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Friday, February 17, 2012

Fanfare for the Uncommon Man

Beer #69 Golden State Ale / Uncommon Brewers, Santa Cruz, CA

And so we come to another Friday.  Courtesy of many folks kicking off a long weekend (big shout out to the Presidents!), it was a quiet day which enabled me to get some work done.  Some, not all, and now we head into a weekend filled with beer, food, wine, beer, Fellini's, and apparently some snow on Sunday.  Note to self: buy all the bread in Chester County, and attempt to corner the market on milk.

Tonight's beer comes courtesy of the ever changing and increasingly impressive take out selection from Whole Foods.  Well, Whole Foods and Uncommon Brewers.  The beer comes in a 16oz can, and it pours a clear, effervescent gold with  a thick head.  According to the can, it's organic.... so I have that going for me, which is nice.  There's a pleasing citrus nose, and the taste brings a combination of mild hops and a light citrus of lemon and orange.  There's a bit of sweetness in there, and it ends up with a nice, clean finish.  Could definitely see this as a tailgate beer, especially with the nice 6.4% ABV you don't really notice. That, and the 16oz can makes a nice statement.  Well done, Uncommon.
Hooray for crappy camera phone pics!  And beer!
Per their website, they have something in the works called "Bacon Brown Ale."  For their sake, that better have some real bacon in it, otherwise I'll be very sad.

Thing to Think About Today:
Uncommon, you say?  I suggest you think about something truly and completely uncommon.  This came up on the iPod today on my way home, and for some reason kicked the weekend off just right.

Enjoy the weekend, my peoples.  And I think it's going to be a long, long time....

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