Stone Brewing Co., one of the nation's top 10 craft breweries, is tapping Virginia for its East Coast operations.
The Escondido, California-based brewery announced Thursday that it plans to invest to build a $74 million facility in Richmond, creating nearly 290 jobs over five years. The facility southeast of downtown Richmond will include a bistro, gardens and a company store similar to its California facility and its recently announced brewery in Berlin.
I've yet to try their products, but as I live in Richmond, Va. , I welcome The Stone Brewing Co. to VA. Coors and Anheuser-Busch InBev. have been been producing in my state for years. Richmond, already a great party town, is about to get even better. [cheers] [cheers] [cheers]