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            <dateOfFirstSale>
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            <clarificationOfResponse>(a) Would include 5-year warrants to purchase 1,200,000 shares of common stock, exercisable 6 mos post issuance, at $0.25267/sh;
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                <issuerName>GRANITE CITY FOOD &amp; BREWERY LTD</issuerName>
                <signatureName>/s/ James G. Gilbertson</signatureName>
                <nameOfSigner>James G. Gilbertson</nameOfSigner>
                <signatureTitle>Chief Financial Officer</signatureTitle>
                <signatureDate>2009-04-13</signatureDate>
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