Seems like Firestone Walker is cornering the high-end festival market. From the Barrel, Pils & Love and of course the super popular (rightly so) Invitational to the new Terroir.
There are rules to this earth driven event though. Each of the breweries making their way to the vineyard-y area of Los Olivos would be making their own beer but:
1. same grain bill
2. same maturation period in barrels
3. same co-fermented percentage of wort & wine grapes
AND “all grapes had to be grown within 100 miles of each brewery”
Beavertown – London, England
Garage Project – Wellington, New Zealand
Jester King – Austin, TX
Side Project – St. Louis, MO
Sierra Nevada – Chico, CA
Trillium – Boston, MA
+ BarrelWorks – Firestone Walker too.
Oh and there will be more beer (and wine). With Firestone Walker, there always is:
“This event will also feature five guest breweries who are not part of the 2018 Terroir Project but who are pushing boundaries & exploring new realms of wild ales. Also in attendance are four wineries whose grapes have been used in beers before.”
All for just $65 plus you will be far away from the madding LA crowd and amidst agriculture.