About this Event
We’re bringing together some of the best and hypiest breweries from around the world to pour beers for you on Ann Arbor's west side!
DJ Batz will spin good vibes all day, we'll have a lineup of killer food trucks, yard games to keep things fun, brewery swag raffles, an Underberg experience tent, and some of the best brews on the planet just waiting to be sampled! Each festival ticket comes with a bottle of our coveted Nucleate Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout. 🎶🍺
THE BREWERIES (SO FAR!)
HOMES ▽ SMOOJ ▽ 3 FONTEINEN ▽ 450 NORTH ▽ BOTTLE LOGIC ▽ OLOGY BREWING CO ▽ CORPORATE LADDER BREWING ▽ XUL ▽ SCHILLING BEER CO ▽ CIVIL SOCIETY BREWING ▽ IMPRINT BEER CO ▽ SPECIATION CELLARS ▽ WELDWERKS BREWING CO ▽ FOAM BREWERS ▽ OTHER HALF BREWING CO ▽ HOP BUTCHER ▽ FINBACK ▽ MORTALIS ▽ WATERMARK ▽ TRANSIENT ARTISAN ALES ▽ ILL WILL BREWING ▽ MESSOREM BRACITORIUM ▽ EQUILIBRIUM BREWERY ▽ BELLWOODS BREWERY ▽ BRASSERIE DU BAS ▽ DANCING GNOME ▽ FOUR FIRES MEADERY ▽ FONTA FLORA + more breweries to come!
TICKET INFO
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET ($100) includes:
- Admission at 2PM
- Underberg for "world's largest" Underberg toast
- Commemorative tasting glass
- NUCLEATE (2026) stout bottle
VIP TICKET ($175) includes:
- Early admission at 1PM
- Access to limited beers
- Underberg for "world's largest" Underberg toast
- Commemorative tasting glass
- NUCLEATE (2026) stout bottle
- Pick 2 vintage bottles from previous fests:
~NUCLEATE (2020) - GIN BA SOUR W/ YUZU & VANILLA - Rare Barrel & Horus Aged Ales
~NUCLEATE (2021) - TEQUILA BA SOUR W/ LEMON BALM & LEMON VERBENA - Foam Brewers, House of Fermentology & Freak Folk Bier
~NUCLEATE (2022) - WHISKEY + WINE BA SOUR W/ MULBERRY, CLEMENTINE, HIBISCUS & VANILLA - Casey Brewing & Blending and WeldWerks Brewing Co.
~NUCLEATE (2023) - BARREL AGED SOUR W/ PAW PAW & BLACKBERRY - Resident Culture Brewing Co. & The Eight State Brewing Co.
~NUCLEATE (2024) BA IMPERIAL STOUT W/ ECUADORIAN, HAITIAN & GHANAIAN CACAO NIBS, COMOROS VANILLA BEAN, AND MEADOWFARM HONEY - American Solera
~NUCLEATE (2025) BA IMPERIAL STOUT AGED IN BALCONES, BUFFALO TRACE, AND JACK DANIELS RYE WHISKEY BARRELS W/ MADAGASCAR VANILLA, COCONUT COOKIES & CACAO NIBS - Southern Grist Brewery
FESTIVAL INFO
ADMISSION: Bring your ticket (printed or digital) + valid ID (must be 21 to enter). No persons under 21 will be permitted. No children, no pets.
BOTTLE PICKUP: At HOMES Brewpub during regular business hours 6/1 through 6/21, with valid ID of original ticket purchaser. If someone bought your ticket for you, they will need to pick up your beer.
BREWERY SWAG RAFFLE: we’ll be raffling off sweet brewery swag from participating breweries! Raffle tickets will be available for "purchase" via an on-site digital donation to our partnered non-profit organization. 100% of proceeds from the raffle will be donated to our non-profit partner. More details to come!
UNDERBERG EXPERIENCE TENT: we're partnering with Underberg for a special Nucleate collaboration! More details to come.
REFRESHMENTS: Food trucks + non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase. Cold brew coffee by our friends at Dozer Coffee. Plenty of complimentary water stations, and you may bring your own (empty) water containers into the festival.
COMFORT: You are welcome to bring in your own picnic blankets and lawn chairs! Pop-up tents and beach umbrellas are not permitted. Outside food (pretzel necklaces are okay) and beverages besides water are not permitted.
ENTERTAINMENT: DJs, yard games.
FESTIVAL UPDATE: No more tokens! Michigan has done away with the festival token law. Hooray!
PARKING: there is free parking available first come first serve at Veteran's Memorial Park, and in the neighborhoods surrounding HOMES Brewpub. We highly recommend using ride share apps or public transit - the number 30, 31, 32, and 34 busses all have stops at the park.
CHARITY PARTNER: We’ll be announcing our 2026 non-profit partner soon. Stay tuned!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Veterans Memorial Park, 2150 Jackson Avenue, Ann Arbor, United States
USD 108.55 to USD 188.58
