(ESCONDIDO, CA) – Stone Brewing is ramping up for main enlargement because it undergoes acquisition by Sapporo U.S.A. The #1 promoting Asian beer within the U.S. plans to maneuver all of its manufacturing for the U.S. market to Stone’s breweries, doubling Stone’s present manufacturing. In preparation for the expansion, Stone has promoted from inside. Nicole Williams (Escondido, CA) and Robert Kuntz (Richmond, VA) will oversee your entire brewing, packaging, upkeep, engineering, and water operations of their respective services.
“Sapporo was interested in Stone for our superior, bi-coastal brewery operations, and to undertake our unimaginable group,” defined Maria Stipp, Stone Brewing CEO. “They’ll entrust our group with their beers, and we have already got the expertise they want proper right here in our breweries. We now have massive plans to construct out bodily capability and meet the manufacturing objectives of each Sapporo and Stone. We’re thrilled to be selling from inside and to have Nicole Williams and Robert Kuntz main us into this thrilling time.”
Nicole Williams has assumed the position of Sr. Director, Brewing Operations for Stone Brewing – Escondido. Since becoming a member of Stone in 2018, Nicole has been driving reliability, effectivity, and capital enhancements as a Brewery Course of Engineer and most lately because the Sr. Supervisor, Upkeep and Engineering. She has been instrumental within the enlargement of Stone’s brewery capabilities together with the management, design and set up of initiatives to reinforce effectivity and enhance Stone’s sustainability efforts. Williams is a pure chief with a team-first mentality and a tireless dedication to security.
Robert Kuntz is now Sr. Director, Brewing Operations for Stone Brewing – Richmond, VA. In his prior position as Head Brewer in RVA, Robert had a razor-sharp give attention to high quality and consistency within the brewing course of. He joined stone in 2019. In 2021, Robert accomplished his Grasp Stage {qualifications} from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling to attain his Grasp Brewer certification. Stone Brewing – Richmond was constructed to brew as much as 700,000 barrels of beer per yr however will not be but constructed out to full capability. Kuntz will oversee capital investments because the brewery expands to assist Sapporo’s manufacturing.
Stone’s bi-coastal Director of Brewing Operations roles are important in scaling the brewery’s award-winning beers to match the brewery, Faucet Room and Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens experiences for followers at residence. Williams and Kuntz work in partnership with a group of brewers accountable for Stone’s beer improvement. Stone operates small batch breweries for the aim of innovation at Stone Brewing – Escondido, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (San Diego) and shortly, Stone Brewing – Richmond. Within the coming months, Kuntz will lead the set up and administration of Stone’s latest small-batch system in Richmond, VA, which is able to enable Stone’s East Coast group to play a bigger position in Stone’s innovation pipeline.
Stone and Sapporo anticipate brewing a mixed roughly 720,000 barrels of beer by the top of 2024. Stone’s complete barrelage in 2021 was simply over 360,000 barrels. The brewery anticipates a further $20-$40 million in capital funding into its Richmond, VA brewery and $10-$20 in Escondido, CA. Whereas taking up the manufacturing of Sapporo beers for the U.S., Stone will proceed brewing its award-winning beers simply as earlier than, with the identical passionate group.
ABOUT STONE BREWING
Based in 1996, Stone pioneered the West Coast Fashion IPA, serving to to gasoline the trendy craft beer revolution and encourage generations of hop fanatics. Right now Stone operates breweries in Escondido, CA and Richmond, VA plus seven faucet room and bistro places. Stone affords a variety of craft beers together with its hottest Stone IPA, Stone Scrumptious IPA and Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager. The corporate’s lengthy checklist of environmental efforts features a LEED Silver Certification, world-class water reclamation and artistic makes use of of spent grain. Stone has been referred to as the “All-time High Brewery on Planet Earth” by BeerAdvocate journal twice. To seek out Stone beers, go to discover.stonebrewing.com. For extra info on Stone Brewing go to stonebrewing.com, Fb, Instagram or Twitter. In 2022 Stone agreed to a purchase order by Sapporo U.S.A. with the purpose of manufacturing all Sapporo beers for the U.S. market at Stone’s breweries. The deal is predicted to shut in late August, 2022.
