USC Marshall Alumni: Behind the Business with Stone Brewing in Escondido

THE BUSINESS OF CRAFT BEER

Behind the Business: Stone Brewing

Join USC Marshall Alumni and fellow San Diego and Orange County Trojans for a wonderful Saturday afternoon at Stone Brewing's majestic World Bistro and Gardens in Escondido. Enjoy lite appetizers, networking, and a fascinating panel discussion about America's ninth-largest craft brewer.

We are honored to have Sean McCarthy, the former CFO of Stone Brewing (and fellow Trojan alum) and Erin Smith, the current SVP Marketing at Stone Brewing, as our esteemed panelists. Both will share their professional insights, experience, and expertise as they lead an informative discussion about Stone's partnership with USC Athletics and the creation of Stone Fight On! Pale Ale, as well as the recent $165 million acquisition of Stone Brewing by Sapporo U.S.A., Inc.

ALL TROJANS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND... BRING A FRIEND OR TWO!

RSVP: Early Registration is Highly Encouraged. Space is Limited.

Registration: $40 per ticket + Eventbrite fees

Day of Event Registration (At the Door - Space Permitting): $50 per ticket + Eventbrite fees

Each Ticket includes: Entrance, Lite Appetizers, One (1) Drink Ticket, and Panel Discussion

Parking: Complimentary Self-Parking at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido

Cash/No Host Bar Available

Attire: Business Casual

Event Format:

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Arrival, Networking, and Lite Appetizers

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Panel Discussion with Sean McCarthy and Erin Smith

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Networking and One-on-One Discussions

About Stone Brewing

Founded in San Diego County in1996, Stone pioneered the West Coast Style IPA, helping to fuel the modern craft beer revolution and inspire generations of hop fanatics. As the ninth-largest craft brewer in the U.S., Stone operates breweries in Escondido, CA and Richmond, VA plus seven tap room and bistro locations. Stone offers a wide range of craft beers including its most popular Stone IPA, Stone Delicious IPA, Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager and Stone Fight On! Pale Ale. Their beer is available in all 50 states and more than 40 different countries.The company’s long list of environmental efforts includes a LEED Silver Certification, world-class water reclamation and creative uses of spent grain. Stone has been called the “All-time Top Brewery on Planet Earth” by BeerAdvocate magazine twice.

About Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido

Described by many as “the Disneyland of craft beer”, Stone Brewing’s majestic World Bistro & Gardens bar and restaurant in Escondidio is a one-of-a-kind destination that inspired many San Diego breweries to up their public-venue game when it debuted and continues to inspire nearly two decades later. Castle-like in its stone, wood and iron composition, its interior comprises a bar with floor-to-ceiling views of Stone’s flagship brewery, a company store offering all manner of be-gargoyled merchandise, a base-level dining room and mezzanine segueing to an outdoor balcony. That perch allows one to take in a sprawling outdoor area with an abundance of seating, a dedicated bar, water and fire features, a shaded pea-gravel lounge, lush grassy area and trails winding around a tree-canopied lagoon.

Questions? Please text USC Marshall Alumni San Diego Trojans in Business Event Leads:

Jeff Cummings: (760) 672-6014

Florian Limjoco: (760) 219-0695

We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event for the unique opportunity to go "behind the business" with Stone Brewing! Space is limited so early registration is highly encouraged.

Thank you to our sponsor ALBATROSS TID-E Capital and Consulting for their generosity.

FIGHT ON!

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