Ann O'Connell reviews Trader Joe's Bavarian-style hefeweizen.
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Trader
Joe's Bavarian-style hefeweizen review
Submitted
by Ann
O'Connell
For those of you who aren't fortunate
enough to have a
Trader Joe's nearby, it's a grocery store which, through carrying its
own
brands of food, manages to offer unique, good-tasting treats at lower
prices
than major supermarkets.
TJ's is prolific in California and has made a name for itself by offering Two-Buck Chuck, a pretty decent wine sold for only $2. What many people don't know, however, is that TJ's also has its own line of – you guessed it – beer.
At about a dollar a bottle, this beer is a true bargain.
Trader Joe's Bavarian-style hefeweizen
One of the beers offered in TJ's line
is Trader Joe's
Bavarian-style hefeweizen, an unfiltered wheat beer which,
according to the label, is brewed
and bottled in
I'll let you in on a little secret here, though: this Hef is actually made by none other than Gordon Biersch Brewing Company.
While GB's Hef
is only available in the summer, TJ's version is available year round
(and
don't forget its discounted price!).
The beer is brewed with a minimum of 50% malted wheat and, in the tradition of hefeweizens, weighs in low on the alcohol volume at 5.3% abv.
Overall, Trader Joe's Bavarian-style hefeweizen is a pretty good beer and definitely worth its price.
It's not quite so summery as many
hefeweizens can be. Because of its
spiciness, I can see it being an appropriate autumn beer, to be sipped in the
pumpkin patch or outside raking leaves.
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