Trader Joe's
Commissioner
in
Monrovia,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Aldi (Nord / Süd / Hofer)
Associated with 53 Venues
Subsidiaries
Description
Trader Joe’s is a grocery store chain that has various beers contract brewed for them as exclusive house brands.
6.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2026
at 03:42
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2026
at 21:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bit of a gush after I pop the cork, but not a geyser. Nice, thick tan head over a brown/black body. Nose has some Belgian spices, like anise, licorice, dark roast malt. No sugar or alcohol in the nose. Sips nice and dry, a bit coffee roast in the malt, some Belgian farmhouse tang. Nice mouthfeel, slightly thick, leaving very little sugar on my lip. No strong alcohol in the mouthfeel, either. A nice example of a Belgian dark.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Trader Joe's - Downers Grove
on 17 Jan 2026
at 04:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pour is a black with a large bone white head. Aroma is dark fruits some sugar and a bit of tobacco. Flavor is more dark fruit with some anise and it has a dry sweet leathery finish. A thicker mouthfeel than the usual Belgian dark. Needs a bit more carbonation is about the only knock on this one. Super flavorful and I think this is $7 a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2026
at 22:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Dark mahogany beer with a big tan head. Spice and yeast aroma with dark fruit. Spice and yeast flavor with dark fruit and malt. Medium bodied. Spice and yeast linger with caramel, dark fruit, and light citrus.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2025
at 17:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz can. Hefty, full bodied Amber of the past. Quite a solid brew, the Tettang is a nice touch. Straightforward by 2025 standards. Offers balance and depth, more than most beer can these days. Good.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2025
at 04:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 9.5
750 c&c from Trader Joe's in Davis, CA. Loud cork pop. No overflow. Pours very dark brown with a large tan head that laced down slowly. Aroma is fruity plummy. Med body or so. Slightly sweet and bitter enough for balance. The flavor is very good, tho I wonder if it's not quite as fruity as the Canadian versions.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Trader Joe's - Davis
on 09 Dec 2025
at 23:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can pours reddish amber with steady carbonation and a thin tan head that quickly reduces to lace. Aroma of sweet malt, watery mouth feel, sweet malt flavor upfront followed by a strong grapefruit rind bitterness that lasts.
Trader Joe’s, Gainesville, FL
Trader Joe’s, Gainesville, FL
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2025
at 21:52
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
I'm so far Behind, thanks for sharing Paul.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2025
at 21:56
5.5/10
Birthday team social 🎈
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2025
at 16:21