Night life: Oktoberfest, Rocktoberfest
Rocktoberfest
Rock out at Rock Bottom Brewery's annual Rocktoberfest celebration throughout the month of October. The Rocktoberfest brew is on tap starting with a half-liter for $5.50 or a jumbo one-liter for $11. Purchase commemorative steins for $8 for a half-liter or $11 for the one-liter stein.
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, 1 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. (312) 755-9339 or rockbottom.com.
Hugo's Oktoberfest
Taste the flavors of fall at an Oktoberfest beer tasting at Hugo's Frog Bar and Fish House in Naperville. Sample beers include Samuel Adams Octoberfest, Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale, Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest, Warsteiner Oktoberfest and Paulaner Oktoberfest. Beers will be paired with seasonal small bites. $30 per person.
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Hugo's Frog Bar and Fish House, 55 S. Main St., Naperville. (630) 548-3764 or hugosfrogbar.com.
Pink combo
Throughout October, RA Sushi offers a ONEHOPE wine and pink roll combination that benefits the National Breast Cancer Foundation. For $15, enjoy a glass of California chardonnay and a pink roll made with shrimp, kani kama crab mix and sriracha combined with lettuce, avocado and cucumber and wrapped in pink soy paper and served with a pink ribbon of strawberry sauce.
RA Sushi is located at 2601 Aviator Lane, Glenview, (847) 510-1100, and 310 Yorktown Center, Lombard, (630) 627-6800. Visit rasushi.com.