Stout Bout Festival 2025

  • November 22, 2025 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

  • Hi-Wire Brewing Biltmore Village

    2a Huntsman Place
    Asheville, North Carolina 28803
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Description

Stout Bout 2025 – The Showdown

A day of indulgence, rich pours, and one winner crowned 

Stout Bout Champion 2025

TICKET OPTIONS:

$15 General Beer Festival Admission | Admission + Custom Glassware + 2 tokens (redeemable for two 4oz tastings) — from 2PM - 6PM  (Wrestling Ticket NOT included) | Additional 4oz pour tokens can be purchased for $3 each

$40 Full Tasting Pass | Full Pass for Stout Tasting (includes one 4oz sample from each of the 14 participating breweries) + Custom Glassware + 1 Leisure Time Lager 20oz Draft  + Wrestling Entry Ticket 

$100 VIP Experience | Full Pass for Stout Tasting (includes one 4oz sample from each of the 14 participating breweries) + Custom Glassware + Unlimited Leisure Time Lager + VIP Wrestling Entry Ticket + More Below

VIP INCLUDES: Exclusive VIP Lounge, Sponsored by Bulleit Bourbon

  • Comfortable Lounge Furniture 
  • Signature Bulleit cocktail tasting 
  • Unlimited Leisure Time Lager 
  • Tasting notes with the brewers 
  • Special Rare Stout Bottle Pours 
  • VIP Swag Bag
  • Entry to Urban Combat Wrestling evening event with VIP RING SIDE SEATING!

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This event takes place at Hi-Wire Brewing Biltmore Village (Festival) and The Event Space at Hi-Wire Brewing (VIP) 

2:00-6:00 PM | Beer Festival 

7:00 PM | Urban Combat Wrestling - The Ultimate Bout!  $15 Tickets for General Admission 

 

How The Festival Works

Twelve exceptional breweries bring their most unique, indulgent stouts. Guests taste, savor, and cast their vote in categories such as:

  • Best Aroma – The most intoxicating nose
     
  • Best Flavor – Richness, balance, and complexity
     
  • Most Decadent Body – Thickness, mouthfeel, and luxury
     
  • Overall Champion Stout – The one stout to rule them all

 

Festival Experience

  • 14 Exceptional Breweries | 14 Unique Stouts – Sample them all
     
  • Live Music All Day 
     
  • Gourmet Food Vendors
  • Roaming Circus Performers
     

Urban Combat Wrestling

Evening spectacle to end the night with a bang! Entry included with Full Tasting Pass and VIP Experience. Tickets are available for $15 separately from General Beer Festival Admission. 

 

*While we love furry friends and kiddos, this festival is only for humans ages 21+ for the General Beer Festival. All ages (parental advisory) for Wrestling at 7 PM.  This is a rain or shine event. No refunds or exchanges.

 

Date & Time

Sat, Nov 22, 2025 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Venue Details

Hi-Wire Brewing Biltmore Village

2a Huntsman Place
Asheville, North Carolina 28803 Hi-Wire Brewing Biltmore Village
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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