something I always look forward to!
The store is really a hit. Way back in the day, before the bistro was finished, you could go on the tour, which might have been free, but you didn’t get a taster glass. After the tour you basically got bottomless tasters at the growler fill station. Alas, those days are gone!
When hubby and I got married, the crew at Stone kindly let us do our engagement photos all around the gardens and in the brewing area too, we kind of got our own mini tour, which was really fun. A year later we rented a couple kegs for our grooms dinner and they were flexible with the time on that (we kept them Thurs-​Sunday). They are very accommodating, you just gotta know who to talk to!
Nowadays, we usually stop in for lunch or dinner at the bistro and wander in to the store after with our 3 growlers in tow. Including those, I almost always leave with a shirt or pint glass — it’s hard to go into that store and not buy some of their cool swag. I even bought the artisanal soaps, which are decorative (lol) in our guest bathroom, and our boxer has the Stone collar.
Even if you’re not a fan of the bistro, the store is always worth the trip!

Friends bought a couple of very cool shirts. The growlers were tempting– especially the insulated one that looks like a water sports container. Fun items too, like kitschy socks and stickers.

This was my first visit to a brewery and hate to admit it was a unforgettable bad experience. I will cut down to the chase: 1) the tour girl was drinking while giving the non informative nor educational tour. I have done a few tours and this was the only really bad one. I found silly and fresh the fact she was drinking while she was working. 2) and most importantly… We tried 4 different beers, it was so extreemly bad that my two brothers stoped in the first glas. I wanted to try all of them, «it’s imposible that all four different beers were going to suck «I was thinking, well, I was wrong. And I must confess I am very open minded when it comes to drinking or eating new things, this is the first beer I could not drink.
1 star because they give away the tasting cups.

Beer tour! For $ 3 per person you get a beer tour of their brewery which isn’t all bells and whistles, but if you LOVE crafted beer you would appreciate it. At the end of the short tour, you get a sampler complimentary souvenir glass and tasting of 4 of their beers. They will rinse your glass out when you are done with the tasting.
The store has some pretty good swag for purchase from pint glasses, clothing, bottle openers to reusable shopping bags.
There’s lots of staff on hand to help you and answer any of your questions.
Beer is of course available for purchase, from pre-​bottled or tap. There’s a tap schedule posted and also could be seen online, but make sure you read the fine print. I witnessed a guy come in for a specific beer, it was the right day, but not the time.
The store is right next to the restaurant. I wasn’t a fan of the food, but I’m not so much a fan of any brewery food, but at least their beer is good!

The tour isn’t particularly special if you’ve been on a brewery tour before but I do love Stone and it’s a really good deal in that it’s only $ 3 and you get a decent tasting and a complimentary glass.
Be warned: CA state law does not allow you to fill growlers from other breweries unless you put stickers or tape over their insignia or something to that effect. I learned the hard way dragging 2 Russian River growlers from the Bay Area.

The Beer tour was very informative about their beer and the facility apparently they are coming out with a habanero beer quite soon sounds yummy! You get 4 refills in your little shot type glass of different beers they make. There is a variety of merchandise a lot of it is decently priced some of it not so much. We bought a candle in a Stone pint glass it appears to be organic and smells quite good plus u can use the glass when it’s done. We will be back to the brewery soon!

A must visit at least once if you are into the craft beer community/​industry.
Unfortunately, due to a tragic and fatal accident two days before arriving, tours had been suspended. They still are a/​o 9÷2÷13. However, they still hosted the tastings. For someone that is not green in regards to craft beer, the tastings will be pretty disappointing. Not that they don’t taste great (they do), but that most of them you have enjoyed about 100 times before.
The line up when I was there was Levitation, Stone IPA, Arrogant Bastard and 17^th Anniversary. I hadn’t yet experienced Götterdämmerung so that was definitely a plus.
For the $ 3 admission, they give you an etched Stone glass. Definitely a nice collectible.
Bombers were also pretty reasonable and they had growler fills available as well. Plenty of Stone memorabilia for purchase.
The only thing that rubbed me in a strange way was how corporate the complex felt. While the bistro and garden section are spectacular, you don’t get that homey feeling you would at some other breweries. Lost Abbey/​Port Brewing, about a 10 minute drive from Stone, should not be missed.

My first brewery adventure began here at Stone. This place set the bar real high for the rest of the folks in the brewing game. There’s a garden here, a restaurant, a bar, a patio, a tour, a tasting section, a souvernier store, oh my goodness, what doesn’t this place have? A good beer? Me thinks not! Probably the best beer around. Stone IPA and most of their line of beers are the most highly appraised brews among the world.
Give them $ 3 dollars, they’ll take you on a tour of where the magic is made. And the best part is that There is a tasting at the end. As a bonus, you get to keep your tasting cups as souverniers! Stone is quite cheap here at the brewery, compared to how much they go for everywhere else. So drink up guys.
The saddest part about this place is having to leave.

Whenever Enjoy By releases, expect me to visit here at least twice to get growler fills. The Stone Company Store offers pretty cool merchandise for their beers ranging from t-​shirts, hoodies, pint glasses, books, etc.
Here you can also get your growler fills. Once you get the empty bottle, they charge anywhere from $ 10 – 15 for a fill. Not too bad.
I recently was lucky to get a fill of both the Enjoy By 05.17.13 and Dayman Coffee IPA. Both exemplary. Dayman is pretty hard to get but you can get Enjoy By every 5 or 6 weeks.

The Stone Company Store is the area where you can buy beer schwag; gather before and after the brewery tour and where you get to sample a handful of different beers on tap after the guided tour.
You can also get refills on growlers you buy of whatever the special of the day is.
Prices are what they are so bring a wad of cash or some plastic. Also, if you go on one of the tours, ask questions. It makes the tour more lively and interesting.
By the way, the tours are free however, they fill up really quick so plan accordingly. The group I went with arrived early — picked up the time slot that allowed for lunch either before or after.
It’s a great operation and I only wish this place was closer to home.