STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If the idea of sipping a hopped-up, pumpkin-infused brew on a crisp October afternoon whets your appetite, then you're in luck: Two beer festivals, one large and one small, have been announced for October.

The larger event has been set by the Staten Island Yankees for Oct. 20 at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George. It will be called Staten Island Yankees Brew Fest.

Tickets go on sale this week through the Yankees' Web site, SIYanks.com. A Facebook page has been set up at www.facebook.com/StatenIslandYankeesBrewfest. The email address: siyanksbrewfest@gmail.com.

The event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. with a noon to 1 p.m. VIP hour. It costs $30 for admission if tickets are purchased in advance, $40 at the door. VIP tickets are $60 each.

Last year, the ballpark event was billed as Richmond County Craft Beer Fest (RCCBFest) which attracted an estimated 1,700 guests. This year, the RCCBFest will be held at Killmeyer's Old Bavaria Inn in Charleston on Sunday, Oct. 7. It will feature over 40 small batch brews in two sessions: noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $50 each and a VIP offering will allow access to a homebrewer competition.

Killmeyer's is one of two Staten Island institutions (the other being Adobe Blues in New Brighton) recently awarded The Good Beer Seal which lauds "destination-worthy" eateries and taverns that feature a well-maintained selection of craft beers. Beer Garden in Castleton Corners and Tottenville Tavern have also established themselves as craft beer destinations.