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Who’s thirsty?! We’re just DAYS AWAY from Philly’s truest of beer fests and “Metal & Beer” tickets are quickly running dry. To help whet your palate, we’ve decided to release the entire beer menu that will be on hand at this year’s festivities. If your beer goggles are getting the better of you, that’s over 40 craft brews and meads that are confirmed for Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2026, including numerous collaborations with performing bands. The only way to get access to the entire murderous menu is to secure that “Metal & Beer” ticket before they’re gone for good. Brace your liver and read below to see what’s in store! * Indicates ticketed pour

3 FLOYDS BREWING
Pre Game Pils (Municipal Waste collab) / Pilsner / 5.2%
Floyds Deluxe / Lager / 4.5%
Zombie Dust / Undead Pale Ale / 6.5%
Turbo Reaper / IPA / 7%
Dark Lord Scepter of Power/ barrel-aged Imperial Stout / 15% (Saturday Only) *
Dark Lord Munster Punch / barrel-aged Imperial Stout / 15% (Sunday Only) *

WARPIGS BREWING
Foggy Geezer / Hazy IPA / 7.3%
Lil’ Geezer / Hazy IPA / 5%
Bouffant Jellyfish / Sour Ale / 5.5%
Drain the Skull (Necrot collab) / Kölsch Style Ale / 5.2%

BRIMMING HORN MEADERY
Un-Pearable / Pear Cider / 6.5%
Cotton Candy / Session/Carbonated Mead / 8% (Saturday Only)
Blood of Cemunnos / Mulberry Mead / 8%
Mango Mead / Session/Carbonated Mead / 8% (Sunday Only)

BEAR CULT BREWING
Age of Pilsner (Cro-Mags collab) / Czech Pilsner/ 5.2%
Appalachian Strong / Strong Ale / 7.5%

NEPENTHE BREWING CO
Alpacas Fracas / Double IPA / 8.1%
Space Jellyfish / American IPA / 7%
Mallet / American Lager / 4.3%

NEW TRAIL
Running Red (Kylesa collab) / Amber Lager / 5%
24/7 / Hazy Session IPA / 4.27%
Crisp Lager / Golden Lager / 4.8%

MAGNANIMOUS BREWING
Touch of Death (Fulci collab) / Italian Pilsner / 5.5%
New Lord / Double Dry-Hopped Hazy / 7.5%
Dragonaught / Fruited Sour / 6%

IMPRINT BREWING CO
Sunkissed / Triple IPA / 7.7%
Schmoojee Metal AF / Fuited Sour Ale / 6.5%
Lagerrr / Golden Lager / 4.4%
Release the Mounds / Stout / 12% (Saturday Only) *
Banana Thickr Than Snickr / Stout / 12% (Sunday Only) *

XUL
Hornet’s Nest (Power Trip collab) / Pilsner / 4.4%
PB&J Mixtape / Fruited Sour / 6.5%
Wicked Sound of Doom / IPA / 6.66%

REQUIEM BIER
Hop Mincer (Haggus collab) / Belgian IPA / 7%
Dead Stroke / Pub Ale / 4.1%

NECROMANTIC
La LLagerona / Mexican Lager / 5.5%
Show Me The Way To Gose Home / Lemon Gose / 5%

GHOST HAWK
Updraft / Maibock/ 7.5% (Saturday Only)
Cherry Daedalion / American Wheat / 4% (Sunday Only)

LITTLE COTTAGE
Haze of the Fathers (Cryptopsy Collab) / Triple IPA / 10.5% *
A Local Lager / Lager / 4%
Jory’s Battle / Hefeweizen / 5%

Limited tickets are also still available for next weekend’s Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on May 2-3 at the Fillmore in Philadelphia, featuring the return of Power Trip, special sets from Municipal Waste (The Art of Partying), Cryptopsy (None So Vile) and Cro-Mags (The Age of Quarrel) as well as killer performances from Kylesa, Necrot, Spirit Adrift and more! Daily lineups and all ticket option details for Metal & Beer Fest Philly 2026 can be found below:

MAY 2 TICKETS
MAY 3 TICKETS
TWO-DAY TICKETS

MAY 2
Municipal Waste (special The Art of Partying set)
Cro-Mags (special The Age of Quarrel set)
Kylesa
Haggus
No/Más

MAY 3
Power Trip
Cryptopsy (special None So Vile set)
Necrot
Spirit Adrift
Blood Monolith 

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