Nocturnal Fest

DARK POURS UNDER THE DARKEST OF SKIES

When the West Texas sun disappears, Nocturnal awakens.

On Saturday, December 5th, Tall City Brewing Co. invites you beneath the dark West Texas sky for an entirely different kind of beer festival. NOCTURNAL FEST, a celebration dedicated to the dark side of craft beer.

18 breweries. One dark sky. Some seriously rare beer.

From Barrel-Aged Imperial Stouts and massive Imperial Stouts to Porters, Barleywines, Black IPAs, Black Lagers and incredibly drinkable lower-ABV dark beers, Nocturnal will showcase the depth of what dark beer can be.

Some of our favorite brewery friends from the Invitational are returning to West Texas with specialty pours, while new breweries will join us for the first time bringing beers you don’t normally see in the Permian Basin.

And we’re not just talking about everyday releases. Expect limited releases, specialty kegs, high-ABV monsters and extremely rare beers that deserve to come out after dark.

🌑 THE DETAILS

Saturday, December 5, 2026

5:00–10:00 PM

Tall City Brewing Co.

21+ ONLY

Your Nocturnal package includes admission, 20 fest pour tickets and Glassware.

Not every pour at Nocturnal is created equal.

Beers will be divided into our Nocturnal Tier System, with fest-ticket requirements varying based on rarity, availability and the beer itself.

🐆 OCELOT TIER — The monsters. Extremely limited, exceptionally rare and BIG beers. Think barrel-aged imperial stouts, vintage releases and specialty cellar beers.

🦇 BAT TIER — Big & rare. Imperial stouts, barleywines, pastry stouts, Belgian quads and other bold specialty releases.

🐗 JAVELINA TIER — The middle of the darkness. Porters, Black IPAs, robust dark lagers and other full-flavored dark beers.

🐺 COYOTE TIER — Dark and dangerously drinkable. Lower-ABV favorites like dry stouts, dark lagers, session porters and other beers built for another pour.

Your 20 fest tickets let YOU decide how you explore the darkness.

Come for the rare beer. Stay for the atmosphere, live music, food trucks, brewery friends and one unforgettable night under the West Texas sky.

Limited tickets. Limited glassware. Limited beer.

Once these kegs are gone, they’re gone.