Currently, local breweries are only allowed to sell up to 500 barrels a year for on-site consumption. But when Guinness (owned by Diageo, who also counts national brands such as Smirnoff and Captain Morgan among their many assets) decided they wanted to set up shop in Relay, Maryland, bills to increase on-premises sales were entered into the discussion—probably because it was a stipulation in the deal bringing them to the state; Guinness expects to sell a lot more than 500 barrels on-site. Cool, Guinness is going to champion a bill that will further expand local breweries' abilities. Sounds good, right? Except that's not how it went down.