Summer Ale Festival Bringing 100-Plus Brews, Drinks To Philly Zoo

PHILADELPHIA — More than 100 award-winning craft beers, ciders, hard iced teas, hard seltzers, local food trucks and live music are coming to the Philadelphia Zoo this Saturday.

The Summer Ale Festival will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at the zoo.

Summer Ale Festival is the only beer celebration in the region where guests can visit animals like big cats, great apes and more.

Three musical performers will be taking the stage for this year’s festival. They are Moon Poodle, Marielle Kraft, and Nik Greely & the Operators.

This year’s brewery lineup includes local favorites like Tired Hands Brewing Company, Three 3’s Brewing Company, Two Locals Brewing, Dock Street Brewing, and amazing out-of-towners like Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, Desperate Times Brewery, New Trail Brewing Company, Ship Bottom Brewery, and more.

Non-beer beverages include Stateside Seltzer, Sea Isle Ice Tea, Downeast Cider and more.

Local food trucks Bacon on a Stick, BYZ Empire, Calle Del Sabor, Bonjour Creperie and more will be on hand, too.

"We hear year after year from our guests that this festival offers a great variety of beverages and gives them the chance to see our animals up close with fewer crowds," Vice President of Guest Experience Cara Treadway said. "Not only is Summer Ale Festival an incredibly fun night, but more importantly, supports the animals in our care, our global conservation work, and our local community programs."

Summer Ale Fest is limited to those 21 or older with valid identification.

Tickets are available exclusively through the zoo’s website and will not be available for purchase at the door. Get tickets online here.

This is a rain or shine event.

Full Brewery List (Subject to Change):

2Moods Vodka Seltzer
Black Cherry
Pineapple

Aldus Brewing Co.
Pretzel Wheat
Orange Crushsicle

Alternate Ending
Royal Rug Pilsner
What If IPA

Angry Orchard
Angry Orchard Original
Blue Rose

Atomic Dog Hard Cider
Atomic Dog Hard Cider Original
Pear

Big Oyster Brewery
Hammer Head
BiteMe

Bitchin' Kitten Brewery
Twisted Whiskers
Sour Puss

Beatbox Brew ("Party Punch")
Green Apple
Pink Lemonade

Bout the Hops

Braeloch Brewing Beer
Fuzzy Logic Hefeweizen
Blue Hen Gold Hazy IPA

Brewery Techne
Lemon Meringue
Mojo

Broad Street Brewing
76 and Sunny
Broad Street Lime

Cape May Beverage
Hazy Dawn Hazy IPA
Always Ready Pale Ale

Chestnut Hill Brewing Company
Thunder Punch Pale Ale
Tropical Tease Fruited Wheat Beer

Conshohocken Brewing Company
Ring the Bell
Blood Money

Desperate Times Brewery
Black Forest Schwarzbier
Pineapple Kolsch

Dewey Beer Co.
Swishy Pants IPA
Flash of Diamonds Session IPA

Dock Street Brewery
Barracuda Sour
Futuro

Double Nickel Brewing Co.
Double Nickel Brewing Co. Session IPA
Weekend Warrior Hazy Pale Ale

Downeast Cider
Downeast Cider Original
Peach Mango

Englewood Brewing
East Shore West Coast IPA
SSIK Mexican Lager

El Jimador
Lime Margarita
Grapefruit Paloma

Evil Genius
Work Sucks, I Know IPA - Session
Hair of The Dog Pink Lemonade

Fegley's Brew Works
Squishy Kitty
Lemon Shandy

Fishtown Ice Tea
Spiked Iced Tea

First State
Simple Serenity Watermelon Wheat Beer
Triangle Theory Lager

Happy Dad
Fruit Punch
Raspberry

Imprint Beer Co.
Double IPA
Schmoojee Sour

La Cabra Brewing
Lawn Jawn
Hipster

Lost Time
Moon Tree Pilsner
Sour Glass

Love City Brewing Company
Eraserhood Hazy IPA
Lime City Lager

MudHen
Holly Beach Wheat
MudHen Pilsner

New Ridge Brewing
Cheap Trinkets Pilsner

New Trail Brewing

Neshaminy Creek
Warehouse Lager
Jawn Pale Ale

Ommegang
Neon Rainbow
Dream Patch

Oslo

Prison Pals

Punchy Buggy
Beetle Juice IPA
Philly Sour Series

Revolution Bees
Hoppy Buzz Session Mead
Lemon & Basil Buzz Session Mead

Rupee
Rupee Lager
Mango

Rrey

Sam Adams
Summer Ale
Porch Rocker Lemon Beer

Sea Isle Ice Tea
Iced Tea
Tea/Lemonade

Ship Bottom Brewery
Blueberry
Hop and Hazy

Slack Tide
Intercoastal IPA
Schoolie Pale Ale

South County Brewing

Spellbound Brewing
Spellbound Brewing IPA
Spellbound Brewing Pale Ale

Spring House Brewing Company
Commander Salamander Sour
Ain’t Nuthin’ Ta Mouse Wit West Coast Pilsner

Stateside
Green Tea
Raspberry Tea

Swedesboro Brewing Company
Racoon IPA
Shoobie Pineapple Habanero Beer

Three 3's
Blueberry Saison
Pitter Patter Pilsner

Tired Hands Brewing Company
Feliz Vendedor
Wish Fulfillment

Triple Bottom Brewing Co.
Training Montage Hazy IPA
Pilsadelphia Pilsner

Truly
Wildberry
Strawberry Lemonade

Twisted Tea
Twisted Tea Original
Half and Half

Two Locals Brewing

Two Roads Brewing Company
Flavortown Spiked Fruit Punch
Road to Ruin

Urban Village Brewing Company
Money Light
Super Villain

Von C
O.G. Puls
Walking on Clouds New England IPA

Warsteiner
Warstiener Pilsner
Konig Ludwig Hefeweiss

Westville Brewery
Crumb Cake IPA

White Claw
Green Apple
Watermelon

Widowmaker
Secartha Pilsner
Rye Lager

Wissahickon Brewing Company
Shandy
Wigwam Pale Ale

Workhorse Brewing Co.
Par Punch
West Coat

Wynridge
Grapefruit Salty Dog
Cranberry

Yards Brewing Company
Summer Crush Wheat Beer
Level Up

Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
Green State Light
Cone Head Haze