It’s Monday, October 7th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• It’s Brooklyn Defender Pint Night at The Owl Farm (297 9th St., at 5th Ave., Park Slope) tonight starting at 7pm. Try the new black ale in honor of New York Comic-Con, and get a special limited-edition Defender pint glass while supplies last.

• It’s VSK (Very Special Keg) Monday at Blind Tiger Ale House (281 Bleecker St., at Jones St., Greenwich Village). At 5pm, they’ll tap a rare or unique keg of the bar’s choosing. This week, it’s the Evil Twin Justin Blaeber, a blueberry Berliner Weiss that’s fitting for the extended summer weather!
  
  
• Stoudt’s hosts sampling at Beer Table To-Go (Grand Central Terminal, Graybar Passage, Midtown) today from 5-7pm. Stop in on your way home for a taste of the Fourplay #3 IPA from this longtime Pennsylvania brewer, then fill your growler with it, too!

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The real Oktoberfest wraps up on Sunday in Munich, so you’d expect a whole ton of German beer on our list this weekend. Indeed, this is true. But there’s also an awesome event up the river, if you’re feeling adventurous. The Hudson Hop and Harvest is Saturday in Peekskill. It’s a big celebration featuring farm-to-table food, craft beer, and live music all afternoon and into the night on the Peekskill Waterfront. Admission is free and it’s just an hour from Grand Central (and the festival site is steps from Peekskill’s Metro-North station). More details are in our list.

Not feeling that adventurous? There are plenty of events closer to home. Here’s this weekend’s list…

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It’s Thursday, October 3rd. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) hosts Peekskill tonight for a tap takeover starting at 7pm. They’ll be pouring beers like Amazeballs, Midnight Toker, Awesome Sauce, Vaporizer Imperial Stout, and many more!
  
  
• It’s Brooklyn Defender Pint Night at The Flying Pig (70-28 Austin St., at 70th Rd., Forest Hills) tonight starting at 7pm. Try the new black ale in honor of New York Comic-Con, and get a special limited-edition Defender pint glass while supplies last.
  
  
• The weekly Thursday Tap at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) is the Against the Grain An Ale Pleasure, a 12% ABV barrel-aged Imperial Rye Stout. You can enjoy it starting at 5pm.
  
  
• Tribeca Tap House (363 Greenwich St., at Franklin St., Tribeca) hosts a Brooklyn Brewery tap attack tonight from 5-7pm, with the Pilsner, Brown Ale, and Cuvee La Boite on tap!
  
  
• The Pony Bar UES (1444 First Ave. at 75th St., Upper East Side)goes crazy for lobster tonight at 6pm. Buy two beers from Shipyard and Sea Dog and get a free lobster!
  
  
• Rosamunde Sausage Grill (285 Bedford Ave., at S. 1st St., Williamsburg)celebrates Oktoberfest tonight with a big bash all night long, featuring a $15 stein filled with all the Paulaner cask beer you can drink!

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For a month twice each year, Mad Sq. Eats sets up in a plaza across from Madison Square Park (at the intersection of 25th & Broadway), serving up food as diverse as Italian Rice Balls and Japanese-style hot dogs along with wine - and yes - plenty of craft beer to enjoy outside in the waning warm-weather days ahead. Here’s which vendors have the good stuff.

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It’s Wednesday, October 2nd. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Breukelen Bier Merchants (182 Grand St., at Driggs Ave., Williamsburg) is the site of our monthly Clues & Brews Trivia Night tonight at 7:30pm. The winners of each round get a round of delicious craft beers, and the overall winners take home a gift card!
  
  
• Victory takes over the taps at Blind Tiger Ale House (281 Bleecker St., at Jones St., Greenwich Village). Starting at 3pm and running all night long, they’ll pour the Dirtwolf Double IPA,
  Squeaky Wheel, Zeltbier, Oak Horizontal 2012, and lots more.
  
  
• Barcade Jersey City (163 Newark Ave., at Erie St., Jersey City) hosts Bronx Brewery tonight at 7pm for their New Jersey debut! Get a little of the Bronx in Jersey with the Pale Ale on tap for the first time on this side of the Hudson!
  
  
• New Pennsylvania import Voodoo Brewery stops by City Swiggers (320 E. 86th St., at 2nd Ave., Upper East Side) tonight from 6-9pm. They’ll serve up free tastes of the Grand Met Tripel, Wynona’s Big Brown Ale, and more.
  
  
• Idle Hands Bar (25 Avenue B, at 2nd St., East Village) curates a beer tasting of Ballast Point beers paired with songs by Kelly Clarkson. From 7-9pm, $10 gets you a 3-beer tasting flight, plus a shot of whisky and an order of tater tots! Make your reservation online.
  
  
• Beer Authority (300 W. 40th St., at 8th Ave., Hell’s Kitchen) hosts their Oktoberfest celebration tonight at 5pm. They’ll pour the Weihenstephaner Festbier, Altenmunster Oktoberfest, Left Hand Oktoberfest, and more, plus have t-shirt and stein giveaways!

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It’s Tuesday, October 1st. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) features the one and only Sierra Nevada tonight at 7pm for their free Tuesday Tasting… get there early for a seat as Jan Apanich takes you through five of the California brewery’s beers!
  
  
• Anderson Valley visits Rattle-N-Hum (14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown) starting at 4pm today, with beers like the Mowkeef Saison, Highway 128 Pale Ale, Imperial Boont Amber, Fall Hornin Pumpkin Ale, and more on tap all night long. And brewer Trey White will be in the house!
  
  
• Radegast Hall (113 N. 3rd St., at Berry St., Williamsburg) hosts an Oktoberfest beer tasting tonight at 7:30pm. They’ll be pouring seasonal offerings from Hofbrau, Erdinger, Hacker- Pschorr, and more, along with live music from Flea Circus!

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