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.

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8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap @ Old Chicago Foco Harmony. Clear, golden appearance with a pearl white head. Potent piney, ganja hoppy, somewhat resiny aroma that is quite nice. Somewhat grassy, rich, pale malty, big piney, ganja hoppy flavor. This one is a winner.
Tried from Draft on 22 Mar 2012 at 22:13

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap @ Avery, doing the 10th Annual Boulder Strong Ale Festival. Pours black with a light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate, bourbon, oak. Taste is malts, dark chocolate, vanilla, coffee, strong flavor of bourbon, booze. Full body, soft carbonation, alcoholic finish. 090312
Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2012 at 03:07

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Boulder Strong Ale Fest. Hazy, dark reddish brown appearance with a light brown head. Rich bourbon, thick caramel, toffee, vanilla, a touch spicy, oaky aroma. Thick, rich dark chocolate malty, vanilla, oaky, roasty flavor. Actually a very nice beer.
Tried on 10 Mar 2012 at 14:14

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Tap @ Old Chicago, Denver. Pours golden with a creamy white head. Aroma of malt, toast, grass, fruit, citrusly hops. Taste is malt, toast, sweet fruity, grapefruit, light pine. Medium body, soft carabonation, lightly bitter finish. Refreshing brew, quite good. 030312
Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2012 at 15:56

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Timbers, Denver. Pours amber with a offwhite head. Aroma of malt, straw, grass, lightly bitter. Taste is malt, grassy, straw, light lemon. Medium body, soft carbonation, refreshing bitter finish. 060212
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2012 at 16:03

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Sample at Ale Wine & Spirits in Powell on 03/01/2012. The beer is a clear copper-gold color with a medium somewhat fizzy white head that burns away steadily. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of grassy hops and malt. Light to medium body with a grassy hops character and notes of caramel malt. The finish is mildly bitter with an herbal hops aftertaste. Straightforward, decent Lager overall.
Tried on 03 Mar 2012 at 14:04

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Wynkoop Parade of Darks 2011. Light red appearance with a pinkish head. Effervescent, tart raspberry, slightly funky, barnyard aroma. Flavor is moderately funky, moderately sour, tart raspberry, effervescent, and well carbonated. Great first impression on their sours!
Tried on 04 Dec 2011 at 11:40

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Sampled from the tap at 2011 FOBAB. Poured a hazy pinkish red with a white head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had a lot of funk on it with barnyard and then backing sour cherry notes. Flavor lost some complexity as it was mainly sour cherries, with the funk barely coming out at all.
Tried from Draft on 20 Nov 2011 at 20:51

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at 2011 FOBAB. Poured a hazy gold with a white head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had a good amount of funk with a nice apricot tart note with a hint of citrus. Flavor was well balanced with some acid, sour apricot and a nice amount of funkiness. Surprisingly nice.
Tried from Draft on 20 Nov 2011 at 19:38

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at 2011 FOBAB. Poured a clear pale gold with a white head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had a decent amount of funk with backing peaches that are quite tart. Flavor had notes of earthy peaches that were slightly tart with a bit of a musty funk note.
Tried from Draft on 20 Nov 2011 at 19:16