The best breweries. The best beer. All for a great cause.
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!
At this beer festival you can expect: DJ Batz and Amateur Waifu spinning good vibes all day, 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. 🎶🍺
Good times and incredible beer for a great cause:
HOMES Brewery + Habitat for Humanity = affordable homeownership! Net proceeds from festival ticket sales will be donated to Habitat for Humanity Huron Valley (HHHV) to support the 2026 'House that Beer Built' collaboration of local breweries and restaurants. HHHV has been a catalyst for stabilizing homes, families, and communities in Washtenaw County since 1989. Building homes, securing futures, and strengthening communities, HHHV works to enrich Washtenaw County through a legacy of affordable homeownership for families and individuals of low-to-mid-income.
THE BREWERIES (SO FAR!)
3 FONTEINEN ▽ 450 NORTH ▽ ARKANE ALEWORKS ▽ BELLWOODS BREWERY ▽ BOTTLE LOGIC ▽ BRASSERIE DU BAS ▽ CIVIL SOCIETY BREWING ▽ CORPORATE LADDER BREWING ▽ DANCING GNOME ▽ DREKKER BREWING CO ▽ EQUILIBRIUM BREWERY ▽ FINBACK ▽ FOAM BREWERS ▽ FONTA FLORA ▽ FOUR FIRES MEADERY ▽ GOLDFINGER ▽ HOMES ▽ HOP BUTCHER ▽ HUMAN ROBOT ▽ ILL WILL BREWING ▽ IMPRINT BEER CO ▽ MESSOREM BRACITORIUM ▽ MORTALIS ▽ NORTH PARK BREWING CO ▽ OLOGY BREWING CO ▽ OTHER HALF ▽ SCHILLING BEER CO ▽ SMOOJ ▽ SPECIATION CELLARS ▽ TRANSIENT ARTISAN ALES ▽ VITAMIN SEA ▽ WATERMARK ▽ WELDWERKS BREWING CO ▽ XUL + 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 Habitat for Humanity Huron Valley.
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 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: Habitat for Humanity Huron Valley has been a catalyst for stabilizing homes, families, and communities in Washtenaw County since 1989. Building homes, securing futures, and strengthening communities, HHHV works to enrich Washtenaw County through a legacy of affordable homeownership for families and individuals of low- to mid-income.
