The Beer Traveller

Granite City has a plain front & a boring name, but their food & Beer are quality & complimented by a tastefully done interior.  Jesse was working the bar & forthright in her favorite brews.  Other than her taste regarding wheats & wits, we are pretty similar in what we like & dislike (macro American lagers). 

Brother Benedicts Bock took my 1st place in sampling.  A mouth watering maltiness helped seal the deal.  Duke of Wellington IPA was the King of hoppiness without overdoing it.  The bottem of the list was the Northern Light Lager.  Jesse explained it as “closest to a domestic” as she served it up; she was right, too bad I can’t stand domestics (macro-brewed).

Again this bar sported a mixing of the brews, but this time actually marketed it as it’s own beer called Two Pull.  The mixing of Northern Light Lager & Brother Benedict cheapened Benny & brought some taste to the Lager.  My thought…why ruin a good thing.  The mix ranked down w/ the Lager as Drinkable.

The only downside to the whole experience was the G’damn smokers.  We all know that some states are behind others & SD is no exsception when it comes to smoking in public places.  I grew up w/ smoking parents, smoking sisters, & smoky bars (NY).  Since I have lived on the left coast, I have truly appreciated smoke-free zones.  Granite, you’re like the Two Pull; one half ruined by the other half.