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Stone Distributing Company records

 Collection
Identifier: SC057

Content Description

34 boxes of records pertaining to Stone Brewing and Stone Distribution Company. Records consist of publications, correspondence, photographs, bottles, cans, artifacts, ephemera, and awards/recognitions.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996-2021

Conditions Governing Access

Processed components of the collection are open for research. Unprocessed additions may contain restricted materials. Please contact Special Collections in advance to request access. The Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room is accessible by appointment only, Monday-Friday, 8am - 4pm. Final requests for materials must be made one hour prior to closing. Please submit requests for archival materials at least 24 hours in advance of desired appointment. Materials requested over the weekend will be available on the following Tuesday at the earliest. Please note that Special Collections and University Archives observes all campus holiday closures as noted in the Library Calendar. For more information, please send an email to archives@csusm.edu.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the university. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact archives@csusm.edu. Permission to examine Library materials is not authorization to publish or to reproduce the examined material in whole, or in part. Persons wishing to quote, publish, perform, reproduce, or otherwise make use of an item in the Library’s collections must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of the copyright holder.

The researcher assumes full responsibility for use of the material and agrees to hold harmless the University Library, and California State University, against all claims, demands, costs, and expenses incurred by copyright infringement or any other legal or regulatory cause of action arising from the use of the Library's materials.

In assuming full responsibility for use of the material, the researcher also understands that the materials they examine may contain Social Security numbers, other personal identifiers, and/or sensitive material on potentially living and identifiable individuals (e.g., medical, evaluative, or personally invasive information). The researcher agrees not to record, reproduce, or disclose any Social Security number or other information of a highly personal nature that may be found.

Biographical / Historical

Stone Brewing was founded in 1996 by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner in San Marcos, California. Over the years it grew to be the ninth largest craft-brewer in the United States, with breweries in Escondido, California, and Richmond, Virginia, and was a pioneer in the creation of the West Coast style IPA. Koch and Wagner sold Stone Brewing to Sapporo Breweries in 2022. Stone beers can be found in over 40 countries and all 50 US states.

Created by Stone Brewing Co. to self-distribute Stone beverages and other specialty and craft brands, Stone Distributing Company (SDC) is among the largest independent distributors of craft beverages in the country. It was not sold when Sapporo purchased Stone Brewing Co. in August 2022, and remains an independent distributorship. SDC covers an area stretching from San Diego County's border with Mexico north to the Greater Los Angeles area and east into the Palm Desert and San Bernardino County.

Full Extent

54 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

34 boxes of records pertaining to Stone Brewing and Stone Distribution Company.

Arrangement

Collection arranged to the folder or item level, depending on format/series. Series in collection as follows:

* Awards * Bottles and cans * Correspondence * Photographs * Publications * Artifacts

Physical Location

KEL 1006 13.c.2 - 13.c.5. Unprocessed materials are in KEL 1107.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Stone Distributing Company, July 2023.

Related Materials

The library contains additional unprocessed materials related to Stone Brewing Company. Please contact Special Collections at archives@csusm.edu for additional information.

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Title
Guide to the Stone Distributing Company records
Author
Sean Visintainer
Date
2025-04-16
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Arabic

Repository Details

Part of the CSUSM Special Collections Repository

Contact:
California State University San Marcos Library
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San Marcos California 92096-0001 United States
760-750-4312