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.
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
A simple sour beer. It is quite soir, with some character of oak and yeast. Sweet finish. very acidic.
Tried
on 06 May 2020
at 23:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle. Drank May 2nd, 2020. Nice beige head, chalky brown-black body. Big, bold, well done. Vibrant champagne carbonation, fluffy mouthfeel. Sweet, but well attenuated. Everything seems pretty balanced and nice this year. Excellent Belgian Christmas Ale style beer. Gingerbread, chocolate, orange, caramel, nutmeg. Lots of depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2020
at 03:38
7/10
--- Beer merged from original tick of Quinquagenary 2017 Vintage Ale on 27 Apr 2020 at 00:16. Original review text: Aged three years. Well carbonated and the pop when opening is promising. Overall aged well but perhaps too long. Sweet malt and characteristic unibroue yeast. Medium sweet, simple Beligaan strong flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2020
at 19:11
8/10
Tried
on 12 Apr 2020
at 03:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
C&C 750 mL bottle thanks to hershiser2! The last beer from our last trade. :( Dark brown with a large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of spice, roast, nuts, candi sugar, plum, yeast, lime. Taste is dates, plum, bread, brown sugar, rye, cherry, yeast. Medium-full bodied, mild booze but not too present, spicy, prickly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2020
at 01:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml - turbid gold with a thick white lace - cream and full carbonation in the mouth - lightly sweet, with some soft wheat notes and a mild tart acidity that compliments the notes of apple and white grape - finishes a little tart and lightly spicy - it’s actually quite good, and a steal at 6 bucks a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2020
at 00:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle. Black beer with a brown head. Coffee and bourbon aroma with light roast. Coffee and roast flavor with bourbon. Medium-plus bodied. Coffee and roast linger with bourbon and vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2020
at 22:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
$12.99 corked bomber from TJ's Charlottesville. Pours black and thick with a dark brown head. Dark chocolate, roasted coffee beans, cocoa, caramel, vanilla, barrel. Flavor is slightly sweet chocolate, dark roasted coffee, vanilla, barrel, roasted malt bordering char (but not quite there), bourbon. Really nice. If this was cheaper I'd stock up.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2020
at 22:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle purchased from a local Trader Joe's. Poured a clear golden yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was light sweet malts, light grain. Some mild grassy hops. Clean, crisp. Easy to drink. Decent for what it's going for.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2020
at 17:45
7/10
Still carbonation. Also some oxidation now, but still I'm fairly good form. Sweet malt and dried fruit. Unibroue yeast. Consumed 2/8/20
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2020
at 19:27