"2"^^ . . "4"^^ . "2013-03-08T00:00:00"^^ . "4"^^ . . . "\"To alcohol! The cause of--and solution to--all of life's problems.\" \n\n Homer J Simpson\n- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\nSad to announce that NO life's solutions were provided by Granite's Samplers.\nThe Tasting offered upon us were of standard Brewpub quanTITY but not quaLITY.\nI fully understand some of the Beers were from Cask but others were still Flat Flat.\n\nProvokes my palette memories of IPA, Stouts at the Black Creek Historic Brewery.\nWhere they offer us a Tasting Tour of Beers and how it tasted in the Centuries past.\nModern Beers no longer taste like so and there's sound reason behind the madness.\n\n I shall be back, either...\n\n (A) When I want more moist Carrot Cake w/Whiskey sauce\n\n or\n\n (B) When I reach retirement and need a place to read books\n\n or\n\n (C) zzZzzZZzz zz..."^^ . "5"^^ .