In this week’s edition of Last Call: Brewers Association CEO Bob Pease weighs in on the Boston Beer-Dogfish Head deal; Rob Tod wins a James Beard award; Bell’s and Loveland head to arbitration; the Texas Senate strips to-go-sales amendment from a bill; and more industry news.

In the latest Press Clips: Lion acquires Magic Rock Brewing in the UK; Allagash founder Rob Tod makes James Beard finals; Russian River’s Pliny the Younger generates more than $4 million in impact; the Cleveland Indians name Great Lakes and Miller Lite official beers; and more industry news.

In episode 29 of the Brewbound Podcast, Brewbound editors Chris Furnari and Justin Kendall chat with Allagash founder Rob Tod about how the addition of canned packages will transform the Allagash business in the years to come, how the company is repositioning itself off-premise, why it invests disproportionately in quality-control measures and how it approaches innovation without chasing trends.

Today, Allagash Brewing Co. releases Sun Drift, a beer brewed with lemon zest, fermented with Brettanomyces yeast, and then blended with black tea.

In this week’s edition of Last Call: The Brewers Association shares 2018 packaging trends; High Country Beverage reaches an agreement to acquire a share of a Kansas wholesaler; Allagash to can flagship White; Ballast Point sets opening date for downtown Disney taproom; and more industry news.

Ganache — a beer literally inspired by a chocolate cake — is shipping out to the entire Allagash Brewing Company distribution footprint. The folks at Allagash like to think of this beer as the liquid equivalent of biting into a tart, raspberry-filled chocolate cake.

Allagash Brewing Company’s Brett IPA is returning for its second release. Last year’s batch was met with critical acclaim.

Thanks to a bumper crop of fresh, local peaches, Allagash is releasing its sour peach beer, Farm to Face, to its entire distribution footprint. The beer starts shipping today, August 6th.

This summer, Allagash Brewing Company is releasing a beer that’s part lager, part bubbly champagne. Two Lights is brewed with sauvignon blanc must and then fermented with both lager and champagne yeast. The beer began shipping to the entire Allagash Brewing Company distribution footprint on July 2nd.

In the past, Allagash has only been able to produce enough of Pick Your Own to sell in their tasting room. This year, Allagash is excited to bring another beer from their wild cellars to a larger audience.

An Allagash Brewing Company favorite, Little Brett, is returning for another limited release. Allagash Little Brett is fermented with 100% Brettanomyces yeast and hopped and dry-hopped exclusively with Mosaic hops.

In this week’s edition of Last Call: Allagash begins canning; a Louisiana lawmaker yanks a bill to allow younger adults access to alcohol; and more.

Belfius is a blend of Allagash Brewing Company’s spontaneously fermented Coolship beer, and Saison.

The Brewers Association today released its annual rankings of the top 50 U.S. beer companies based on 2017 sales volume estimates. Here’s how things shook out: