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By Remi | Mar 23, 2009 | 4 ResponsesCOSTCO has a beer. In fact, it has four beers. They’re not particularly good beers, but they’re beers none the less.
I can’t say I’m too familiar with “Hopfen Und Malz Brewing Company,” the brewers credited with developing the beers, though a quick Google search will reveal that the name is a pseudonym for Gordon Biersch Brewing Company. One can only suspect that Gordon Biersch is a bit embarrassed to be associated with COSTCO.
And I can see why.
The 24 pack — on sale for mere $18! — comes with four different types of beers; hefeweizen, pale, amber, and a German lager. (Pronounce the last one with a bad Hollywood-German accent for full effect.) I would have reviewed each of them separately, but, really, they taste pretty much the same. Neither are offensively bad, but they all pretty much come with a baseline beer flavor (hey, better than Bud, I suppose) and just a hint of… something… to differentiate them.
I don’t want to be all negative though. Kirkland beer — or COSTCO beer as I like to call it — has its uses. This is a cheap way to get bottles if you’re a homebrewer, for example. The only downside is that you have to actually drink the beer first.
No, it’s not quite that bad. If you have a summer BBQ, then the beer will be just fine, and will serve as a less costly alternative to Kokanee. In fact, why not have a COSTCO party? Put on a COSTCO shirt, and enjoy a COSTCO beer, while watching your COSTCO TV, and talk about the great new COSTCO coupons you just received. It’ll be a blast.
It’s still beer…
fuck you beer snobs Comment 1 of 4
Dec 12 2009 7:26 pmreally?
who the fuck are you cunts?
who do you THINK you are?
kirkland signature makes a fine beer. in fact, i think it’s amazing. i bet you can’t brew a better beer. seriously, try to brew your own fucking beer and make it taste better than Kirkland Signature. you will fail. strait fail…homey. try…fail. fuck…you…twice.
bam
roasted
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Remi Comment 2 of 4
Dec 15 2009 9:53 amActually, we have made our “own fucking beer,” and we made it taste better than Kirkland.
Bam! Roasted!
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Ben Comment 3 of 4
Dec 31 2009 10:42 am@Remi I hope your next batch of home brew has a label made of Duct Tape and scrawled in Sharpie is “own fucking beer.” Sans capital letters – of course. Priceless.
BTW. I really enjoy this blog. I just wish there were more and longer posts. Not a bad problem to have. Thanks for the hard work.
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Remi Comment 4 of 4
Dec 31 2009 10:48 amThanks, Ben!
And yes, I think we should make a batch called “own fucking beer.”
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