This week's highlights

If you're hunting for California brewery events this weekend, Halloween does most of the talking. Per Benny Boy Brewing's newsletter, Spookimon Night is Oct 30 in Los Angeles, and Original Pattern Brewing Company says Boos, Beats & Brews is the same night in Oakland.

Campsite Brewing Company's newsletter lists Little Monsters Morning on Oct 31 in Covina, at 11 AM.

On the beer side, North Park Beer Co. says Carving is Hard is coming soon in San Diego. I'll admit the name is the best pumpkin-related admission I've read this month, and that's all the judgment I'm offering.

New beers

  • Sticky Situation, Altamont Beer Works, Livermore. Status: in cans or bottles to go, per the brewery's Oct 23, 2026 newsletter.
  • Shoreline Sipper, Headlands Brewing Company, Mill Valley. Status: pouring now, according to Headlands' Oct 23, 2026 newsletter.
  • Carving is Hard, North Park Beer Co., San Diego. Status: coming soon, per North Park's Oct 26, 2026 newsletter.

The full list below the article has everything else the breweries announced for the week.

Events

  • Thursday Night: Bingo, Pocock Brewing Company. Oct 29, 2026, 7 PM, at Pocock Brewing Company in Santa Clarita. Pocock announced it in its Oct 26, 2026 newsletter.
  • Spookimon Night, Benny Boy Brewing. Oct 30, 2026, 7 PM, at Benny Boy Brewing in Los Angeles. Per the brewery's Oct 20, 2026 newsletter.
  • Boos, Beats & Brews, Original Pattern Brewing Company. Oct 30, 2026, 7 PM, at Original Pattern Brewing Co. in Oakland. Announced in its Oct 22, 2026 newsletter.
  • Little Monsters Morning, Campsite Brewing Company. Oct 31, 2026, 11 AM, at Campsite Brewing Co. in Covina. Per Campsite's Oct 21, 2026 newsletter.
  • BrewCo's Halloween Party with Eight Ball Truckers, Voodoo Brewing Co. Oct 31, 2026, 8 PM, at San Diego Brewing Company in San Diego. Voodoo's newsletter announced it Oct 16, 2026.

The full list below has anything else the breweries put on the calendar.

Before you go

Everything here is the breweries' own announcement from their newsletters, and plans change, so check with the brewery before you head out. Nobody at Hop Grail has tasted these beers or been to these events; the full list below the article has everything announced for the week.