From Stone:
Stone 23rd Anniversary
Celebration & Invitational
Beer Festival
August 16-18th | Tickets on sale now!The best beer festival in SoCal is back with even more ways to celebrate, and we want you to be first in line.
These past 23 years have been incredible, but they wouldn’t have been possible without our craft-beer-loving, great-taste-having fans. We can’t thank you enough for sticking with us while we've been sticking it to the man. In fact, one of our fearless co-founders Greg Koch has a message for you all.
We want you – yes, you who have subscribed to this particular email list – to have first dibs. Next week we’ll release the below tickets to the public, but this weekend they’re all yours. We hope to see you there!
GET READY FOR THE MOST EPIC CRAFT BEER WEEKEND OF 2019
We’ve been throwing anniversary celebrations for more than two decades now. This year, we’re raising the stakes, saluting our remarkable venues and furthering our commitment to our local communities by expanding the festivities to a three-day event featuring all our US locations. That means more beer in more places. Cheers to that! Come visit us when you can, where you can, or combine all three days if you’re a true Stone die‑hard.
AUGUST 16
ULTIMATE TAP ROOM TAKEOVERS
Each of our US Tap Rooms will kick things off with special beers on tap, rare & vintage bottles, amazing food trucks, and live music. No tickets necessary, but seating and special release beers are first-come, first-served. Take this opportunity to visit your favorite local Stone spot and raise a glass with us to 23 years of badass beer.
AUGUST 17, 7PM - 10PM
RARE BEER FESTIVAL
We’re featuring the finest, most unique and hard-to-find beers from Stone Brewing and our favorite guest breweries in the beautiful outdoor space at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Escondido. Included with admission are endless bites from our amazing kitchen, live music, cigar lounge and an exclusive taster glass to take home. For the die-hards, VIP tickets will get you an additional hour of festivities featuring VIP-exclusive beers and the opportunity to meet the brewers behind them.
AUGUST 18, 3PM - 6PM
GRAND CELEBRATION
The marquee event is happening just outside Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station on the grassy North Promenade. We’ll have 50+ breweries joining us for an afternoon of craft beer camaraderie in the San Diego sunshine. You can expect pretty much everything that’s always made these events epic – incredible beer, fantastic food, live music, cigar lounge, a commemorative taster glass and more surprises. (Plus comfortable, cushiony grass and 100% fewer stairs.)
We’re excited to be able to share the joy of our anniversary celebration with our fans on both coasts over three spectacular days, and we hope you’re among them.
Cheers!
UPDATE from Stone:
ESCONDIDO, CA (June 10, 2019) – For 23 years Stone Brewing has fought the good fight alongside fellow craft brewers, helping to shift the national landscape of beer. In honor of the milestone, Stone Brewing raises the bar once more with an anniversary celebration of imperial proportions. The Stone Brewing 23rd Anniversary Celebration & Invitational Beer Festival expands this year to include three days of festivities reaching across all its eight US locations.
Ticket sales to the public begin today, with the goal to celebrate and appreciate die-hard fans over 23 years – be it those with their Gargoyle tattoos and hop-heavy palates, or those who are more recent to the family and fold.
“Our anniversary celebration is for our fans, who beginning 23 years ago have supported our unconventional ways and joined us in challenging the industrial beer industry,” said Greg Koch, Stone Brewing executive chairman & co-founder. Twenty-three years. That’s a lot of bar-top preaching and going down our own path. It’s a lot of come-along-and-see-for-yourself… and boy did you all come along. All along the way we have continued to celebrate new fans as we open new locations and we have so many great beers to showcase. This years’ extended festival format allows for more participation, in more locations and with the same dogged devotion to craft. I’ll see you there, my brothers and sisters!”
The annual Stone Brewing Anniversary Celebration & Invitational Beer Festival celebrates Stone’s rich history of bold and flavorful beers and commitment to craft beer camaraderie. This year, the team raises the stakes, saluting its remarkable venues and furthering commitment to its local communities. Unlike years past, Stone will open its doors to craft beer revolutionaries at all US locations. That means more beer in more places. Cheers to that!
Friday, August 16
Stone 23rd Anniversary Ultimate Tap Room Takeovers
All Day
Each of Stone’s Tap Rooms will kick off 23 with special beers on tap, rare & vintage bottles, amazing food trucks and live music. No tickets are necessary, just come along with your gritty badass selves. Do note that seating and special release beers are first-come, first-served. For Day One we’ll keep the pomp and circumstance casual but with nothing nonchalant about the beers.
Additional details available here.
Saturday, August 17
Stone 23rd Anniversary Rare Beer Festival
General Admission: 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
VIP: 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido, CA 92029
Thirsty beer drinkers will enjoy a summer evening in the sprawling gardens at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Escondido for the 2019 Stone Rare Beer Festival, featuring the finest and most unique beers from Stone and our favorite guest breweries. We’ll dig deep in our cellars – and the cellars of our closest friends – to deliver casks, bottles and special release beers deemed worthy only for the ultimate craft fans. For Day Two, we cut no corners. Be it Uber, Lyft, your mom or the bus, make sure you get home safe. There’s still more fun to be had!
Tickets are $99 and include:
- 20 2oz pours of rare beers
- Endless 2oz tasters of select Stone Brewing beers
- Tasty bites form Stone’s kitchen
- Commemorative Stone 23rd Anniversary tasting glass
- Live music
- Cigar lounge with cigars for purchase
SOLD OUT:
VIP tickets are $129 and include:
- All of the above plus 10 rare beers only available from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. and a Meet the Brewer Experience
Designated Driver Tickets available for $25
All details and tickets available here.
Sunday, August 18
Stone 23rd Anniversary Grand Celebration
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
2816 Historic Decatur Rd. San Diego, CA, 92106
The marquee event will take place in the gardens of Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station and the grassy North Promenade. More than 50 breweries will join us for a day of craft beer camaraderie in the San Diego sunshine. Expect special releases from all of Stone’s locations and everything from sessions to sours and stouts selectively curated from the very best in craft.
Tickets are $35 and include:
- 20 2oz pours of independent craft beers, with additional tasters available for purchase.
- Food trucks, food for purchase from Stone’s kitchen and complimentary samples from our favorite vendors
- Commemorative Stone 23rd Anniversary tasting glass
- Live music and DJ
- Cigar Lounge with cigars for purchase
Stone Brewing has donated more than $3.75 million to charity since 1996 and continues to invest in its local communities through charitable beer donations and events like Stone’s Throw Down in RVA and our annual anniversary celebration. After all, bringing people together – over beer – is what we’re here for. CORRECTION: Bringing people together – over great, independent craft beer – is what we’re here for. In honor of 23 years, Stone will again donate locally in San Diego with an anniversary check presentation to the following non-profit organizations: Surfrider Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos, YMCA of San Diego County and Fight ALD.
Umm, the "best beer festival in SoCal" just got a whole lot worse. Spreading it out over multiple days and putting the main event on a Sunday is stupid. Unfortunately I won't be attending this year, and neither will any of the people I used to go with every year.
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