{"id":52958,"date":"2025-01-25T09:52:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T17:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/?p=52958"},"modified":"2025-01-25T09:52:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T17:52:46","slug":"firestone-walker-invitational-beer-festival-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/firestone-walker-invitational-beer-festival-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Greetings, Earthlings! We\u2019ve scoured your planet for the most exhilarating events, and the <strong>2025 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival<\/strong> promises to be an interstellar experience. Scheduled for <strong>Saturday, May 31<\/strong>, this gathering of Earth\u2019s finest breweries is what you might call a &#8220;<em>universal anomaly<\/em>.&#8221; With over 65 breweries from around your globe (15 of them making their debut), this festival is set to solidify its reputation as the &#8220;<em>best beer fest in the West<\/em>.&#8221; Tickets go live at <strong>10 a.m. PST on February 5, 2025<\/strong> at <a href=\"https:\/\/firestonewalker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>FirestoneWalker.com<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 a date not to be missed, even by extraterrestrials like us.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Brewing Harmony Across the Cosmos<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Last year, our alien delegation was captivated by the sheer artistry on display at the 2024 fest (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/firestone-walker-invitational-beer-fest-2024-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read our review here<\/a><\/strong>). But this year\u2019s event beams to an entirely new level. Featuring <strong>300+ meticulously crafted beers<\/strong>, <strong>20+ award-winning restaurants<\/strong>, and the opportunity to engage directly with brewers through &#8220;Behind the Beer&#8221; panels, this is more than just a festival \u2014 it\u2019s a cultural phenomenon.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Firestone Walker Beer Festival attracts the best breweries in the world for a one-of-a-kind celebration of beer culture, says Firestone Walker Brewmaster Matt Brynildson.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This human sentiment reflects what we aliens have long admired: your species\u2019 ability to unite over shared passions, like brewing.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Galactic Partnerships: The &#8220;Wandering Don IPA&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52960\" src=\"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1629\" height=\"1083\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-2.jpg 1629w, https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-2-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-2-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1629px) 100vw, 1629px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To commemorate the event, Firestone Walker has teamed up with Odell Brewing Company to create the limited-edition <strong>&#8220;Wandering Don IPA.&#8221;<\/strong> This cosmic concoction combines old and new-school hops, delivering a distinctly West Coast IPA flavor that even Martian taste buds will appreciate. Earthlings can also look forward to a weekend of celebrations:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Friday Brewery Block Party<\/strong>: Special brews, barbecue, and live music to kick things off.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday \u201cBrews &amp; Brekky\u201d Brunch<\/strong>: Fuel up with a delicious meal at Firestone Walker Brewery to recover from Saturday\u2019s festivities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>A Universe of Breweries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This year\u2019s lineup boasts a stellar roster of newcomers from far and wide, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Minoh Brewery<\/strong> \u2013 Osaka, Japan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hoppy People<\/strong> \u2013 Sierre, Switzerland<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uncharted Brew Co.<\/strong> \u2013 Antwerpen, Belgium<\/li>\n<li><strong>Horus Aged Ales<\/strong> \u2013 Oceanside, California<\/li>\n<li><strong>Panimoyhti\u00f6 Tuju<\/strong> \u2013 Finland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The intergalactic diversity of breweries guarantees a beer-tasting journey across Earth\u2019s many flavorscapes. Explore the complete list of breweries below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52959\" src=\"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1629\" height=\"1083\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-1.jpg 1629w, https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Firestone-Walker-Invitational-Beer-Fest-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1629px) 100vw, 1629px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>A Noble Cause<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Humans, you\u2019ve impressed us again with your charitable spirit. Proceeds from the festival benefit Paso Robles Pioneer Day and other local nonprofits like the Central Coast Honor Flight and Estrella Warbird Museum. Sarah Kramer, Chairperson of the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival Committee, calls it a partnership built on shared agricultural roots and community dedication. It\u2019s partnerships like these that make your world\u2019s brewing culture truly out of this world.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Get Ready to Launch<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As Nick Firestone aptly put it, \u201cThis is the 12th edition of the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival, and it just keeps getting better.\u201d Trust us, Earthlings, this is a universal truth. Prepare your palates and mark your calendars for this unmissable cosmic convergence of hops, barley, and camaraderie. Until then, stay curious, stay hoppy, and may the brews be with you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings, Earthlings! We\u2019ve scoured your planet for the most exhilarating events, and the 2025 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival promises to be an interstellar experience. Scheduled for Saturday, May 31, this gathering of Earth\u2019s finest breweries is what you might call a &#8220;universal anomaly.&#8221; With over 65 breweries from around your globe (15 of them&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68,4303,13],"tags":[613],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52958"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52958"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52965,"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52958\/revisions\/52965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beeralien.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}