AC Golden Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Golden, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Tenth and Blake Beer Company

Established in 2008

Closed in 2024

Contact
1001 Vasquez St, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
Description
AC Golden is a small-batch brewery nestled within the walls of the Coors brewery in Golden, CO. Named in tribute to our founding brewmaster and eternal entrepreneur, Adolph Coors. The thought was to carve out a space that gave our brewers enough runway to invent, explore, and roll up their sleeves to brew exceptional beers that have a story to share. Just like Adolph Coors did back in 1873.

Admin Note: Brewery is located inside the Coors Production facility. Home of the Colorado Native Brand.

     Show


7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, citrus, grapefruit and a little earthy. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, citrus, grapefruit, little grainy, little sweet, pine and bitter.
Tried on 16 May 2014 at 09:40

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours slightly hazy light amber with airy off-white head. Clear aroma of spices, malt and hops. Bitter, hoppy flavour, with notes of citrus and touches of malt. Sweetish and spicy aftertaste. Not bad. I think all beers of this style should be made in the US. Then I would just love them.
Tried on 16 May 2014 at 09:40

8.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours a cloudy brown with no head. The aroma is a strong berry, oak, wood, funk. Thin mouthfeel with nice tart raspberry and oak. Easy to drink, very impressive.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2014 at 21:21

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Joel. Pours yellow gold with white head. Nose/taste of fresh peach, white wine, oak, Parmesan cheese, wild yeast and lacto sourness. Lighter medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2014 at 17:59

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Steve_0’s place. Thanks to Stephen! Pours a deep reddish orange appearance with a thin head. Caramel, vanilla, dark berry, oaky nose. Thick blackberry, light vinegar, fairly tart, vanilla, woody flavor. Tasty brew but not on the same level as VSB for me.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2014 at 18:19

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
750mL bottle, assumedly recent, sampled 3/15/14
Dark red raspberry/cola colored beer has a fizzy, burgundy tinged head that runs for the edges quickly.
A quick burst of blackberry notes are quickly ushered out of the way by heavy, heavy valeric/isovaleric acidity. Burning band-aids, cheese rind, limeskin, that sort of thing.
Light caramel and blackberry flavor is immediately bullied by the massive brett tart/sourness. Nearly acetone-like, with just too much biting, gripping tartness. Unripened green apple extract concentrated. Seems like the fermentation temps were just way too high. Overattenuated to the extreme.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2014 at 15:05

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Clear red colour, white head. Aroma of wood, berries, fruity, malts and citrus. Bit sour flavour, lactic acid, citric acid, malts, red grapes, caramel, very fruity. Sour finish, fruity, pinot noir, wood, lemon peel. Nice!
(from 75cL bottle @ RBBWG III, Gent. Shared by Sebletitje, thanks for sharing, Seba!!)
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2014 at 18:58

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
750ML, Looks like robitussin. dark maroon cherry, no head. Super vinegar heavy, sweet and raisins with cherry wine. Holy crap, this is a sour bomb. tastes like really cheap sour candies I had as a kid, apples and fruit by the foot.
Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2014 at 19:46

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
On tap @ Boulder Strong Ale Fest 2014. Pours a hazy dark orange appearance. Aroma had a touch of citrus but mostly a bunch of dough, cracker, and biscuit. Kind of a chewy / doughy malty flavor. Booze is a bit strong. Bready. Not a big fan.
Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2014 at 20:50

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Cloudy yellow liquid with minimal white head. Aroma of lemon, funk, apple skin/red apples, light grain and wood. Taste is dry and medium sour with notes of lemon, apples and barnyard. Medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. Quite funky and balanced, really true to style (lambic that is). Impressing!
Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2014 at 06:59