In this week’s Last Call: Utah considers revising 3.2 laws; Golden Road rethinks its proposed Oakland beer garden; ex-New Belgium brewmaster’s Purpose Brewing & Cellars sets grand opening; and more.

Starting Friday, Georgia breweries will officially be allowed to sell beer directly to consumers, ending a contentious, decade-plus-long dispute between the state’s beer manufacturers and wholesalers.

SweetWater Brewing Company announces distribution to Indiana with Monarch Beverage.

SweetWater Brewing Co. collaborated with bands The Hip Abduction and Slightly Stoopid to create two limited release brews, both pouring at this year’s 420 Fest (April 21 – 23 in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park).

SweetWater Brewing Company announces distribution to Delaware with N.K.S. Distributors, Inc. Starting early April, Delawareans will be able to find SweetWater’s signature 420 Extra Pale Ale, award winning IPA, Hash Session, Goin’ Coastal IPA with pineapple, plus seasonals and limited release styles like Dank Tanks, Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout and Pit & Pendulum. SweetWater will be available in package stores, and on draft at bars and restaurants.

In this week’s distribution roundup: Founders lands in Oregon and Idaho, Sweetwater taps the Arkansas Craft Alliance and Daytona Beach Brewing Company hits Central Florida.

SweetWater Brewing Co. announces four new brews to be released in February, 2017: Grass Monkey hoppy pale wheat with lemongrass as a new spring seasonal, Old Man Johnson’s Farm imperial stout with raspberries from the Dank Tank, 20th Anniversary Ale, and the first release from the new Hatchery Series.

A brand new winter seasonal from SweetWater Brewing Co. hits shelves starting November 1: Squeeze Box IPA with grapefruit. Bright and crisp with five tropical hop additions and dosed with a shot of winter’s favorite citrus, grapefruit.

Sweetwater Brewing today announced plans to broaden its reach in Texas, expanding distribution to the Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin areas via Ben E. Keith Company; Fast-growing Rhinegeist Brewery will formally launch in the Cleveland market this week, inking an agreement with House of La Rose Inc., according to a Cleveland.com report.

Piero Rodriguez, one of the co-founders of Miami’s M.I.A. Beer Company, died in an auto accident early Sunday morning, according to the Miami Herald. Rodriguez, 34, had reportedly worked late Saturday night and lost control of his car on his drive home.

Sweetwater Brewing Company today announced plans to expand distribution into a number of new markets. Beginning this month, the Atlanta-based craft brewery will enter five new markets in Tennessee, six additional counties in Ohio and two new regions of Virginia. Sweetwater will also broaden its reach in New Jersey next month when it adds distribution on the Jersey Shore via Shore Point Distributing Company.

SweetWater Brewing Co. releases a brand new spring seasonal, Hash Session IPA, hitting shelves beginning February 8. This marks the brewery’s third release using hop hash, and their first session IPA. SweetWater is one of the only breweries in the nation using hop hash, the concentrated resin that’s left after hops are run through the pelletizer.

SweetWater Brewing Co. and The Giving Kitchen announce the return of Second Helping, their collaborative ale that generates funds for the non-profit. Consumers simply buy a Second Helping on draft at restaurants and bars or a 22 oz bottle from a retailer, and SweetWater and United give 100% of profits to The Giving Kitchen