As the Oktoberfest season winds down and we still wait for fall weather in the Southland there are still some excuses to go out for a craft beer, if you need an excuse. Since Halloween falls on a Friday this year (as every Halloween should) there are plenty of Halloween parties going on where you can dress up and enjoy some of your favorite brews, sans eye of newt.

One such event will be held at Timeless Pints, a microbrewery in Lakewood that recently celebrated their one year anniversary. The first ever Timeless Pints Halloween Party & Halloween Costume Contest will be held on Friday, October 31st from 2:00-8:00 PM. The winner of the Best Halloween costume will get a month of kickboxing classes at Sweat Shop Gym, four personal training sessions and a 60-minute massage from the Finely Kneaded Spa, in Lakewood. Second place winner will get a month of Boot Camp classes from Sweat Shop Gym and a t-shirt with the third place winner getting a free eight ounce pour of their Timeless Pints beer of choice.

If you are like me and can never come up with a costume idea; Timeless Pints offers a few ideas on their blog. Timeless Pints Brewing Company is located at 3671 Industry Avenue in Lakewood, California.

For those closer to the South Bay area, the venerable Naja’s Place in Redondo Beach will be having their annual Halloween Party and Local Brewery night beginning at 8:00 PM. They will have a costume contest with prizes for the top three costumes, but as of now those prizes have not been decided. There will be beer specials all night and one of the South Bay’s newest production breweries, King Harbor Brewing Company, will be bringing a pumpkin beer. For entertainment, the South Bay’s favorite “whiskey drinkin’ band” Four Fingers will begin playing at 9:00 PM. Naja’s Place is located at 154 International Boardwalk in Redondo Beach. Cheers!