Will You Drink Costco's Private Label Beer?

Wait, before you answer, one detail: Costco's private label hef will be brewed by ~~beloved local micro-operation~~ Gordon Biersch.

With an abundance of local breweries producing excellent beers--and a freaking commission created specifically for the promotion of Washington brews--you'd think Issaquah's warehouse overlords would have kept the hop-dollars local.

But no. Hef, amber and pale ales will be brewed fresh in San Jose, California.

Cheers?

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By Clint in Food on January 29, 2008 9:02 AM

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BigGreenFrank

Holler.

I've had Costco Champagne (meh), Costco Vodka (pretty good), and Costco Scotch (solid).

Kirkland Signature beer? I'm there.

Clint

A "micro" like Pyramid or Redhook could surely handle that kind of demand. Seems like they'd have been willing to try. Pyramid, at least.

bigyaz

Just asking: Would a local microbrewery be able to supply beer in the volume required by a warehouse chain the size of Costco? Wouldn't that sort of go against the idea of "micro."