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Aug. 11th, 2007 08:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ruOnce upon a time, a weester Ru went with her family to the Matt Brewing Company in her home-region of Utica, NY and took the brewery tour. For the most part, the weester Ru was uninterested in the tour, more concerned about Barbies than beer, although was still fascinated by the fact that there was a pile of broken glass at one point in the tour. At the end, everyone emptied out into the on-site bar for samplings. Everyone in the tour got a voucher to get a glass of something at the bar--for the adults, there was the requisite beer, but for those who were weesters, they were given a voucher for a glass of root beer. The weester Ru subsequently redeemed her voucher, and was treated to the best mug o' root beer in her short little life. Sampling by her parents comfirmed what the weester Ru already knew--this was not your ordinary root beer.
Fast forward several years. A slightly older Ru walks into the grocery store and finds a six pack of Saranac root beer. Her parents are once again the voice of confirmation--upon looking at the brewer, it was determined that this was in fact the same root beer that the slightly older Ru had had as a weester Ru. It was purchased and enjoyed with much relish. However, Saranac root beer soon disappeared from grocery store shelves in her area, and the slightly older Ru was sad. She began a search for the elusive root beer, forever checking the soda section of new grocery stores she ventured into.
Fast forward to today. A much older Ru walks into a wine store with her family. Being uninterested in selecting a wine, the much older Ru wanders around a bit, chuckling to herself at amusing wine labels, like 'Herding Cats'. From a distance, she spots a six pack of Saranac shirley temple soda, something which she has never seen. Intrigued, she moves closer, examining the surrounding area. Her eyes fall upon a little red six pack, and her heart momentarily stops from sheer excitement--it is the root beer that she had searched for for so long! Practically dancing with joy, she purchases the two six packs that are present, hoping that the area will be repelenished with more soon. She takes it home, chills a bottle, and proceeds to enjoy the best root beer she has had in a while.
The End
Fast forward several years. A slightly older Ru walks into the grocery store and finds a six pack of Saranac root beer. Her parents are once again the voice of confirmation--upon looking at the brewer, it was determined that this was in fact the same root beer that the slightly older Ru had had as a weester Ru. It was purchased and enjoyed with much relish. However, Saranac root beer soon disappeared from grocery store shelves in her area, and the slightly older Ru was sad. She began a search for the elusive root beer, forever checking the soda section of new grocery stores she ventured into.
Fast forward to today. A much older Ru walks into a wine store with her family. Being uninterested in selecting a wine, the much older Ru wanders around a bit, chuckling to herself at amusing wine labels, like 'Herding Cats'. From a distance, she spots a six pack of Saranac shirley temple soda, something which she has never seen. Intrigued, she moves closer, examining the surrounding area. Her eyes fall upon a little red six pack, and her heart momentarily stops from sheer excitement--it is the root beer that she had searched for for so long! Practically dancing with joy, she purchases the two six packs that are present, hoping that the area will be repelenished with more soon. She takes it home, chills a bottle, and proceeds to enjoy the best root beer she has had in a while.
The End