You’ve waited long enough. Sixpoint’s annual fall release, Autumnation, is finally available in their 16-ounce cans across New York as of today. You may have gotten a sneak peek this weekend at Brooklyn Pour, where the “nano-kegs” made their debut. But if not, it should be an easy find for the next couple of weeks.

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It’s Tuesday, October 9th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Happy sixth birthday to Fourth Avenue Pub (76 4th Ave., at Bergen St., Boerum Hill) today! They’ll celebrate by offering happy hour prices all day long today, from 3pm-4am, and pour some great beers like Lagunitas Daytime IPA, Greenport Harbor Gobsmacked IPA, Element Red Giant, and many more!
  
  
• It’s Pumpkintoberfest at The Owl Farm (297 9th St., at 5th Ave., Park Slope) tonight. They’ll offer a slew of pumpkin and fall seasonal beers on tap, like Southern Tier Pumking, Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin, Brooklyn Post Road Pumpkin, and Flying Dog Dogtoberfest. They’ll all be priced at a nice $5 from 6-10pm.
  
  
• Spring Lounge (48 Spring St., at Mulberry St., Little Italy) hosts Ommegang tonight starting at 6pm as part of their “I Love NY Beer” Month. They’ll pour the 2011 Adoration, Art of Darkness, Scythe & Sickle, and much more, along with free duck sliders by chef Tommy Harder.
  
  
• This week’s Ten Buck Tasting at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) celebrates Oktoberfest beers again. $10 gets you six tastings of beers, including exception German beers Weissenohe Monk’s Fest, Mahr’s Saphir Weisse, and Brauerei Sauer Rossdorfer Urbräu. The tasting gets underway at 7:30pm.
  
  
• Top Hops (94 Orchard St., at Broome St., Lower East Side) hosts Goose Island tonight at 6pm, as they pour this year’s Bourbon County Brand Stout for the first time, along with their Harvest Ale.
  
  
• Brooklyn Brewery is giving out free pint glasses tonight from 6-8pm to celebrate the release of the Comic-Con themed beer Defender IPA at Beer Authority (300 W. 40th St., at 8th Ave., Hell’s Kitchen). Taste a brand-new beer and get a free pint glass!
  
  
• It’s Stevens Point Night at Rattle-N-Hum (14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown) starting at 4pm. They’ll pour several brews from the Wisconsin brewers, including the 2012 Black Ale, Whole Hog Barley Wine, and St. Benedicts Winter Ale.

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Saturday’s second annual Brooklyn Pour has wrapped up, and we were impressed with the improvements the organizers made compared to last year.

We were much happier with this year’s beer selection, food options, and the tasting glass, which was large enough to be able to pick up a beer’s aroma as well as its flavor. The layout featured our city’s local breweries front-and-center and utilized all of the venue’s space. And the program provided this year - which listed each brewery, its location, and what beers it was pouring - was especially helpful, and mostly precise given that beers weren’t finalized until the last minute.

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Holy crap, you all are a thirsty bunch. This weekend’s Brooklyn Pour at Skylight One Hanson is officially sold out! Our two winners of last week’s contests - Emily and Andrew - will be there enjoying it, as will plenty of other eager beer drinkers.

But if you couldn’t score tickets, you should breathe a huge sigh of relief: there are so many beer events this weekend worth checking out! Finally, your procrastination pays off! Check out our rundown of this weekend’s beer events:

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Beers from two new breweries are starting to hit shelves and tap lines in New York. Well, at least they’re new to New Yorkers. Meet Churchkey Can Co. and The Shed, two very different breweries with very different products from very different parts of the country.

Churchkey hails from Seattle, although the homebrewing duo that developed the recipe are from Portland, Oregon. The Shed’s beers are from Middlebury, Vermont, although the brand’s roots are an hour north in Stowe, Vermont. Churchkey has just one beer in its portfolio. The Shed has two, but once brewed many more. Perhaps the only thing these breweries have in common is that they’re going to share shelf space here in New York.

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It’s Thursday, October 4th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Colorado’s Great Divide takes over the taps at The Gate (321 5th Ave., at 3rd St., Park Slope) tonight at 7pm. They’ll pour the new 18th Anniversary Wood-aged Double IPA, Hoss Rye Marzen, the Leopold Brothers Barrel-Aged Belgian Yeti, 2007 Oak-Aged Yeti (!), and much more!
  
  
• It’s Barrier Brewing Night at Breukelen Bier Merchants (182 Grand St., at Driggs Ave., Williamsburg) starting at 7pm. Enjoy beers on tap from the Oceanside brewery, including the lightly smoked Le Pete and Craven Belgian Red, and meet the brewers, too!
  
  
• Celebrate Oktoberfest tonight at Standings (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village). Enjoy three American Oktoberfest beers, including brews from Sly Fox and Southern Tier. Plus, they’ll have free brats at 8pm!
  
  
• Brooklyn Brewery is giving out free pint glasses tonight from 6-8pm to celebrate the release of the Comic-Con themed beer Defender IPA at Barcade (388 Union Ave., at Ainslie St., Williamsburg) and The Pony Bar (637 10th Ave. at 45th St., Hell’s Kitchen). Taste a brand-new beer and get a free pint glass!
  
  
• Barcade Jersey City (163 Newark Ave., at Erie St., Jersey City) hosts Athens, Georgia’s Terrapin today starting at 5pm. They’ll pour Monk’s Revenge, the Phlux Capacitor, the Reunion Ale ‘12 collaboration with Shmaltz, and lots more. Plus, Barcade will be rolling out their newest arcade game: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
  
  
• The Thursday Tap at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) celebrates beers from Maine’s Atlantic Brewing Company. Get there at 5pm to try the New Guy IPA and Cadillac Mountain Stout. And to celebrate their launch in the city, they’ll also have Luke’s Lobster in the house with some special treats!
  
  
• Sixpoint heads to the new Sullivan Street Bakery (236 Ninth Ave., at 24th St., Chelsea) tonight at 6pm for a tap takeover and launch of the bakery’s growler program. They’ll have $4 pints of beers like the new limited-edition Incredible Mild Ale, and a $15 sandwich and beer pairing.
  
  
• It’s also Sixpoint Night at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) tonight starting at 7pm. They’ll pour the brand-new Spice of Life Wakatu, Brownstone, Resin, and tons more!
  
  
• Goose Island pays a visit to ABC Beer Co. (96 Avenue C, at 6th St., East Village) tonight from 7-9pm. Head over to Avenue C for a beer and a cheese pairing, too!
  
  
• Flying Dog hosts a beer pairing dinner tonight at Alobar (46-42 Vernon Blvd., at 47th Rd., Long Island City) from 5:30-10pm. $50 gets you five Oktoberfest-themed courses and five beers, like The Fear Imperial Pumpkin and Dogtoberfest.

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