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Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

  • Paso Robles, CA
  • Founded 1996
  • Owned by a Large Brewer: Duvel Moortgat
  • 2 Year Medal Streak

WebsiteOpen in the Breweries Dashboard

Medals in View
5
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2021
Categories Medaled
5
0 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
2.1K

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found: 1,500 barrels. Each location after the first adds 600 barrels, and this brewery has 1 more. Estimated total: 2,100 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 2,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

Estimate (E)
Estimated ARR
$1.9M

2,100 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $1,890,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 2,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

EBITDA $151K at 8% (E)
Medals by YearFirestone Walker Brewing Co., 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000000000
Silver000000021
Bronze000101000

Ten Year Trend

Each year says whether the brewery medaled. When it did not, the status says why there is nothing to count, including years before the brewery opened.

Medals and status of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026Medaled1
2025Medaled2
2024No Medal0
2023Medaled1
2022No Medal0
2021Medaled1
2020Results Not LoadedNot FoundNot Found
2019Partial Year0
2018Partial Year0
Medals by Style Family
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Medals by Style Family
Style FamilyMedals
British and Irish2
Lager1
Pale Ale1
Stout and Porter1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
English Mild or Bitter1
English Pale Ale1
International Light Lager1
International Pale Ale1
Sweet Stout or Cream Stout1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Paso Robles3
Propagator1
The Propagator1

Hops in These Medal Beers

Each variety links to its page, with the farms that grow it.

Hops in the medal beers of Firestone Walker Brewing Co..
Styrian Golding1
US Tettnang1

Hop Farms Reached Through These Hops

A farm the brewery named is a direct statement in a beer profile. A farm that grows one of these hops is published as growing it, and it does not mean the beer used hops from that farm.

Brewery Named This Farm

No beer profile of this brewery names a farm.

Grown by

No farm is published as growing a hop this brewery uses.

Medal History

Field is the number of entries in the category that year. Entries per medal divides the field by the medals awarded.

Every Great American Beer Festival medal of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2026SilverDBA5%30English Pale Ale4715.7Paso RoblesFull Profile
2025SilverVenice Cowboy3.6%16International Light Lager14648.7PropagatorNot Found
2025SilverDBA5%30English Mild or Bitter5016.7Paso RoblesNot Found
2023BronzeExtra Pale AleNot FoundNot FoundInternational Pale Ale12341.0The PropagatorNot Found
2021BronzeNitro Merlin Milk Stout5.5%Not FoundSweet Stout or Cream Stout5518.3Paso RoblesNot Found

2026 Medal Beers

Silver in English Pale Ale

DBA

Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category
English Pale Ale
Entries
47
ABV
5%
IBU
30
Style
English-Style Pale Ale
Malts
Two-row malt
Yeast
House ale yeast
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Tasting Notes

Styrian Golding: herbaceous, earthy and sometimes described as white pepper; aroma lemongrass, tea, herbal. US Tettnanger: mixed herbs and flowers with a touch…

Source: firestonebeer.com

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Profile

Type
Not Found
Headquarters
Paso Robles, CA
Founded
1996
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
www.firestonebeer.comSource: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
Links
InstagramChecked 2026-10-14Source: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
Locations
2 locations in the results. Addresses: Not Found.
Known for
British and Irish, Stout and Porter, Pale Ale

Current Beers

Not Found

Ownership and Investors

Ownership
Owned by a Large Brewer
Parent
Duvel Moortgat (large brewer)
Stake
100%, 2015
Independent (Brewers Association Definition)
No
Status
active
Source
Duvel Moortgat acquisition 2015Curated from public announcements; not checked against a primary source.

Distribution

Not Found

Estimated Scale

No brewery type was found, so these estimates use an assumed generic type.

Barrels per Year
2,100

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found: 1,500 barrels. Each location after the first adds 600 barrels, and this brewery has 1 more. Estimated total: 2,100 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 2,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(Estimated from Brewery Type (E), Low Confidence)
Equivalent
65,100 gallons, or 28,933 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 208,320 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 40% packaged) and 312,480 pints on draft.
Revenue (ARR)
$1.9M

2,100 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $1,890,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 2,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range $1.3M to $2.6M, E)
Gross Margin
50%

Annual revenue ($1,890,000) times a 50% gross margin, typical for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $945,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 2,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(gross profit $945K, E)
EBITDA
$151K at 8%

Annual revenue ($1,890,000) times a 8% EBITDA margin, typical for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $151,200. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 2,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range 5% to 11%, $95K to $208K, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$900

Annual revenue ($1,890,000) divided by 2,100 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 2,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Revenue per Location
$945K

Annual revenue ($1,890,000) divided by the number of locations (2). Inputs: Barrels: 2,100 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 2; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

across 2 locations, E

How These Estimates Are Made

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