Firestone Walker announces brewery lineup for 2025 Invitational Beer Festival
Adam Firestone, Matt Bryndilson, and David Walker at a prior year’s festival. Courtesy photo.
Festival will offer over 300 curated beers
– Firestone Walker has announced the lineup for the 2025 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival, which will take place on Saturday, May 31. The event will feature more than 65 breweries from around the world, including 15 first-time participants. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Feb. 5 and can be purchased through the brewery’s website.
“The Firestone Walker Beer Festival attracts the best breweries in the world for a one-of-a-kind celebration of beer culture,” said Firestone Walker Brewmaster Matt Brynildson. “It reflects our passion for supporting the ancient art of brewing, which is founded on community and bringing people together.”
The festival will offer over 300 curated beers, food from more than 20 award-winning restaurants, brewer panel sessions moderated by the Brewing Network, and live music.
To mark the occasion, Firestone Walker will release “Wandering Don IPA,” a limited-edition collaboration with Odell Brewing Company from Ft. Collins, Colorado. The beer is crafted with a blend of old and new school hops to represent the West Coast IPA style.
In addition to the main event, Firestone Walker will host a weekend celebration that includes a Brewery Block Party on Friday, featuring live music, specialty brews, and barbecue. On Sunday, the brewery will hold a “Brews & Brekky” brunch.
New breweries join the lineup
The 2025 festival will include breweries participating for the first time, such as Minoh from Osaka, Japan; Hoppy People from Sierre, Switzerland; Horus Aged Ales from Oceanside, Calif.; Panimoyhtiö Tuju from Finland; Single Hill Brewing from Yakima, Wash.; Moksa Brewing Company from Rocklin, Calif.; Uncharted Brew Co. from Antwerpen, Belgium; Alma Mader Brewing from Kansas City, Mo.; and Lawson’s Finest Liquids from Waitsfield, Vt.
The full list of breweries and event details can be found on the Firestone Walker website.
Supporting local traditions and causes
Since its inception in 2012, the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival has gained recognition as one of the world’s leading beer festivals. Proceeds benefit Paso Robles Pioneer Day, a local nonprofit, as well as organizations such as the Central Coast Honor Flight, Estrella Warbird Museum, and youth sports leagues.
“Paso Robles Pioneer Day Committee is very appreciative of the ongoing partnership with Firestone Walker,” said Sarah Kramer, chairperson of the festival committee. “Our partnership makes sense as the pioneers of Paso Robles and Firestone Walker both have roots as farmers and ranchers. This partnership has allowed us to continue the now 95-year-old tradition of providing a day of community, friendship, and commemoration of the heritage of the Paso Robles area.”
Nick Firestone added, “This is the 12th edition of the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival, and it just keeps getting better. It continues to be an impactful community event, and we’re proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with our friends to stage a celebration of beer culture like no other.”
