Trader Joe’s - Des Peres

Shopped here numbers of times. Some beers available, but not a beer destination. If you need groceries, and don’t want to make a special trip to a beer store, this is a good bet.

all TJs are almost exactly the same in a city, the alcohol is exactly the same. Its TJs.

Typical Trader Joe’s. At this one they had all the usual Trader Joe & JosephsBrau beers. Also had a few Ommegang’s, Unibroue’s, lots of Boulevard, a few Schlafly, and some other randoms. Decent prices. Great that they let you pull singles out of six packs to make your own!

Another decent Trader Joe’s in the area. Staff is always friendly and helpful. Had a few of their Josephbrau beers in stock, nothing really exciting. Best to mix and match so you don’t have six of the same ok beers.

As with all Trader Joe’s, a smallish but high quality, diverse, and very affordable selection. They have many "store-brand" beers brewed for them by micros such as Gordon Biersch, Goose Island, August Schell, Cervecería Mexicana, even Unibroue. It’s mainly a hipster foodie grocery store, but workers are surprisingly knowledgeable about the beer they sell. I love that you can mix your own six pack. My only complaint, though it’s rarely an issue, is they make you buy at least 3 bottles at a time. I’m pretty sure that’s no longer a state law because most other stores have done away with the policy.