“Beer has dispelled the illness which was in me.” This late Egyptian quote was displayed under a row of colorful hieroglyphs on the side of the Brooklyn Brewery on 11th street. Below, the Brewery’s seal was stretched in black and green around the lower corner of the building.  My girlfriends and I had arrived at our destination for our girl’s day outing: the Brooklyn Brewery in Brooklyn, NY. Upon entering, we obtained tickets for the 2:00 p.m. tour which, based on our time of arrival, was scheduled to begin in a half-hour. While we waited, we purchased “beer tokens” to sample the variety of homemade ales and lagers. Admittedly, being more of a self-proclaimed wine connoisseur or, simply, an avid lover of pink Moscato,…