Firestone Walker Brewing Company is a 📝California beer company founded in 1996 by brothers-in-law Adam Firestone and David Walker. Its beers are available nationwide, and it lists locations in Paso Robles, Buellton and 📝Venice, alongside a beer club, merchandise, and a blog and film series about brewing. Its stated mantra is "Beer Before Glory."
The company traces its start to a shed on the back-forty of the family vineyard, where the founders, unable to find a decent local ale, began brewing on a second-hand brewhouse with converted winemaking equipment; their first recipe was Double Barrel Ale. In 2001 they moved brewing operations to Paso Robles and brought on brewmaster Matt Brynildson, who has been with the company since. Its Buellton site houses Barrelworks, a barrel cellar for wild ales made with locally foraged ingredients, plus a taproom. Its Venice taproom pairs a gastropub menu with Firestone Walker beers, Barrelworks wild ales and limited Venice-only beers brewed in the adjacent Propagator brewhouse. The company is marking its 30th anniversary.