Photos: Stone Zoo’s Third Annual Ales & Tails

Check out scenes from the September 16, 2017, event at Stone Zoo

Guests attended Stone Zoo’s third annual Ales & Tails beer tasting event on Saturday, September 16. The event was attended by 750 people and raised $35,000 to support the continued growth and operation of Zoo New England, its education programs, and conservation initiatives. Attendees sampled beers from a wide variety of local breweries, including Narragansett Beer, Cape Ann Brewing Co., and Farmer Willie’s Craft Ginger Beer. To find out more about Zoo New England’s upcoming events, visit zoonewengland.org.

From left, Jessica Thibault of Blackstone, Bruce Baisch of Melrose and Alesha Strycharz of Melrose / Photo Courtesy of Zoo New England

From left, Anthony Graffeo and Bernadette Graffeo of Medford and Maureen Cognata and Gus Cognata of Malden / Photo Courtesy of Zoo New England

From left, Kris Lopez and Ernie Lopez of Lowell and Scott Lovell and Melanie Lovell of Lynnfield / Photo Courtesy of Zoo New England

From left, Quincy residents Melissa Cochrane, Ryan Barter, Matthew Gage and Kelli Elligott / Photo Courtesy of Zoo New England

From left, Rahul Gandhi of Somerville and Reeti Sharma of Cambridge / Photo Courtesy of Zoo New England

From left, Reading residents Dan Conroy, Nancy Dieselman, Jill Conroy, Maura Rhodes and Kevin Rhodes / Photo Courtesy of Zoo New England

From left, Stoneham residents Lindsay Govostes and Allison MacHaffie / Photo Courtesy of Zoo New England

Malden residents Ken and Leslie Rideout visit the new Animal Discovery Center at Stone Zoo during Ales and Tails / Photo Courtesy of Zoo New England

Malden residents Ken and Leslie Rideout / Photo Courtesy of Zoo New England

Boston residents Rebecca Jo and Conor McMahon / Photo Courtesy of Zoo New England