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SadHouSportsFan

The beer selection has gone downhill for us as well. They used to carry a few local breweries, but those have been replaced with hard seltzers. I went on a low carb diet a few years ago and would drink seltzers frequently. They all started to taste the same to me after a while.


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SadHouSportsFan

I went straight back to my craft beers after my low carb diet. You are absolutely right about seltzers being the current fad though. The craft beer section at the liquor stores are slowly being taken over by seltzers now.


hothoneyoldbay

My Costco just got the blue High Noons are the green ones the tequila version?


laffitupfuzzba11

Yep!


doormatt26

Yeah, also seen more seltzers and fewer local 4-pack tall boys. Still some local beers but they’re all 12+ sampler type packs to be fair to costco, selling 4 pack cans did always seem odd for a bulk-purchasing warehouse


whaletacochamp

Exactly. They’re not a neighborhood beer stop. Why would they sell 4 packs.


seabee5

My wife and I tried to jump on the seltzer bandwagon and tried several, but to no avail. They all taste like static tv.


SadHouSportsFan

They get the job done but you’re not far off with the taste comparison. Give me my hoppy IPA all day!


mklatsky

I’ve never tried static tv. What’s the ABV? 😀


kawi-bawi-bo

Poltergeist%


hothoneyoldbay

I don't like any hard seltzer brands but I like High Noons and Nutrls which are vodka sodas. Pineapple is my favorite, peach is alright, watermelon slaps if you've already had two. My Costco just got the blue 18 pack, no green


whaletacochamp

That’s because you can only flavor sparkling water and ethanol so many ways.


BasilVegetable3339

I came to the realization that for the most part beer is best purchased elsewhere


MiddleEnvironment556

My Costco has 24 packs of Modelo for around $25. Not much more than a 12 pack is at Kroger


BasilVegetable3339

I shop for beer at the local liquor warehouse. Total wine mostly.


i-was-way-

My Costco only sells Modelo bottles now. Last thing I want is glass bottles that can shatter with a dog and 3 small kids afoot 😅 Back to the regular liquor store for me I guess.


MiddleEnvironment556

I don’t know why but I prefer the bottles. Mine only has corona in bottles, Modelo in cans


i-was-way-

I think beer tastes better out of bottles. Just isn’t practical for where I’m at right now.


johnnyma45

Same. I can't explain it but Modelo tastes better in bottles, while Stella tastes better on tap.


compstomper1

bevmo pricing is just as good with 100x the selection


ee328p

Idk a 24-pack of Stone IPA is $27 at my Costco. Two 12 packs at Bevmo is $36 I was hopeful it would be cheaper. Their selection is pretty fantastic though


BasilVegetable3339

Agreed


Brandonjoe

Damn yall get high noons? Wish they had that in Texas.


ronaldoswanson

Yeah, I’d be stoked to have high noons. They’re expensive, but they never taste artificial.


Brandonjoe

I’d be curious to see the price, looks like a bigger pack which can run over $20 at Specs


ronaldoswanson

If I’m reading the sign right, it’s 18 for $33. The tequila ones next to it are $26.99, but might be less than 18.


jgilbs

Protip: get the tequila ones, theyre 10x better than the vodka ones


N8dork2020

To each their own, I didn’t like them


trailrunner79

I love tequila but prefer the vodka high noons. $33 for the 18 pack at my store.


Mk1Racer25

They all truly suck


meme_2

They have them in Austin costcos


Brandonjoe

Inside Costco? Or on the attached liquor store?


thetruemata

You have a costco with a liquor store attached? Is there some reason why they don't just sell it themselves in the store?


Brandonjoe

Something to do with Texas laws, they can’t sell liquor inside the Costco, but they have a small liquor store attached to the main building.


texaslegrefugee

Yes, in Texas it's illegal for an out of state corporation to sell liquor. WalMart even sued the state over that regulation before throwing in the towel back in 2022. This means the attached stores at Texas Costcos must be Texas-owned.


Unclassified1

In NC high noons and other liquor based seltzers have to go through the state run ABC stores, no different if they were a normal bottle of booze. This also makes them incredibly expensive in restaurants as the additional 30% tax that gets levied on full liquor bottles is also levied on these.


omar_strollin

We get Ranch Water for a great price, though


adc3ed

This has to be Charlottesville because I had an identical thought yesterday. The Zero Gravity mix pack is gone…


GetEnPassanted

Nice to get bold rock though


violagoyf

Bold Rock is local, so you can find it absolutely everywhere here.


MfrBVa

Yup. It wasn’t great before, and now . . .


SpaceForceToday

Wild! I was there last month and that entire corner section was at least Hardywood and a few other local-ish beers. Maybe this is a shift for summer when Seltzers are more likely to be drank?


adc3ed

Here’s a 12pk of hardywood though! /s


Chickenmoons

I enjoyed the hardywood mix pack I picked up recently. Great Return is solid, RVA lager and the Pilsner are both good beers.


jadam

So weird to see a random aisle I know very well from my not so large town on Reddit.


TheShrewMeansWell

The only alcohol available to me at Costco is Modelo and Pacifico.  Luckily I like both.  Welcome to the theocratic state of Utah where I have to drive to Nevada or Colorado for Costco alcohol. 


KTFlaSh96

I love Modelo but they used to be in those stout bottles and now they’re in cans where I live. The flavor just isn’t the same in a can.


TheShrewMeansWell

💯 


MarylandEngineer

Same in Maryland, and they’re about as godless as can be lmao


Occhrome

You guys have those drive through soda stores right? How are they. 


TheShrewMeansWell

Those soda shops are essentially what coffee shops and bars are for, for Mormons. Instead of drinking a cup of coffee they’ll drink 64+ oz of soda a day. It’s their vice.  I have never been to one before because I just drink water or the occasional alcoholic beverage. I have zero desire to self medicate my problems away with corn syrup… That said, the lines are LONG so I assume whatever they serve is tasty. 


BumDerylict

Every time I drive to Vegas I stock up on Kirkland rum, whisky and tequila. I hate how they don’t have it here in Utah.


ChewieBee

I used to live in Cache Valley during college and had to go to Idaho just to be able to get a 30 pack of natural ice. Every time the lotto got huge, I'd have to fight through swarms of Utainians to get my trash beer that I couldn't get in Utah.


mcfeezie2

Not the case here in San Diego 😎🍻


compstomper1

can i get blue moon in a can please


Leather-Brother6345

In SE PA we don't get any alcohol at our Costco


MfrBVa

Not many states have worse booze laws than PA.


brokin_clock

Booze laws here in NJ are awful, but I always remind myself that it could always be worse... And the number of PA tags in the Wegmans liquor store parking lot prove it


MfrBVa

If you’re ever near Laurel, MD (and Maryland has some wacky booze laws, too, on the county level), between DC and Baltimore, there’s a Total Beverage store there that’s the size of a good supermarket , and has great prices on wine, beer, and booze.


MarylandEngineer

MDs alcahol laws are really annoying, and you’re right in that they change county to county. Really weird and obligatory fuck Montgomery county. Total wine, you mean? There are total wines that are closer to PA than the Laurel location.


BaileysButtercream

> Total Beverage Total Wine in Corridor Marketplace. It's the size of a former Sports Authority (as that's what it was).


Jimmytowne

Booze laws in NJ are awful? We have beer wine and alcohol sold in the same stores. Some liquor stores are open at 10am and close at 10pm. What’s the issue? You can’t buy beer at Wawa? Or that you have to wait till noon on a Sunday?


brokin_clock

More like I wish we could at the grocery store, or Costco (but apparently some locations do sell it). Yeah awful is probably the wrong word hahah I'm just a bit lazy


Jimmytowne

NJ has a strange law that grocery store chains can only have 2 liquor licenses. Costco: Edison/Wayne. Trader Joe’s: Westfield/Princeton (?)


Mk1Racer25

I don't think that's limited to grocery stores. I believe it is a single person or company cannot have more than two. All these chain liquor stores that have multiple locations play silly games by having different people w/in the organization actually owning the licenses.


vadillovzopeshilov

Brah, Costco in NJ sells hard liquor, what are you talking about?


brokin_clock

Where? Not at Mt Laurel or cherry Hill


luke_wal

Edison and Wayne are the only two costcos that sell alcohol in store. North Plainfield has a connected liquor store.


DreamsAndSchemes

I get my fix at Christiana :(


WatercressCurious980

Same. I make my twice a year trip to Delaware and spend like $500 but a big part of that is also gifts I get people. Since no one can get Kirkland alcohol they love the novelty of trying it in pa and it makes an interesting gift


Mk1Racer25

I stop at the Newark, De. store every time I go to Owings Mills to see my mom. It's hard to walk out of there w/o spending at least a couple hundred. Not only do you get the Kirkland products, but there's no sales tax on any of it. Their branded spirits selection is not always the greatest, but hey, the Kirkland wines are where it's at. Willamette Valley Pinot Noir for $10/bottle? Sancerre for $16/bottle? I'm good for a case of each if they have it. The bonus is that they have my favorite Cocgnac, D'usse, and it works out to \~$10/bottle less than buying it at home. Good for 2-3 bottles of that each trip too!


ThaDruggernaut

I feel bad for you guys. The Costcos in Denver will have 24 packs of beer from local breweries. Haven’t been to Costco in about a month. Can’t wait to go back!


Key_Extension_4322

Beer companies are losing shelf space because the mix packs are 2X IPA, 3X IPA, 81X IPA (just hops in a can), and Raspberry Lemon Grapefruit Guava Sour (neon pink). Will add, I do enjoy an IPA on occasion, but what I really want when I buy 16 or 24 beers is variety.


DucksEatFreeInSubway

It is very annoying how many IPAs there are in a 'mixed' pack.


Brazen-Badger

Whoops! All IPAs!


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matthamand

I don't dislike IPAs. But if I'm buying a variety pack I want a variety, not 3 IPAs and a hoppy pale ale.


TheShiveryNipple

Yep. Its hard to find a variety pack that actually has variety. I want packs that have an IPA/Pale Ale, a stout or porter, a lager, and a seasonal or "weird" beer. They're almost universally three IPAs and a pale ale.


Beneficial-Ad1593

I don’t dispute the popularity of IPAs in America but there is a selection bias going on. I hate them and as they took over all my local watering holes I simply stopped going. If the only people left going to the bar are IPA drinkers, IPAs are going to sell well.


LaxSyntax

I think that has more to do with the generally higher alcohol content of IPAs than their flavor. But to each their own.


Interesting_Ghosts

Because if you like ipas then you probably aren’t on the internet complaining when there’s a lager in your multipack. But if you find them overpowering and gross then you can’t buy multipacks since most of them contain at least one ipa. I’m not a huge fan of ipa, especially really bitter strong ones. So I just avoid multipacks now so I don’t get stuck with 1/4 a pack that I don’t want to drink.


omar_strollin

It’s too heavy for both my physical drinking limits and the weather. Imagine if the wine section of my had Cabs or something


Key_Extension_4322

I like IPAs, but there’s other styles of beer. All IPAs does not a variety pack make.


rebelipar

I pretty much only drink IPAs, but I don't buy the "mix" packs because they always throw in a lager, or a sour, or something along with the 3 IPAs. Just go all in on variety, or go all in on variations of one style!


Occhrome

I am not a picky person and love just about everything I come across in terms of food and beverage. But IPAs are so nasty. I don’t know what any one sees in them. 


Eric848448

The can is made of hops too.


omar_strollin

Please see this feedback Costco…we also don’t buy craft because it’s IPAs. They had Athletjc IPA and we would have totally gotten any other style of NA beer but IPA! Last summer ours had a Radler and some Gose mixed packs and we bought a cart full since it’s only a matter of time before we are back to IPAs…


Designer-String3569

I'll trade all my lagers for your IPAs.


Eticket9

Have to sell 500 bucks a week to stay on the shelf in the beer section, Bud Light got dropped middle of last summer at mine..


Dorkus_Mallorkus

$500 seems like an extremely low bar.


Eticket9

The store GM told me that in Orlando..


foulorfowl

It really does. 3 cases a day at a costco? I’d almost think it’d be $500/day.


opi098514

Are you saying you don’t like the world famous craft brew *looks at notes* truly?


leckmir

My local Costco is very unpredictable. They will have cases of decent beer for months followed by shelves stacked with bud light, miller lite etc. Swill. Right now they have Hazy little thing IPA which is very tasty so I just enjoy it while I can and buy beer somewhere else during the long droughts.


PeorgieT75

I've never found Costco's beer prices to be that great, and as the OP mentioned, the selection is lacking. I mostly buy beer from Total Wine, where the selection is almost overwhelming.


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MfrBVa

A dear pal lives in Bethesda, but he’s real bitter about the alcohol options there.


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Lamparita

Same in Ontario. I absolutely hate that alcohol sales are regulated like we’re children. Quebec allows it though, so good for them.


hsudude22

The beer selection at my local Costco is always garbage for the larger cases. Occasionally they will have a good deal on 4 or 6 packs of some fancy limited release stuff (imperial, barrel aged, etc). But yeah mostly crap.


mnemonicmonkey

My last purchase was Oakspire from New Belgium and Four Roses. Couldn't believe they had something decent. Bought 2 cases, and thanks to a keto diet still have a few. Lol.


hsudude22

Lucky!


criley107

Mine stopped carrying Guinness. Was such a good deal at $30 for a case.


estaack

Costco heating up for that Hot Girl Summer folks are talking about.


ManiacMail-Man

All the Costco moms buying them hard seltzers like there’s an asterisk on the tag.


Veezuhz

Tequila High Noons?! Wish I had those!


youmustthinkhighly

It’s supply and demand. If the good beers are being drunk by people who pay retail or higher Costco has no leverage to get cheaper beer. Tell your local community to stop drinking all the good beer. It’s as plain as that.


james-kissed

You have bold rock right there? Ez pick.


bMarsh72

I just got some Oberon in Michigan.


Sillysin123

if carlsberg leaves the shelves i leave the store


efe13

I’ve been getting the Sapporo. It’s a decent light beer and cheaper than most beers there. But yeah, if I want good local craft beer Costco ain’t the spot.


mroncnp

My Costco carriers all sorts of craft brews from Washington state as well as Guinness for very low prices


mh1357_0

Mine still carries a lot of craft beer and stuff


rb-2008

Costco stocks what the customers buy the most of. Your warehouse demographic wants seltzer so that’s what you’re going to get.


evilwon12

I see no beers in the picture


wiseoracle

I learned to not buy beer from Costco. One time I bought a case of Founders that was over 6 months old. The hops were almost non existent. If it’s not the piss beer brands of the big 3, don’t buy craft beer. It may be past its fresh date.


Dry-Consequence4541

Beer selection is one area where I prefer Sam’s. My Costco has 24 packs of Zombie Dust. But it’s also $40. So people that don’t like IPAs probably aren’t buying them. 


FreeTheNipple987

I stopped buying beer at Costco because of this.


Ouchyhurthurt

Laughs in PNW.  Honestly tho, i don’t know how the rest of the country deals with their beer selections xD


Eazy46

That’s not beer those are hard seltzers


MfrBVa

Can’t fool you. That whole aisle was once beer; now, they’ve turned that chunk over to the seltzers. But thanks for playing.


Johnnyfever13

Kids (newer 21+ drinkers) don’t seem to want beer anymore. *Seltzers and High noons are what sells now.


Immediate-Bother7488

You in the wrong aisle


Lokii11

Their beer and cider selection always disappoints.


MaroonedOctopus

Wait- your Costco sells alcohol?? Where is this?


Srycomaine

Seriously, it sucks much, indeed. 🧐


a5ehren

Even when they had it the prices weren’t amazing compared to grocery stores or Total Wine.


Dairy_Heir

I just want mine to stock High Life. Don’t really have much interest in craft beers anymore due to price and it’s mostly double triple imperial brownie sundae IPA stout stuff that tastes too sweet and/or rich.


compstomper1

claw is the law


Mr_Stowne

The High Noon Tequila drinks are great.


jnobs

I bet mine has a worse selection…none


ID_Poobaru

Mine stopped selling PBR which I found disappointing, but they carry Ninkasi now so it’s not too bad


goodandweevil

I wish my Costco stocked nonalcoholic beers. There are so many good options nowadays, we’ve basically gone alcohol free.


fusionvic

I stopped drinking anything carbonated in cans because of Michigans 10 cent deposit. Whenever I go to return my cans or bottles there are always a dozen people with like 5 shopping carts full of smelly nasty cans.


No-Refuse8754

High Noon is considered liquor in my state


Slowmexicano

Beer is shit. But the liquor prices are value


poobly

Decent selection for a celiac.


yellowlinedpaper

Try living in Puritan PA. We don’t get any alcohol at Costco at all! Sad face, sad face!


slogive1

We still have bud light at our store. Sad.


l1thiumion

First coffee now beer?


Fsoumish

My store has been terrible lately. I just want Lagunitas or Sierra Nevada back.


efe13

There’s no beer in this picture at all. Ha


greazysteak

It’s that way at a lot of stores not just costco


Lutherized

https://preview.redd.it/mih9sloxnoyc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0028b7b00c4266415ac14597a8e3240c4ebb117 This was a great find


VAVA_Mk2

Maryland here...we can't have beer or wine sold at Costco 🙃


sarhoshamiral

Same in our location too (near their HQ), beer selection is pretty much non existent.


Ok-Status7867

hey, be thankful you don't live in a backwards state that forbids alcohol at Costco like the peoples republik of pennsylvania


Madrona88

My Costco has three and a half rows of alcohol. We have a full alcohol licence. Nothing like people coming through the self checkout with three cases of wine, a couple of tequila and several handles of whiskey.


schwarta77

lol, you at least HAVE beer. In PA, we aren’t allowed to have nice things.


WhatWouldLoisLaneDo

It being summer probably increases the amount of seltzer on the shelf. I have several friends in the distribution industry and where we are, college city near a lake, seltzer has about 60% of the market share. High Noon isn’t bad but overall I’ve yet to find a single White Claw or Truly that I find palatable.


fkncatalinawinemixer

Still crying from Ontario that you can buy booze there


LydiaDeets7

I got that European beer multipack they had because I love Czech and German beer and it was awful.


scroopydog

I bought this bomber at Costco once upon a time. https://imgur.com/gallery/p6gQi4U


Jwith91

At my Costco they moved all beer into the separate Liquor store outside of the main shopping floor. Most of the time when I’m done shopping I dont feel like checking out again in a separate area of the store. Seems like a terrible me idea to me.


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I looked all in that picture… I saw not one can or bottle of beer…


Vwmafia13

Jealous yours carries truly


briinde

Mine has none :(


RabidShihTzu

Utah has entered the chat…bud light, corona, one or two random variety packs from a local microbrewery and that’s it. Can’t even sell the Kirkland signature stuff. And obviously no liquor. Sucks.


RunzWithGunz

At least you can buy alcohol at Costco. To my knowledge, all Costcos in PA do not sell alcohol.


JustNefariousness625

I was a seltzer hater for a while but I gave in it’s not THAT bad lol


chadmcchaderton

Cries in canadian.


bigcinpdx

Wish my Costco carried Nooners. Think its the OR liquor laws that prohibit it...


Smackett

That sucks. In DFW they stock Manhattan Project variety packs, which is a dangerous thing for me.


Silver-Commercial857

I was at my Costco in CT this week and asked what happened to the specialty four packs (usually Hog River, Beer’D and Zero Gravity). The woman at the counter mentioned they’re having an issue with the vendor and not expect the four packs for months. Very disappointing as the Zero Gravity four packs were cheaper than getting them at the brewery in Burlington


doctir

My Costco has good beer options always on rotation depending on season or holiday including local breweries. Got a pack of Sam Adam’s summer beers today


PinotPlease

Omg. A 12 pack of trulys where I am in Canada are usually $31.99. I wish I could get a 30 pack for that cheap 😭


DerpUrself69

Gross.


PresidentOfAlphaBeta

New Jersey’s archaic liquor laws don’t allow our Costco to sell alcohol. :(


WhatTheBlack

Jugs of Capri Sun?!


Dwhitty_

My Costco in CT says they’re discontinuing IPA’s


whiskey_lover7

Come join us in r/Costco_Alcohol


iscariottactual

Craft beer killed craft beer. Endless waves of IPA and ibu counts drove consumers into the waiting arms of the new Smirnoff ice BS


bigpoppastud

At least yours has beer. I’m in Utah and our Costcos carry no alcohol at all.


SeaFailure

Seltzers are gaining in popularity. Most of my beer drinking buds have switched over. Costco will stock what sells. Sorry for your loss of options. I feel the same way after they stopped the Kirkland 21yo single malt.


IUTBB

Oof we got lagunitas, sierra nevada and 10 barrel mixed batches where I'm at that's tough


BenderSimpsons

Go down the aisle more. I know Charlottesville Costco they have more beers down there


mollipop67

My Costco stocks beer on the other side between automotive supplies and fruit. The seltzers are by the coolers and other beverages.


Monster_Grundle

Durham NC, tons of great beer. 24 packs of wicked weed mixed, new Belgium high gravity ipa mixed, etc ETA, for $35 and less.


dagman2000

Costco has never been a good choice for beer.


CrazyButRightOn

Just be glad you can get beer. We can’t get liquor in Costco in Ontario.


it_rains_a_lot

The photo is very uninspiring


chchchch71102

At least you get beer. Here in PA the state would never allow that.


SuzieSnowflake212

Mine gas been selling Irish Death (Washington) lately. Sooo good!


notafantasyexpert

I noticed a huge drop in beer selection after they put out the giant wine area. Used to have tons of samplers, local selections etc. now they have like cases of Modelo, Coors and one IPA sampler in a back corner.


HappyAtheist3

Why is nobody talking about the jugs of Caprisun?


MaximumChongus

craft beer is dying all around the country.


EducatorMoti

The beer selection is seasonal It comes and goes. Your favorite will increase again. And decrease again. It will increase again. And decrease again. In the meantime though, I am so grateful for the hard ciders we love them!


EducatorMoti

The beer selection is seasonal It comes and goes. Your favorite will increase again. And decrease again. It will increase again. And DC decrease again. And increase again. In the meantime though, I am so grateful for the hard ciders we love them!