trader joe's opens friday 0ct.28

Thanks annemarie yet one more reason to cross the river
Btw glad to see you posting again. Didn't know how much I missed what you add to this forum until you were gone. I sometimes disagree with you but I value your contributions here. You make this a better place. Hope you post more often.

Glad to hear about trader joes but very happy to see you here again...missed you so much!!!!

I was going into AM withdrawal. Good to see you again.

About damn time - just scraped the last tiny little bits of almondy residue from my last jar of their almond butter with sea salt this morning... They might just open before my withdrawal gets too bad.

I was thinking of waiting until Monday but I'm thinking I might need to give them time to restock after the weekend...

Yeah for both TJ opening finally AND for AM coming back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Found this web site just in time for the opening...

http://www.whatsgoodattraderjoes.com/

Hi Ya Annie, ***waves** Welcome baaaaaack

My fellow beer drinkers might find this interesting.

http://frenchoaktv.com/2010/10/the-brew ... abel-beer/

The Breweries Behind Trader’s Joe’s Private Label Beer

Gordon Biersch (San Francisco, CA) makes:

Joesphs Brau Label

Dunkelweizen
Hopfest German Style Pilsner
Oktoberfest
Summer Brew
Winterfest

Trader Joe’s Label

Bavarian Style Hefewietzen
Bohemian Lager
Hofbrau Bock
Vienna Style Lager
Winterfest Dark Doublebock Lager

Trader José Label

Premium Lager
Light Lager
Dark Lager


Goose Island (Chicago, IL) makes:

Black Toad Dark Ale
Stockyard Oatmeal Stout


Firestone-Walker (Paso Robles, CA) makes:

Mission St. Pale Ale
Mission St. IPA
Mission St. Hefeweizen
Mission St. Brown Ale
Mission St. Blonde Ale
Fat Weasel Ale
Jumping Cow Amber Ale
Frugal Joe’s Ordinary Beer
Gila Monster Amber Lager


Minhas Craft Brewery (Monroe, WI) makes:

Simpler Times Lager
Simpler Times Pilsner
Red Oval


Shipyard Brewing Company (Portland, ME) makes:

Kennebunkport Apricot Wheat
Kennebunkport Blueberry Wheat
Kennebunkport Pumpkin Ale


Unibroue (Chambly, QC) makes:

Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale

My fellow beer drinkers might find this interesting.

http://frenchoaktv.com/2010/10/the-brew ... abel-beer/

The Breweries Behind Trader’s Joe’s Private Label Beer

That's a serious amount of private labels from some key players, even AB/Inbev.

In the clothing industry (about which I know more than the beer business), just because Company X's factory makes Company Y's clothing doesn't mean Y's clothing is the same quality as the stuff with X's label on it. X is normally happy to make things on contract with whatever quality materials and construction Y is willing to pay for, since nobody knows what factory it comes from.

Is it the same in the beer world? Or can one reasonably expect that TJ's Vintage Ale will be as good as Unibroue's other beers (etc.)?

I was thinking of waiting until Monday but I'm thinking I might need to give them time to restock after the weekend...

Kari- my thought exactly. I won't be there for at least a week after they open: too many crowds and that shopping center is a real problem to get in and out of normally. Definitely not worth the hassle- food will still be there....

Deb

Kari- my thought exactly. I won't be there for at least a week after they open: too many crowds and that shopping center is a real problem to get in and out of normally. Definitely not worth the hassle- food will still be there....
Deb

That's the one thing I really don't understand about the location. That corner of the plaza already have parking problems especially during the day because of the post office. There were certainly a lot of other locations much better suited, even in the same plaza. The old Circuit City for instance. I understand maybe Whole Foods didn't want to lease them the old Wild Oats building because of competition but there certainly are a lot of other locations available.

From what I understand there were alcohol-sales permit issues with that spot. Too close to the World Market, and retailers of alcohol have to be a certain minimum distance from one another.

[Robin Garr]

Kari- my thought exactly. I won't be there for at least a week after they open: too many crowds and that shopping center is a real problem to get in and out of normally

I've been avoiding it ever since our old Echo got rear-ended by a woman talking on her phone and driving an Expedition while we were sitting still waiting for the light.

On the other hand, the Matrix that Oxmoor Toyota rented us (on her insurance, thank you) persuaded us to trade the Echo for a Matrix after the body work was done, so I guess it wasn't that bad a deal.