A notable misfire: the 48-pack Kirkland Signature Light, discontinued in 2018. Last year, the retailer revamped its beer program, partnering with Deschutes, an award-winning brewery founded in 1988.

The Kirkland beer offerings have been hit and miss, with Costco's Deschutes partnership coming after an earlier failed attempt to introduce a Kirkland light lager, which some people thought tasted ...

The latest beer is the product of a new partnership with Deschutes that began last year. 'We wanted to show everybody that Kirkland can do beer just as well as wine and spirits,' York said.

Protein powder for my wife. For me? I wheeled to the beer aisle and grabbed a 12-pack of Kirkland Signature Helles-Style Lager, a Costco-only release by Deschutes Brewery of Bend, Ore.