On September 25, the Potawatomi Zoo’s popular sampling event, Brew at the Zoo. The event will open at 5:30 pm for VIP ticket holders and 6:30 pm for general admission.

General admission tickets are $75 per person and include admission to the event, a commemorative sampling glass, unlimited drink and food samples, as well as unlimited rides on the Potawatomi Zoo Express and Endangered Species Carousel. VIP tickets are $125 per person and include everything the General Admission ticket includes plus early event access at 5:30pm, access to an exclusive VIP area, a specialty sampling station, a signature cocktail/mocktail, and more.

“We love hosting this beloved community event every year,” says Josh Sisk, executive director of the Potawatomi Zoo. “Along with a wide variety of unlimited beverage samples like people expect, we’re adding some great new features like food sampling, more music, and a few fun surprises—you don’t want to miss this year’s Brew!”

There will be more than 30 stations with drinks from local and regional favorite beers, wines, hard ciders, hard seltzers, and non-alcoholic drinks.

A new addition to Brew at the Zoo this year will be food samples from vendors like Navarre Hospitality Group, Cascade, and Osteria Amici.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase from The Lodge and Farmhouse Café.

This year, a variety of musical guests will be located around the Zoo, including local artists Luis Osorio, Shaun Richards, Caitlyn Faust, and DJ Visionaries.

Giraffe feeding will be available until 7:30 pm.

This is a limited ticket event. Tickets may be purchased online at www.potawatomizoo.org/brew until they sell out. Tickets will not be available for purchase at the gate. Tickets are non-refundable.

Brew at the Zoo could not be possible without the support of sponsors United Beverage, Majority Builders, Navarre Hospitality Group, 1st Source Bank, Per Mar Security Services, U93, and Pepsi.