Jimmy Coulas Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Lagunitas will brew a brown ale for their spring seasonal beer and it will be named Wilco Tango Foxtrot Ale! They make incredibly delicious beer in case you don't know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 WTF. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Coulas Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 check out their tweet @LagunitasSaid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 i am guessing they thought Whisky Tango Foxtrot would be confusing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Via Harvard Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Lagunitas Maximus rules all beer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Coulas Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Update: This is for all the beer drinking Wilco fans. Lagunitas Brewing Company is naming their spring seasonal beer Wilco Tango Foxtrot Ale! I received an email from Lagunitas today and the beer will be bottled and kegged around March 1. It will be sold in both 22oz bottles and kegs throughout the US!!!! @subtle_sounds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Update: This is for all the beer drinking Wilco fans. Lagunitas Brewing Company is naming their spring seasonal beer Wilco Tango Foxtrot Ale! I received an email from Lagunitas today and the beer will be bottled and kegged around March 1. It will be sold in both 22oz bottles and kegs throughout the US!!!! @subtle_sounds I don't think Wilco Tango Foxtrot is a salute to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Wilco Tango Foxtrot = WTF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeattleC Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I don't think Wilco Tango Foxtrot is a salute to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Wilco Tango Foxtrot = WTF Which is what you'll say after 3 of them..... Lagunitas has wonderful IPA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I don't think Wilco Tango Foxtrot is a salute to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Wilco Tango Foxtrot = WTF The phonetic alphabet uses the word "whiskey" for the letter W, so it's either a regulatory thing (can't imply that there's whiskey in a beer) or a sly nod to Wilco. It's probably a bit of both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I'm not really a fan of malty beers, but I'll buy a bottle for novelty's sake. I'm a fan of their cappuccino imperial stout, and their IPA is pretty good, too, though not quite hoppy enough for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 i dug their Zappa beers, adn the regular IPA is awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Speaking of Wilco (the beers), Columbus Brewing in Ohio offers a more subtle seasonal nod to Wilco: I'll be out there at the end of May and am going to see if I can track down a six pack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mahinty Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Then you could switch to Pot Kettle Black for winter: http://www.yeastieboys.co.nz/pot-kettle-black/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silsurf Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 You may or may not know about Lagunitas brewery's most recent limited edition brew, but you better go out and grab some while you can. It is called; Wilco Hotel Foxtrot I had my first bottle last night and it is a wonderful brown ale, mellow, full bodied, rich, very delicious. I have been waiting for it to arrive at my local Whole Foods (I asked as soon as I heard about it a few weeks ago) and yesterday it was finally on the shelves. It is a limited edition, so don't wait, drink Wilco now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 It is called; Wilco Hotel FoxtrotAccording to the picture: Wilco Tango Foxtrot (or, WTF) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 According to the picture: Wilco Tango Foxtrot (or, WTF)OMG WTF LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 I looked at my whole foods the other night with no success. Is it sold in 6pks? singles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 I've only seen it in 22oz bombers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silsurf Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I've only seen it in 22oz bombers. 22 ozers only Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 i thought the writings on the bottle would mention the band wilco but it doesnt. so is it a coincedence? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peteboiler Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I bought 3 bottles. 1 to drink, 1 to have WILCO sign, and 1 for my garage display. Unfortunately, couldn't find a way to get it signed. Took a bottle to the Clearwater show just in case, but no go. But damn it is good stuff! Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 From pitchfork... If all those Wilco sandwiches are leaving you a little thirsty, we might have a solution: Lagunitas Brewing Company's new springtime beer, Wilco Tango Foxtrot. According to the Petaluma, California-based brewery, the imperial brown ale is "rich, smooth, dangerous, and chocolatey." Just like Wilco! (Well, at least the "rich" part, maybe.) Thanks to Brandon Burke for the heads up. But before you call your buddies over for a Yankee Hotel Foxtrot drinking party, keep in mind that Lagunitas claims Wilco (the band) did not inspire Wilco Tango Foxtrot (the beer). According to a spokeswoman, the title is derived from the same shortwave radio recording that originally inspired Wilco to call their album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, as well as the phrase "WTF". Though they also admitted the Lagunitas owner "has probably heard Wilco." Wilco, however, seem to think the beer is named after them. In other news, I've now spilled some quasi-Wilco beer on my Sky Blue Sky t-shirt. Wilco napkins, where are you?* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josephine Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 from Pitchfork...According to a spokeswoman, the title is derived from the same shortwave radio recording that originally inspired Wilco to call their album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, as well as the phrase "WTF". Though they also admitted the Lagunitas owner "has probably heard Wilco." Wilco, however, seem to think the beer is named after them. The Lagunitas spokesperson and owner are both lying and must believe we are all idiots . This beer that they put out was 100% named after Wilco (the band). If they had truly followed the ICAO alphabet/NATO phonetic alphabet, which assigns code words to the English alphabet, the name of the beer would have been "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot". For Pitchfork to claim that the band the band 'seems to think 'the beer is named after them' is also idiotic and shows just how little these people running that organization really know. Isn't it about time they went out of business? Pitchfork please just go away. And finally, I had a chance to drink one of these 22oz bottles of ale the other night. Yuck. I have nothing against hoppy, high alcohol beers, but this beer made me wince like I was taking a shot of cheap tequila with every swallow. I will go for a Dogfish Head 90 or 120 way before suffering through another one of these Lagunitas beers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 That's Pitchfork printing what Lagunitas told them. I've seen it elsewhere, too. Chances are they didn't clear use of their name with the band ahead of time and are now doing a song and dance routine to make sure the band doesn't sue them. Considering the band appreciate tasty beverages, I highly doubt that would've happened, but that's what it seems like to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intodeep Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 has anyone found them on sale in georgia anywhere? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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