Trader Joe’s ~ You’re So Close to Nirvana

Belo Horizonte ~ I found a gas station that sells unbelievable premium beer here in Belo Horizonte. In a country where light lager rules, the micros, Belgians and and local micro brew movement is taking a stand. It just happens to be at a Petrobras gas station, and I don’t mind.

The gas station even sells the finest Anderson Valley, Sam Adams and Rogue offerings as well as one of my favorite breweries in the world, Brew Dog out of Scotland whose mission is to replicate California’s IPA movement in the UK. Fantastic beer.

But the purpose of this post is to point out how Trader Joe’s teases to appease. Those that shop there in California will recognize this light lager offering from the Netherlands called Oranjeboom:

It’s a very satisfactory light lager if that’s what you are in the mood for. But I also found this ambrosia here in Brazil that TJ's fails to offer:


That 14 means what it advertises. This is a 14% “light” lager that is reeelllyyy graaatteee. I’ve had 3 so farrr and these stufffff are ggggrraaaaaattttt. Cave...saw...today...... theyyyy weeeeerrrr beaaauuuutttt…..beaaattii…….cool. Neeway, try (SCORE LIONS!) Oranjebooms 14, it’ssssss the wetlhdgfjhafljghkfalghklaru,…………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………..zzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz