Lions and Tigers and Beers

The Franklin Park Zoo will be crawling with hop-heads and beer enthusiasts on Saturday, August 16th for the fifth annual Brew at the Zoo. The all-encompassing beer tasting features over 40 local breweries, live entertainment and edibles from a handful of fantastic local restaurants and food vendors including Post 390, Daddy Jones, Ruth’s Chris and Stephi’s in Southie. This year, the entire zoo is open for exploring, so you can drink up while checking out western lowland gorillas, giraffes, pygmy hippos or any species of your choosing (just watch out for those grabby zebras). There will also be a special, limited edition banana-infused Bavarian Hefeweizen custom brewed by Hopsters (Newton’s first commercial brewery) in honor of Okie the gorilla’s 21st birthday. Proceeds from the event, which runs from 3:30-7:30pm, will benefit The Franklin Park Zoo and Zoo New England. Tickets, available for purchase online, are $50 in advance and $60 at the door, provided you are at least 21 years old. For more information, call 617.541.5466 or get all the details here.

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