WOBtoberfest

That's another Octoberfest, but at the World of Beer in South End: This will be noon to 2 a.m. Oct. 12, with free admission, live entertainment, raffles and giveaways and flights, mixed drafts and some German beers on a Randall: That's an organoleptic hop transducer module (but you knew that, right?) -- a filter that can be connected to a tap of beer to add "flavor-enhancing ingredients," as explained by the Dogfish Head website, which is where the thing was invented.

Plan on seeing (or partaking in) a stein-holding contest, and expect bartenders and servers to be in dirndls and lederhosen. Chrome Toaster will be selling food.

222 E. Bland St.; wobusa.com/Locations/Southend.aspx; 704-333-2080.