Oregon Breweries History: Standing Stone Brewery Standing Stone Brewery was started in 1996 by the Amarotico brothers in the historic Whittle Garage Building in Ashland Oregon. The building was officially registered with the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. According to George Kramer, an historic preservation consultant and the preparer of the nomination’s The Whittle Garage Building, completed in 1925, remains Ashland's best surviving example of the simple utilitarian False front form as it was employed in southern Oregon during the 1920's. Standing Stone Brewery is Ashland's only full service micro brewery restaurant is located a block from the famous Shakespeare Festival.