Costco has there own signature homebrew.

I was at Costco today and I saw a Kirkland signature ( I think it said craft homebrew) beer. Has anybody seen this? In the case it had 4 different packs, A German lager, Hef, pale ale and I forgot the last one. I believe it said it was made by New York Brewery.

Has anybody tried this beer?

Never seen it at my Costco, but then again I have never looked. Looks like others have tried it though.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/21516/48555

It's decent..........

There's a few discussions on it as well as trader Joes signiture beers. Many of them are made by Gordon Biersch.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/kirkland-signature-121706/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/trader-joes-beer-152946/?highlight=costco

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f5/costco-beer-53812/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/kirkland-brand-beer-96429/?highlight=Gordon+Biersch

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/cheap-bottles-costco-beer-inside-151619/ and others...

The beer is OK.

I musta missed them..Thanks..Does this brewer only make for costco or do they have other lines?

If it's Gordon Biersch, they most definitely make their own beers. However, I think the brewer on the East coast is a different one from out here...I seem to recall they are maybe a contract brewery in NY?

It goes back and forth as to who brews what, but I'm fairly postitive like Revvy said that Gordon Biersh makes it. Supposed to be the same for Trader Joes.

The TJ bock is pretty decent.

Gordon Biersch does the bulk of those signiture brands (though unibroue does Tj's vintage ale). GB also is a chain of brewpub/resteraunts as well/

http://www.gordonbiersch.com/

I emailed the brewmaster for one of the past threads, because it says on their website that they brew all there beers for their pubs under Reinheitsgebot. I was curious if they treated their boutique customers the same way and it turns out they do. No adjuncts.

Their TJ's vienna lager is what turned me on to that style.