U.S. brewery operations combining Japanese heritage with West Coast craft innovation
Sapporo-Stone Brewing operates two major production facilities (Escondido, CA and Richmond, VA) plus seven taproom locations, ranking among the 15 largest U.S. breweries. The tech stack is Microsoft-native (Power BI, SQL, Excel, Active Directory) with POS systems—typical of legacy manufacturing operations now actively modernizing cloud and on-premise infrastructure. Hiring is operations-heavy (16 of 26 open roles) and junior-skewed (11 of 26), suggesting scaling of production and fulfillment teams rather than engineering or analytics depth.
Notable leadership hires: Taproom Crew Lead
Sapporo-Stone Brewing is the result of Sapporo's 2022 acquisition of Stone Brewing to consolidate U.S. production and distribution. The company brews Sapporo Premium (the leading Asian beer brand in the U.S.) and Stone's craft lineup including Stone IPA and Arrogant Bastard Ale. Operations span manufacturing, distribution, and direct-to-consumer taproom venues across California and Virginia. Environmental programs include LEED Silver certification and water reclamation systems. The organization is actively addressing operational efficiency, quality consistency, infrastructure modernization, and inventory management across its production and sales footprint.
Primary stack: Power BI, SQL, Excel, DAX, Microsoft 365, Outlook, Windows Server, Active Directory, and POS systems. Currently modernizing cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
Escondido, California. The company also operates a major production facility in Richmond, Virginia, plus seven Stone Brewing taproom and bistro locations.