Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest lineup announced with Ultimate Experience Sweepstakes
One of the west coast’s premiere beer nerd festivals is back this year after having to cancel in 2021. The Firestone Walker Brewing Invitational Beer Fest is set to return on June 4, 2022 with a curated all-star cast of more than 55 breweries from around the world.
“The Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest was born from a dream of creating a world-class festival featuring some of the best brewers in the world,” said Brewmaster Matt Brynildson. “This is a day when we can set the sales pitches aside and simply share our beers and stories with passionate craft drinkers.”
Tickets purchased for the postponed 2020 fest will carry over to this year’s event, which is why no additional tickets are for public sale. But you can win some!
One of the features that makes the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest unique is that the brewers themselves come to the event to personally share their creations, ensuring that the experience is steeped in craft beer culture.
Attending breweries at the 2022 event include FrauGruber Craft Brewing from Germany; Brouwerij ‘t IJ from Amsterdam; Casey Brewing from Glenwood Springs, Colorado; Schönramer from Germany; Cerveza Antares from Argentina; Bale Breaker Brewing from Yakima, Washington; Cervejaria Bamberg from Brazil; Cloudwater Brew Co. from England; Urban Roots Brewing from Sacramento, California; Omnipollo from Sweden; There Does Not Exist and Liquid Gravity from San Luis Obispo, California; and Great Notion Brewing from Oregon. A complete list of the breweries attending the 2022 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest can be viewed below and on the event page.
The 2022 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest collaboration beer will be “Parrotphrase,” a dry-hopped grisette ale made with Green Cheek Beer Company. This beer will be poured for all fest patrons, and will be available for public pre-sale in April.
The fest will also feature offerings from local food artisans as well as live music by The Stone Foxes and The Lil’ Smokies. Proceeds from the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest benefit the nonprofit Paso Robles Pioneer Day, a beloved local institution.
The Ultimate Firestone Walker Experience
Firestone Walker today also unveiled the “Ultimate Firestone Walker Experience” sweepstakes, which includes two tickets to the 2022 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest.
The full prize also includes private tours and behind-the-scenes experiences at Firestone Walker’s Venice and Paso Robles breweries, and three nights at local hotels plus lunch and dinner at the brewery taprooms.
The sweepstakes is open from now through April 3 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Interested craft beer fans may submit their entry via the Ultimate Firestone Walker Experience sweepstakes page. The winner will be randomly drawn after the close of the sweepstakes period.
2022 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest: Attending Breweries
1. 3 Floyds
2. Alvarado Street
3. Bagby Beer
4. Bale Breaker
5. Balter
6. Beachwood Brewing
7. Beavertown
8. Blackberry Farm
9. Boneyard
10. Boulevard
11. Brouwerij 't IJ
12. Casey Brewing
13. Cellarmaker
14. Cervecerìa Antares
15. Cervejaria Bamberg
16. Chuckanut
17. Cigar City
18. Cloudburst
19. Cloudwater
20. Creature Comforts
21. Crooked Stave
22. Faction
23. Firestone Walker
24. Firestone Walker Propagator
25. Fonta Flora
26. FrauGruber
27. Garage Project
28. Gigantic
29. Great Notion
30. Green Bench
31. Green Cheek
32. Half Acre
33. Highland Park
34. Humble Sea
35. Kern River
36. La Source
37. Liquid Gravity
38. Monkish
39. Odell
40. Ommegang
41. Omnipollo
42. Other Half
43. Pinthouse Brewing
44. Pizza Port
45. Private Landbrauerei Schönram
46. Revolution
47. Russian River
48. Sante Adairius
49. Side Project
50. Sierra Nevada
51. Surly
52. The Bruery
53. The Lost Abbey
54. The Veil
55. There Does Not Exist
56. Thornbridge
57. Topa Topa
58. Urban Roots
59. Wayfinder
60. WeldWerks