By comparison, when Stone Brewing was founded in 1996, there were 1,149. What’s a craft brewery to do? Burgeon Beer Co. has some ideas. Since its 2017 founding, the Carlsbad brewery has notched ...

(Tori Bleher/Burgeon Beer) Moreover, we are overstocked with breweries — despite the downturn, there were still 9,736 American breweries at the start of 2025. By comparison, when Stone Brewing ...