(Escondido, CA) – Stone Brewing Co. is coming to Southern Illinois. The brewery is set to launch there with Koerner Distributor, Inc. next week. Shawn Connelly reported the news on his blog last week.

Stone is already available in the Chicago area with Windy City Distribution and in the Peoria area with Marketplace Selections.

It will be the second new market that Stone has entered this month with Iowa being the first a few weeks back. Stone is now available in 36 states.

According to the brewery website, here is a sample of the beers that will be made available in Southern Illinois initially (not the full list though):

Stone Pale Ale on Draft
Stone Pale Ale in Six Packs
Stone Smoked Porter on Draft
Stone Smoked Porter in 22oz Bottles
Stone India Pale Ale on Draft
Stone India Pale Ale in Six Packs
Arrogant Bastard Ale on Draft
Arrogant Bastard Ale in 22oz Bottles
Stone Levitation Ale on Draft
Stone Levitation Ale in Six Packs
Stone Ruination IPA on Draft
OAKED Arrogant Bastard Ale on Draft
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA on Draft
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA in 22oz Bottles
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale on Draft
Stone Old Guardian Barleywine on Draft
Stone Imperial Russian Stout on Draft
Stone Old Guardian Barleywine in 22oz Bottles
Stone Imperial Russian Stout in 22oz Bottles
Stone Anniversary Ale in 22oz Bottles
Double Bastard Ale in 22oz Bottles