2024 Bourbon & Beyond Festival Pairs Elite Musical Lineup with World-Class Distilleries
Over the past decade, we’ve had the opportunity to attend some of the country’s best music, culinary, and craft beverage festivals. However, while most festivals specialize in one discipline over another, it’s rare to find an event that checks multiple boxes, and even rarer for one to check all three. But as massive festivals continue to evolve to remain relevant toward festival-goers who have seen and tasted it all, offering an elevated experience for everyone is a surefire way to make some noise.
Louisville, KY’s 2024 Bourbon & Beyond Festival, which first debuted in 2017, has risen to become one of the premiere summer festival events in the country. Pairing some of the top musical acts across Rock, Country, Folk, and even Indie genres like Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers, Sting, Beck, Dave Matthews Band, The Head and the Heart, Matchbox Twenty, Fleet Foxes, the National, and even the Beach Boys, with some of the world’s best bourbon producers along with the added kick of culinary demonstrations from acclaimed chefs and TV personalities from the likes of Chopped and Food Network, the triple header of high-end interests showcases the ultimate festival-going experience for those with a refined palate. 
This year’s fest takes place September 19 – 22 at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY in the heart of bourbon country. And unlike some music festivals that may feature one or two craft beer-adjacent tents or one or two mid-level whiskey options, Bourbon & Beyond truly does showcase a wide range of rare, or hard-to-find, bourbons including offerings from the likes of Pappy & Co, Angel’s Envy, Woodford Reserve, Old Rip Van Winkle, and many more. in addition to a formidable lineup of industry experts such as bourbon expert Chris Blandford and Chef Amanda Freitag (Top Chef and Chopped), world-renowned bourbon expert Fred Minnick, and premium brands such as
Tickets are currently still available for full weekend passes and limited individual day passes, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday day passes are still available.
Wondering what to expect from this year’s fest? Here’s a breakdown of the lineups from the bourbon, culinary, and musical lineups planned for the 2024 Bourbon & Beyond Festival.
The Hunter’s Club section of the festival has announced an absolutely insane initial lineup including the following whiskeys:
- Knob Creek #2
- Knob Creek #3
- Barrell Bourbon 7yr 4mo
- Castle and Key Res. Rye 4yr
- Makers PS #2
- Makers PS OT/SD #3 6yr 2 mo
- New Riff 113.4′
- Peerless Dbl Oak rye 5yr 3 mo
- Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit SA #1
- Old Scout 4yr
- Weller Full Proof #9
- Weller 107 #4
- Willet Family Reserve Sa 7yr
- Blanton”s Stayin Alive #1
- Woodford #1
- EagleRare #3
- Eagle Rare #4
- Knob Creek Rye WWW pick
- AAA 10yr
- Old Charter 10yr
- Old HH BiB Gold Label
- 1792 225th Anv.
- Bulleitt Barrell Strenght
- Elijah Craig BP #12
- Elijah Craig BP c9
- I.W. Harper 15yr
- ORVW 10yr
- Lot B 12yr
- PVW15yr
- PVW20yr
- PVW23yr
- Weller special reserve
- Blanton’s sb
- Old Blue Ribbon 12yr BIB
- EH Taylor Small Batch
- Elmer T Lee
- Four Roses LESMB 2015
- Four Roses LESMB 2021
- Four Roses 5th anv.
- Knob Creek Cask Rye
- Knob Creek 18yr
- Parkers Heritage 11yr
- Old Charter 8yr
- Old Charter 10yr
- Bardstown Bourbon Fusion
- Rabbitt Hole 16yr Navallier
- 1792 Full proof
- 1792 BIB
- Michters 10yr Bourbon
- Michters 10yr Rye
- K.O.K. 2022
- W.T. Tradition 14yr
- W.T. Masters Keep 17yr
- W.T Masters Keep Decades
- W.T. Rare Breed 108.2
The initial lineup of vintage whiskeys is also absolutely mind-boggling:
- AA 6yr 10 1983
- Anderson Club 15yr 1996
- I.W.Harper 1978
- Kentucky Tavern 1970
- Marion Corn 10yr bib1973
- Crow Chess 1969
- Old Crow 1976
- Old Fitz 1849 1989
- Old Taylor 6yr 1985
- Old Treausre BiB 1957
- Old Weller 107 1976
- Walker Deluxe 8yr 1975
- Daviess Co. 70’s
- Dowling Brothers 12yr 1965
Bourbon Experts & Celebrity Guests, hosted by Amanda Freitag & Chris Blandford
- Adam Edwards (Heaven’s Door)
- Amanda Freitag (Freitag Cocktails)
- Andy Frasco (music artist)
- Brandon O’Daniel (Copper and Kings)
- Brian Probus (Firkin Podcast)
- Bruce Russell (Wild Turkey)
- Carrie Greener (Pappy & Co)
- Chris Blandford (Kroger Wine & Spirits)
- Chris Fletcher (Jack Daniels)
- Christian Huber (Starlight Distillery)
- Dan Callaway (Bardstown Bourbon Company)
- Derek Trucks (music artist)
- Eddie Russell (Wild Turkey)
- Elizabeth McCall (Woodford Reserve)
- Eron Plevan (mixologist)
- Fred Minnick (bourbon expert)
- Fred Noe (James B. Beam)
- Freddie Noe (James B. Beam)
- Ian Sulkowski (Brown-Forman)
- Jim Gaffigan (Fathertime Bourbon)
- JT Carkuff (Heaven’s Door)
- Ken Pierce (Heaven’s Door)
- Kenny Coleman (Pursuit Spirits)
- Lili Lambert (mixologist)
- Mark Nutsch (Horse Soldier Bourbon)
- Molly Tuttle (music artist)
- Owen Martin (Angel’s Envy)
- Preston Van Winkle (Old Rip Van Winkle)
- Rob Dietrich (Blackened Whiskey)
- Russ Smith (Mr. and Mrs. Bourbon Company)
- SC Baker (mixologist)
- Scott Neil (Horse Soldier Bourbon)
- SiSi Bright (mixologist)
- Tommy Prine (music artist)
- Trey Zoeller (Jefferson’s Bourbon)
- Tyler Zoller (Louisville Bourbon Buzz)
- Will Summers (Horse Soldier Bourbon)
The Culinary Atelier – Celebrity Chefs & Artist Pairings, hosted by Chris Santos & Edward Lee
- Amanda Freitag
- Allen Stone (music artist)
- Charles Wesley Godwin (music artist)
- Chris Santos
- Claudette Zepeda
- Danny Lee
- Edward Lee
- Eric Greenspan
- Jamie Bissonnette
- Kelsey Barnard Clark
- Kevin & Michael Bacon (music artist)
- Marc Murphy
- Mat Kearney (music artist)
- Melissa Etheridge (music artist)
- Ciro Matteo Pirozzi of Monk’s Road
- Murph (music artist)
- Noam Bilitzer
- Patty Smyth (music artist)
- Tiffani Faison
- Tom Jackson of Kamado Joe
- Young the Giant (music artist)
And of finally, here’s the monster musical lineup for the 2024 Bourbon & Beyond Festival:
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