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Hi-Wire Presents: The Phoenix Hill Chili Cook-Off 2025

  • November 23, 2025 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Hi-Wire Brewing Louisville

    642 Baxter Ave
    Louisville, Kentucky 40204
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Description

The Phoenix Hill Chili Cook-Off 2025

The Phoenix Hill Chili Cook-Off is back at Hi-Wire Brewing Louisville, and you’re invited to spend the day with us! We’re bringing together home cooks, local restaurants, and chili lovers for a fiery showdown packed with bold flavors, live music, and plenty of good times.

Competition

Chili Cook-Off Tasting • 1–3pm
Live Music • 4–6pm
Free Pinball All Day

Get ready to try as many chili creations as you can handle. Each competitor will serve sample-size portions for voting, and once ballots are in you can go back for a full bowl with toppings.

Think your chili has what it takes? Enter the competition for just $20. Spots are limited to 25 entries, so sign up early to secure your place. Restaurants and home cooks are both welcome.

Tasting Tiers

Choose your experience:

$10 Unlimited Chili Tasting

$20 Tasting + Commemorative Mug

$40 Tasting + Mug + Event T-Shirt

Taste, vote, and help decide who gets crowned the Phoenix Hill Chili Champion!

Prizes

1st Place: Trophy + Prize Package

2nd & 3rd Place: Prize bundles so nobody leaves empty handed

Venue

All of this goes down inside Hi-Wire Brewing Louisville’s spacious taproom, the historic former Phoenix Hill Tavern. Come hungry, grab a pint, and make a day of it with friends, family, and plenty of chili.

Community Giving

We’re also collecting canned goods and non-perishables for St. Vincent de Paul. Bring a donation and help us spread the love beyond the taproom.

Date & Time

Sun, Nov 23, 2025 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Venue Details

Hi-Wire Brewing Louisville

642 Baxter Ave
Louisville, Kentucky 40204 Hi-Wire Brewing Louisville
Hi-Wire Brewing

Founded in Asheville, North Carolina, in 2013, Hi-Wire Brewing is known for crafting approachable, balanced, and award-winning beers. The brewery offers a wide range of styles, from flagship staples to seasonal and specialty releases, crafted to suit a variety of tastes. Hi-Wire’s most popular beers include the Pitch Family of IPAs, such as Hi-Pitch Mosaic IPA and Hazy Pitch IPA, as well as Leisure Time Lager, Mango Lazerade, and its 10W-40 dessert stout series. Most recently, Hi-Wire Lager earned a silver medal in the 2025 World Beer Cup Ⓡ in the International-Style Pilsener category.

Hi-Wire Brewing’s products are available in 16 oz. and 19.2 oz. cans and are distributed across eight states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, and Ohio. In addition, Hi-Wire beers are served at its seven taproom locations, including six in North Carolina (Charlotte, Durham, Wilmington, and three in Asheville), as well as in Knoxville, TN. The Tiki Easy Bar cocktail speakeasy and The Event Space round out their offerings.

Hi-Wire Brewing is proud to employ more than 100 people and is committed to quality and community. For more information, visit hiwirebrewing.com.


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