Back East Brewing Co. in Bloomfield, Connecticut has announced that its Oktoberfest celebration is coming this weekend along with a new drop of its popular Ice Cream Man IPA. Full details are below.

SATURDAY 9/25 Noon-10 PM

OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATION

Beer Release: Ice Cream Man IPA (fresh draught & 4pk cans to-go)

Special Kegs On Draught: Pineapple Heftones, Pineapple Suzy Greenberg IPA & Key Lime Rakautra IPA

Ceramic Steins: Grab a new BE 0.5L logo ceramic stein for $24.99 (includes a draught fill)

On Draft:  Octoberfest, Czech Mix Pilsner, Heftones Hefeweizen, Ice Cream Man IPA, Rakautra IPA, Suzy Greenberg Mango IPA, Unicorn Farm IPA, Palate Mallet DIPA, Porter, Misty Moutnain IPA, Ooooooohh Berrycuda sour IPA, Audacity Imperial Brown, Blackberry Berliner Weisse, and more...

Live Music: Happy Five Oompah & Stealhead 

Costume Contest: Prizes for winners 

Stein Holding Contest: Prizes for winners 

Oktoberfest Themed Photo Booth & more!

Marty Jones, aka the "Bard of Beer Songs" and also a contributor to The Beer Connoisseur, has announced that all September sales of his compilation "Brewed Gold" will go directly to Pints for Prostates following the second consecutive cancelation of the Denver Rare Beer Tasting.

You may hear and purchase Brewed Gold at  https://martyjones.bandcamp.com/album/brewed-gold. Full details are below.

Denver, CO – Marty Jones, a longtime craft beer promoter/idea man and “Bard of Beer Songs,” is using his new beer-song compilation to help the Pints for Prostates organization.

For the month of September, Jones is donating 100 percent of the sales of his Brewed Gold compilation to the group, which had to cancel its annual Denver Rare Beers Tasting fundraiser event (scheduled for Sept. 9, 2021) due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Last year’s event was also cancelled.

Pints for Prostates raises awareness among craft beer drinkers about prostate cancer and the importance of early testing for it.

New Realm Brewing in Atlanta, Georgia has announced the return of its popular Oaxaca Choca for the fourth straight year. Full details are below.

ATLANTA, GA – New Realm Brewing is set to re-release fan-favorite Oaxaca Choca (pronounced: WA-HA-KA CHA-KA) for its fourth year. This Imperial Mexican Chocolate Stout is brewed with vanilla, cinnamon, locally roasted cacao nibs, and chili peppers for a deliciously complex flavor. Oaxaca Choca sips like a cup of Mexican-style hot cocoa with just enough heat to balance its sweet.

“Oaxaca Choca was developed in our inaugural year and has since become one of our most sought-after annual releases,” said Bob Powers, Co-Founder and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of New Realm Brewing. “Oaxaca Choca has a beautiful and unique label design that is reminiscent of Día de los Muertos, with a rich flavor that is enjoyed throughout the fall and winter season.”

Urban South Brewery in New Orleans, Louisiana has announced that it is launching a benefit for Hurricane Ida relief. Full details are below.

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Urban South Brewery has launched a new benefit in an effort to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricane Ida, one of the most powerful storms in regional history that made landfall on August 29, 2021. One dollar from every Who Dat six-pack purchased at the taproom or in stores, as well as a percentage of Who Dat pint sales at bars and restaurants that carry the beer, will be donated to the Urban South Coastal Harmony Fund.

Funds will be rapidly directed to organizations doing on-the-ground hurricane relief work in the southern region of Louisiana, plus those focused on the long-term work of rebuilding and fighting climate change. The brewery has set a $50,000 goal it hopes to achieve before the end of the year to help those in the community who have been affected by Hurricane Ida. Urban South’s New Orleans distribution partner, Southern Eagle Sales & Service, has generously agreed to match up to $12,000 in donations.