September 3, 2005
It’s a west coast chain I started going to when I lived out in LA that has made its way eastward. For foods they have some unusual cheeses, breads, snacks as well as great frozen section for microwaveables. The beer and wine section is almost all affordable things.

July 20, 2005
Grocery store with a limited selection. There’s a lot more wine than beer, but still there are about 2 small rows of beer. Lotsa microbrews I haven’t heard of, and lotsa Belgian or wanna be Belgian beers like Ommegang. I think the highest rated beer (on this site) was Chimay Blue. If you are looking for some super rare elite beer, this isn’t the place. If you want a rare local microbrew look here. Pricing was reasonable - I paid $5 for Rogues Brutal Bitter, in Harvard square it’s almost 8..

June 14, 2005
Since the closest Trader Joe’s to Manchester, NH (the location in Tyngsboro, MA) doesn’t carry beer, the Cambridge location is especially nice. Lots of beer from places like Ommegang (talked a woman who normally doesn’t like beer into buying a bottle), Unibroue, Dogfish Head, Smuttynose (where I found the S’Muttonator) as well as their own Trader Joe’s brand of beer.