Ok so I’m a little behind on this news. I guess that it came out about a week ago. Anyway it looks like Costco is going to get it’s own private label beers. Kick ass! The beers are brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing Company. I’ve never looked at it before, but I’m getting my info here from Brew Blog. Here is one of the labels…

The beers brewed for Trader Joe’s by GB are great. I think that east of the Mississippi the TJ beers are brewed by Goose Island. Anyway if I ever find the beer at Costco I’ll have to buy it, the TJ beer and some GB beer if I can find it all in the same style. Could be a fun little tasting.

Also from the Brew Blog looks like TJ is expanding their beer line to include Mexican style lagers. Brewed by someone somewhere in Mexico. Is …..

ETA Here are another couple good links with debate on whether or not this is a good thing. From Brookston Beer Bulletin, first post and second post on Costco beer.

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