I’ve been to the stores in Manchester and West Hartford. I’ve seen beer, but not any of Trader Joe’s own brand beer. Any of the other locations carry the beer? I’ve been to out of state locations and have picked some up, and was wondering why CT locations carry beer but not their own brand.

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FoundationBrave9434 t1_j5r4f4x wrote on January 24, 2023 at 11:48 PM

What we really need is the wine! And Aldi wine too!

Kolzig33189 t1_j5rcqao wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:46 AM

Aldi selling wine seems dangerous lol, each bottle would be like $3. All jokes aside, is that a thing in other states? Don’t recall seeing any of the maybe 4 locations I’ve been to in CT selling any type of alcohol other than white claw hard seltzer knockoffs.

FoundationBrave9434 t1_j5rh3gv wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:17 AM

It is a thing in other states, for both stores. Trader Joe’s wine is famously called 2-buck-chuck, but I think the price is closer to $5/$6 a bottle now. I’ve also been to Aldi in Germany (it’s home country) and it was amazing.

gerlach t1_j5rn91f wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:02 AM

Fun fact: Aldi is actually 2 independent companies, Nord and Süd (north and south), run by brothers but otherwise not connected.

Aldi Nord is the business that owns Trader Joe's while Aldi Süd is the company that owns the US Aldi stores, so the two businesses in the US are also not related.

FoundationBrave9434 t1_j5rnite wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:04 AM

You are correct! I think the brothers had fight or something that lead to the split.

auditorygraffiti t1_j5ri77d wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:25 AM

Yes, it’s a thing. And yes, it’s really $3.

I used to live in a state where you can get any kind of alcohol at grocery stores, gas stations, etc and Aldi had a great selection of wine.

Synapse82 t1_j5t285t wrote on January 25, 2023 at 10:54 AM

Yeah dude, there is a trader joe’s right in the bass pro parking lot at Gillette stadium.

I always buy their “simpler times” 6 pack of lager for $2.99

My favorite tailgate beer just because it’s 3 bucks for a 6 pack. And it’s decent.

However here in CT, I haven’t seen it I looked.

gerlach t1_j5rmijv wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:57 AM

I've never seen any of the Trader Joe's or JosephsBrau beers in CT stores (I've most often been to Danbury and West Hartford).

Trader Joe's in CT used to sell a store brand of beer (at least an amber and an IPA) made by "State Line Brewing" which was contract brewed by Cottrell Brewing. Cottrell closed in 2022, so I assume that State Line is gone as well.

I would guess that Trader Joe's haven't done the paperwork to distribute their beers in the state and it was simply easier to contract brew a different line in-state.

Sweaty_Conclusion_80 t1_j5rjbjk wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:33 AM

Fun fact: in CT, you don’t need a Costco membership to shop at their liquor store and their store brands are often name brands in disguise.

Critical_Passenger44 t1_j5vabe7 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 8:29 PM

Not all Costcos have Costo liquor stores attached. Enfield does not and it SUCKS

Sweaty_Conclusion_80 t1_j5w17ub wrote on January 25, 2023 at 11:20 PM

I’m close to one that sometimes I go just to see what’s new.

GrimSophisticate t1_j5s45gq wrote on January 25, 2023 at 4:11 AM

IIRC from trying to pick up a Christmas beer they put out at one point, there's legal stuff that prevents them from selling their own beer in CT. I think I ended up going to one in MA or RI to get it.

Critical_Passenger44 t1_j5va5sb wrote on January 25, 2023 at 8:28 PM

I don't think so? If you go to the website you can search for stores with alcohol. I believe the closest is in Framingham MA.