Three beers purchased at Whole Foods. From the left, an amber ale. In the middle, a tangy light, white Japanese ale. Finally, Orval trappist ale.
So, when I initially spotted the one on the left, Wilco Tango Foxtrot, I immediately thought of (IMHO) Wilco’s best album, 2002′s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. What’s even more interesting, at least from my perspective, is that the album was completed in 2001 but Reprise Records, who I interned for a year prior, had shelved the release.
The band successfully (hence miraculously) bought back the rights for $80,000 (I believe the Wikipedia citation might be inconsistent with the info presented in their documentary film I Am Trying to Break Your Heart) and then sold it to Nonesuch Records, a subsidiary independent label also under the Warner Music umbrella, for around $240,000 (or three times as much). Way to go corporate execs and a huge win for Wilco.
I’d also like to point out the fact that I love SF just because between City Beer Store and the wealth of other outlets, you can find (pretty much) anything in the world at a reasonable price. There are always exceptions. 
