With my computer and my bookmarks back, here is the long-awaited epic return of beer notes…

[Above: Autumnation label courtesy of Brew York New York]

Sixpoint Autumnation: Per Brew York, New York, “[…] their first seasonal canned beer. The new brew will be a wet-hopped pumpkin ale that clocks in at a comfortable 6.0% ABV. Sixpoint has experimented with pumpkin beers before, but this is a brand-new offering that’s never seen a can or a draft line before. Sixpoint says to expect these cans on shelves by September, so keep an eye out for them as the weather finally cools down. We’ll let you know where to find these bad boys as soon as they’re available.”

Smuttynose Brewing: …is taking a stand against “the West Coast attempt to appropriate the [Black IPA] style and name it ‘Cascadian Dark Ale.'” Smuttynose is honoring the late Greg Noonan, founder of The Vermont Pub and Brewery, Seven Barrel Brewery and Amherst Brewing Company, who many on the East Coast believe created the style. They’re naming their 12th Short Batch series beer after him.

Clown Shoes Beer: Per a recent blog post, “Muffin Top will be a Tripel IPA, built on the chassis of Tramp Stamp. The malt profile is less heavy than Tramp, but the ABV climbs to 10%, adding all sorts of candied sweetness. Muffin Top will be made two weeks from now, bottled in about five.” Also be on the lookout down the road for Blaecorn Unidragon Russian Imperial Stout, previously mentioned here.

White Birch Brewing: Per last Wednesday’s blog post, “Later this week we’ll have two new releases heading to our distributors. The first is our 2nd Anniversary Ale. This year we’ve brewed an Bourbon oak aged Belgian style dark ale packaged in 750 ml bottles, corked and caged. The second beer is Farmhouse Red. A red ale that has a balance of soft malts, delicate fruit esters, and subtle spicy notes.”

Hill Farmstead: Per Facebook, “900 bottles of Arthur and 800 bottles of Clara (Grisette) are packaged and naturally carbonating. Release date for our bottles is July 23rd….”

Trillium Brewing: Received this tip last week… “Universal Hub tweets that the Boston Zoning Board today approved Trillium Brewing Company’s planned brewery at 369 Congress Street in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston. The brewery’s planned yearly output is 1000 barrels of beer.”

Mayflower Brewing: New equipment on the East Coast…

Bonus I: Following the purchase of Goose Island, makers of 312 Urban Wheat Ale, AB InBev is applying for federal trademarks for area codes in fifteen locations. The process may be part of preliminary work into the development of locally-themed beers.

Bonus II: Sonoco, a giant gas station chain, is getting into the beer business.

Bonus III: Busch heirs looking to open new St. Louis-area brewery?