If Stone ever made a bad beer, I don't know about it, and I've tried every Stone beer I can find. They're famous mostly for hoppy strong ales and IPAs. The brewery is in a hilly industrial area, and they've surrounded the outdoor restaurant with a lovely California garden--trees, sun-friendly plants, a little artificial stream. The food is good, but the beer is the main attraction.
The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable about the beer and food they serve. The food is great. I was quite surprised that a brewery would have gourmet cuisine. The grounds are also not what you would expect. It really must be seen and enjoyed first hand.
They started in a small warehouse in San Marcos. What a difference the years make. Now one of the larger brewers in San Diego County (if not THE biggest), this place wows with it's sheer size and ambience. Very cool place to hang out while enjoying beers. Though the food and service still could use some help, the reality is, this is a place to have good beer and create memories. If in the area, definitely stop by and check this place out.
Stopped in to check out the store since we had already eaten to pick up a couple of t-shirts as well as take home a growler with us. The store is located within the Brewery and the restaurant so if you are looking for an absolutely beautiful evening in a great location this is your place. Stone is one of the better brewers out there and we were happy to stop by and get the growler and enjoy the contents later. The setting is beautiful!
If you have not been here, and you like good beer and food, this is a must visit when you in the area.Food can be pricey, but overall really nice beer and food.Get here early on weekends as it gets really crowded.
I love dogfish but the true intonation to beer will be held bye stone for a long time to come.Thank you so much stone for helping us find some of the best beer in the world.
My husband and I were told that this place was fabulous.First,be aware that there is no signs designating the property as Stone Brewery.It has a small menu and the food we had was average.The outdoor area is much too small to accommodate the amount of people who come.Of course there is the standard gift shop with tacky t shirts.I found nothing outstanding,here.It could have,just a easily have been a Budweiser or Miller brewery.
we liked it so much we went back twice for lunch, no dislikes! the amount of beer on tap is truly mind-boggling, and it's ALL good! and then there are bottled beers to be had, some of them quite rare.
We go here often for an after work timeout to chat & relax a Lil. I have also been here as a date night/afternoon and it was pretty fun. They have a tour available for the brewery and we got to sample a few beers then had dinner after... Delicious & a good time all the way around..
We took the tour as a company outing with dinner in the restaurant afterward. The tour was long for what you got to see (about an hour). You basically listened to the tour guide talk about how great craft beer is compared to big commercial beer the entire time while showing you some stainless steel tanks. After the tour there was a tasting where you could try 4 pre-selected kinds. It would have been better if you could pick what you wanted as they had over 20 taps avalable. After the tasting we moved in to the restaurant which was very impressive visually. The food was OK, nothing to write home about. The big downer was the cow dung smell around the area. It was horrible. I'm not sure if it was the organic garden fertilizer, but it was very off putting.