{"id":751386,"date":"2026-07-08T23:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/751386\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T23:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:02:11","slug":"costco-discontinuing-kirkland-signature-helles-lager-and-vintage-ale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/751386\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco discontinuing Kirkland Signature Helles Lager and Vintage Ale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Costco is quietly discontinuing two Kirkland Signature craft beers, including an award-winning brew fans have called “one of the best lagers on the market.”<\/p>\n

The move will end sales of the highly prized Kirkland Signature Helles Lager and Kirkland Signature Vintage Ale, according<\/a> to Craft Business Daily (CBD).<\/p>\n

The beers were co-branded with Oregon-based craft brewery<\/a> Deschutes Brewery. CEO Peter Skrbek announced the decision in an early July note to distributors, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n

Production is slated to scale back as soon as this month, with the beers expected to disappear from most warehouse locations by September or October, according<\/a> to VinePair. The wholesale warehouse will continue selling its already-brewed inventory until supplies run out, the outlet added.<\/p>\n

COSTCO CEO SAYS 1 ITEM IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVERYTHING ELSE SOLD IN THE STORE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cases of Kirkland Signature Helles-Style Lager are displayed at a Costco Wholesale store on May 15, 2026, in San Diego, California. (Kevin Carter \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

No official reason was given for the end of the two-year partnership. The two Deschutes-brewed products are the only beers in Costco\u2019s current private-label portfolio<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to VinePair, the beers were first launched in December 2024 and each sold in 12-packs for $13.99. \u00a0<\/p>\n

WHY COSTCO HOT DOGS HAVE KEPT $1.50 PRICE TAG SINCE 1985<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cases of beer sit stacked on pallets at a Costco Wholesale Corp. store in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.\u00a0 (Callaghan O’Hare\/Bloomberg \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Both products quickly became fan favorites, with shoppers praising their quality and low price point.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The World Beer Cup, one of the most respected beer competitions<\/a> in the world, awarded Kirkland Signature Helles Lager a silver medal in 2025 and a bronze medal in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This is one of the best lagers on the market, especially at the price and I’m going to miss it,” one Reddit user said<\/a> on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Shoppers enter and exit a Costco warehouse location during business hours. (Joe Raedle \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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According to VinePair, the Costco-Deschutes deal helped the brewery recover from an 11% decline in sales volume in 2023. After launching the partnership, Deschutes saw a 9% increase in volume. \u00a0<\/p>\n

By 2025, Deschutes ranked as the 10th-largest craft brewery in the U.S., according to the Brewers Association.<\/p>\n

Ticker Security Last Change Change % COST<\/a> COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. 953.13 +5.63
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Deschutes later fell within the top 25 grocery store vendors despite year-to-date dollar sales increasing 8.3% and volume rising 9.3% compared with last year, according to VinePair, citing Circana market data.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FOX Business reached out to Costco and Deschutes Brewery for more information.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Costco is quietly discontinuing two Kirkland Signature craft beers, including an award-winning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":751387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-751386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=751386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/751387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=751386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=751386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=751386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}