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Date & Time

October 2, 2025
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Sponsor

Early Entry: 6:30pm

General Admission: 7:00pm

Ends at 10:00pm

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Zoo Brew

Celebrate the Zoo’s 150th anniversary at Zoo Brew!

Calling all brew fans – join us for our annual beer-tasting event! Zoo Brew will feature a variety of beers from local establishments at 15 different stations throughout the Zoo.

Stroll the Zoo sampling beer in your complimentary pint glass while listening to great music and visiting the different animal habitats. Food will be available for purchase at our casual dining locations. For our non-beer drinkers, there will be a wine and cocktail station available as well! Food will be available for purchase.

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This event is part of Toast to the Wild, sponsored by Cavalier Distributing, which benefits the Lindner Center for Conservation and Research for Endangered Wildlife (CREW). Events increase exposure for CREW locally and all funds raised go directly to support ongoing research. These unique tasting events give guests the opportunity to enjoy an adult-only evening at the Zoo, try beverage samples, experience up-close animal encounters, and more!

Zoo Brew begins at 7:00 pm and is rain or shine. This event is for guests 21 and up, no exceptions.

We’ve gone digital with our Zoo Brew map this year! Be sure to have the Interactive Zoo Map link ready with location services turned on prior to arrival!

Tickets

Ticket information coming soon!

Early EntryGeneral Admission

  • General admission inclusions plus:
  • Early Entry
  • Additional drink tickets
  • Opportunity to sample all stations throughout the Zoo first
  • Free rides on carousel and train are included with ticket

  • Drink tickets
  • Access to the entire Zoo for an adult evening!
  • Commemorative Glass
  • Animal Encounters
  • Free rides on carousel and train are included with ticket

Pouring Partners

  • Dead Low Brewing
  • Fat Head’s Brewery
  • Fifty West Brewing
  • Fretboard Brewing
  • Grainworks Brewing
  • HighGrain Brewing
  • MadTree Brewing
  • March First Brewing
  • MPH Brewing
  • Municipal Brew Works
  • Northern Row Brewery
  • Rhinegeist Brewery
  • Sonder Brewing
  • Streetside Brewery
  • Taft’s Brewing Co.
  • Urban Artifact
  • West Side Brewing
  • Woodford Reserve

 Live Entertainment

Joe Nichols

Joe Nichols has been a mainstay of country music for over two decades, bridging the gap between the genre’s old-school roots and contemporary era. He’s a 21st century traditionalist—an artist who’s both timely and timeless, racking up more than 2 Billion streams, a half-dozen Number 1 singles and ten Top 10 hits with a sound that honors his heroes.

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Rumpke Mountain Boys  

Hear them live in The Grove all night long!

The Rumpke Mountain Boys offer an unparalleled musical journey filled with emotional vocals, impressive command of various string instruments, and captivating special effects. This energetic quartet takes a unique approach to their performance, relying on the energy of the crowd and intuitive improvisational flow to guide their music in real time.

This talented band has made a name for themselves with electrifying performances at festivals across the country, such as the Northwest String Summit and the John Hartford Memorial Festival.

General Info

  • Credit cards are accepted at food stations.
  • Smoking is not permitted in the Zoo
  • Event held rain or shine
  • You will receive your lanyard with drink-sampling tickets upon presenting the event ticket at entry.
  • This is an adult event; all guests must be at least 21 years old and present a valid photo ID.
  • No babies or children permitted.
  • Bags will be subject to search.
  • Guests without valid photo ID will not be permitted to enter the event.
  • If you have any accommodation requests, please contact [email protected]  3 weeks prior to event.

FAQs and Policies

Thank you for supporting “A Toast To The Wild – Tasting Series”!

Proceeds from this event series support the Zoo’s own Lindner Center for the Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW). CREW is internationally recognized for its Signature Projects including rhinos, imperiled cats, exceptional plants and polar bears. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden was the first zoo in the nation to build a facility dedicated to endangered animal and plant conservation research.

This is a Zero Waste Event. Net Zero Waste Partner Sponsored By: