Stone Brewing: Brewery Tour & Networking Night

 **Tour guests must wear closed toe shoes, and high heels are not permitted.**

Meeting Timeline: 

5:45-6:30pm - Registration, Networking, Start Up a Tab, and Make New Friends

6:30-7:30pm - Brewery & Distribution Center Tour, with Stone Brewing COO Sean Monahan

7:30pm til..... Last Call? - Continue Making New Friends and Reconnecting with APICS colleagues

Our Hosts:

Sean Monahan is Chief Operating Officer at Stone Brewing (and an APICS member).  He is a global operations leader with 25+ years of industry and management consulting experience specializing in operations (plan, source, make, deliver) strategy and execution across consumer products and retail sectors. His passion for independent craft beer and operations is balanced with his passion for fly fishing from small Catskill streams to the Bahamas.  

Brad Maki is Company Store Manager at Stone Brewing, responsible for day to day operations of the Stone retail space and tasting room.  Other duties include tracking and analyzing sales data, inventory control, scheduling, social media, financial accountability, vendor relations, shipping/receiving, and coaching/development of crew members.  He works alongside his crew to create a wonderful experience for both new customers and longtime fans through beer knowledge and passion for the industry.

Stone Brewing:

Stone Brewing has come a long way since opening in 1996. We have grown from a small microbrewery with just two founders into one of the largest craft breweries in the United States, employing more than 1,100 amazing men and women. From the beginning, our goal has been to brew outstanding, unique beers while maintaining an unwavering commitment to sustainability, business ethics, and the art of brewing.  We proudly specialize in locally grown, small-farm ingredients and feature an eclectic menu of world-inspired cuisine and our unique take on comfort food.

Founded by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner, Stone Brewing has come a long way since opening up in San Diego, California in 1996. We have been listed on the Inc. 500 | 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list 11 times, and has been called the “All-time Top Brewery on Planet Earth” by BeerAdvocate magazine twice. Stone Brewing is the ninth-largest craft brewer in the U.S. and with our breweries in Richmond, Virginia & Berlin, Germany, we join artisanal brewers across the world in the quest to show the public that there are more…and better…choices beyond the world of industrial beer.