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Brewing Philosophy · Kondhwa, Pune

Seven distinct beers, German Weyermann malts, and brewing recipes co-developed with international masters holding 20+ years behind the kettle. No shortcuts, no compromises.

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Production Standards

Doing it properly, at a small scale.

At Stoney River we would rather make less beer well than more beer quickly. That means German malt in every mash, recipes developed with brewers carrying twenty years behind the kettle, and a spent-grain stream that leaves as feed rather than waste.

Imported German Weyermann malted barley

The four pillars of our brewhouse discipline.

01

100% German Malts

Weyermann malts imported from Bamberg, batch after batch, and hops bought on the freshest crop available. We specify what the style demands and never substitute to protect a margin.

02

Mineral Water Discipline

Brewing is a water business before it is a beer business. Every mineral profile is built from a reverse-osmosis base, salt by salt, to match Munich, Burton, or Pilsen water chemistry.

03

Spent-grain recovery

Every kilo of spent grain leaves our facility as organic livestock feed rather than landfill. The mash that made this morning's lager is on local dairy farms by the afternoon.

04

Cold, patient fermentation

Lagers go cold and stay there for weeks. Nothing is rushed to free a unitank — because the only thing a shortcut saves is time, and it costs the integrity of the beer.

What goes in the kettle

Four things we refuse to cheapen.

Chapter 0101
Malt — It starts in Bamberg.

It starts in Bamberg.

Weyermann malts, imported from Germany, batch after batch. Pale 2-Row and Munich for the IPA, floor-quality Pilsner for the lager, chocolate malt and roasted barley for the stout. We buy the grain that the style actually demands.

✦ Weyermann Malting Co., Bamberg — specified per recipe, never substituted to save cost.

Chapter 0202
Hops — Fresh crop, or not at all.

Fresh crop, or not at all.

Columbus, Centennial and Citra for Boulder Break. Noble Hallertau for the lager and the sour. Saaz for the wit. We source from the freshest crop available and hop late, where the aroma survives.

✦ Three dry-hop additions on Boulder Break IPA — 65 IBU, and still malt-balanced.

Chapter 0303
Expertise — Twenty years, borrowed.

Twenty years, borrowed.

Every recipe is developed alongside international brewers carrying 20+ years behind the kettle. Belgian witbier the Belgian way. Bohemian lager the patient way. Nothing here is a guess dressed up as a house style.

✦ Collaborative recipe development with brewers holding 20+ years of expertise.

Chapter 0404
Batch — Small, and kept small.

Small, and kept small.

We measure in quality, not volume. Small batches mean a beer can be pulled if it is not right, and that the Alphonso sour only exists while Alphonso season does. Scarcity is a side effect of caring, not a marketing plan.

✦ Core Range year-round; Limited and Seasonal Releases brewed once and gone.

Signature flavors

Three beers that define our craft.

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Boulder Break IPA

West Coast IPA

Body
Medium
ABV
6.5%
Plato
15.5°

Named for the stubborn boulders that split our namesake river in two, this West Coast IPA doesn't bend either. Expect a wall of pine resin and citrus zest riding on a firm, dry bitterness. Not your easy-drinking beer — this one demands respect.

Riverbed Wheat

Belgian Witbier

Body
Crisp
ABV
5.0%
Plato
12.0°

Brewed in the classic Belgian tradition and finished with orange peel and coriander, Riverbed Wheat pours hazy gold and drinks like a quiet afternoon by the water. Crisp, refreshing, and approachable — the beer that converts newcomers.

Midnight Cairn Stout

Imperial Stout

Body
Full
ABV
8.2%
Plato
21.0°

Roasted to the edge of char and rounded out with local cold-brew coffee and jaggery, Midnight Cairn is a slow-sipping stout built for cold monsoon nights. Rich, warming, and deeply satisfying.

The Brewing Process

Temperature and timing, watched closely.

We take great pride in a process that comes down to two things done carefully: controlling the temperature and controlling the timing of fermentation and conditioning. Everything else is pure ingredients and patience.

01

Mill & Mash

Grain milled on site, husk intact, mashed to the schedule the style asks for — single infusion for pale ales, stepped temperature rests for authentic wheat beers.

02

Boil & Whirlpool

Bitterness kept restrained in the boil kettle. Most aroma hopping happens below 80°C in the whirlpool, preserving essential volatile terpenes.

03

Cold Fermentation

Pitch rate and glycol jacket temperature controlled to 0.1°C. The farmhouse saison ferments warm and wild; the lager runs cold and quiet.

04

Dry-Hop & Package

Multi-stage dry hopping in nitrogen-purged tanks, followed by extended cold conditioning until the beer achieves pristine clarity and balance.

Stainless steel unitanks in Stoney River cellar

Cellar Fermentation Row — Glycol Jacketed Stainless Steel Unitanks at 0.1°C Precision

Aditya and Sameer, Founders on the brewdeck

“The beauty of craft beer is that it belongs to a room, not a person. It starts conversations we would never otherwise have had — and that is worth taking seriously.”

— Aditya & Sameer, Co-Founders, Stoney River Brewing Co.
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