Stout Bout 2025 – The ShowdownOne of Asheville’s favorite beer festivals is back. After last year’s cancellation due to Hurricane Helene, Stout Bout returns bigger and bolder than ever for an afternoon of indulgent pours, live entertainment, and a little friendly competition.
From 2–6 PM at Hi-Wire Brewing Biltmore Village, twelve standout breweries will bring their most decadent stouts for you to taste, savor, and vote on across four categories: Best Aroma, Best Flavor, Most Decadent Body, and the ultimate title of Stout Bout Champion 2025.
Alongside the beer, expect live music throughout the day, gourmet food vendors curated to pair perfectly with rich stouts, chocolate and dessert offerings, a cigar lounge station, and roaming performances that keep the atmosphere buzzing.
When the sun goes down, the night heats up. At 7 PM, Urban Combat Wrestling takes over The Event Space at Hi-Wire Brewing for the ultimate spectacle. Entry is included with Full Tasting Passes and VIP Experiences or available separately for $15.
Tickets:
• $15 General Festival Admission – Includes glassware + 2 tokens for 4oz tastings. Additional tokens $3 each.
• $40 Full Tasting Pass – Includes one 4oz sample from each of the 12 participating breweries, glassware, a Leisure Time Lager 20oz draft, and wrestling entry.
• $100 VIP Experience – Everything in the Full Tasting Pass plus an exclusive VIP Lounge sponsored by Bulleit Bourbon featuring signature cocktails, rare stout pours, brewer tasting notes, unlimited Leisure Time Lager, swag, and ringside wrestling seats.
Festival Highlights:
• 12 breweries serving 12 unique stouts
• Live music all day
• Gourmet food pairings from Gujairo Cuban Comfort Food, artisan desserts, and more
• Cigar lounge station
• Roaming acts and aerialist performances
Ages: 21+ for the beer festival. All ages (parental advisory) for wrestling.
This is the return Asheville’s been waiting for. Stout, spectacle, and one champion crowned.
Event Venue
2A Huntsman Place, Asheville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28803
Tickets
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