It's New York's turn. Crain's New York Business says a new bill regarding wholesaler-small brewer relations has passed the Assembly. Recall that New York's alcoholic beverage control law fastens brewers to a distributor within a particular market once an agreement is in place, making divorce next to impossible. The article opened with Brooklyn Brewery's ordeal, which cost them $200,000 in legal fees to get out of an unsavory distributing deal. For the 16th largest craft brewer, it was a painful business expense. But for smaller craft brewers -- "that kind of money would sink them," Brooklyn chief Steve Hindy was quoted...