Colorado Native Golden Lager
AC Golden Brewing Company

LOOK: Pours a crystal clear amber with a robust off white head with average to less than average retention. Glass lace is present throughout.
AROMA: Get a quick whiff of some caramel and sweet bread malts as well as a touch of mildly spicy hops.
TASTE: More of the same, sweet malty caramel and smooth body.
This Colorado Native, stays true to its Lager style. It's a simple, refreshing beer. IMO, as Lagers go, this one has a
bit more interesting character,

Look: Rich, clear gold look, most similar to honey. Fluffy white head.

Smell: Hops, a bit of biscuit, I think I detected some notes of nuts and a bit of earthiness.

Taste: The nutty, earthy notes comes out more in the taste. The malts are fantastic. Crisp and refreshing in the mouth, followed by a sort of pleasantly bitter, more hoppy and grassy aftertaste.

Feel: Normal carbonation, dry aftertaste.

Overall: Very nice golden lager, I'll be seeking this out next time I'm in CO.

 

 

 

 

12oz bottle, date stamped APR 30 2018. Thanks to my friend, Ken, for giving me a bottle of something his friend picked up while in Colorado. The beer is crystal clear and golden hued with a fluffy white head. Biscuity pale malt and yeast with some earthy & grassy hops for a nose. Flavors are. with nutty and biscuity grain, grassy, spicy, and earthy hops, and a nice clean lager yeast. Light-to-medium body, soft carbonation, finishing clean and well balanced with some grainy light caramel sweetness coupled with the modest hop bitterness. The chosen ingredients are what makes this a winner for me: Munich malt, Chinook & Nugget hops. I'd drink this anyday. Too bad I live in Illinois.

 

 

 

On tap at Coors Brewery in Golden.

Pours a clear amber with a tiny head that dissipates quickly. Pleasant aroma and flavors of sweet and toasted malts. Hop character is mild but enough for some balance. I would buy this again.

This was my 2nd beer at the Coor's brewery in Golden, CO. I figured that I might as well try something that I cannot get outside of Colorado, as well as one of Coor's only ventures into craft. This beer is clear and features a light amber color along with moderate carbonation being readily visible. The head is white, frothy, and dissipates fairly quickly to a thin lacing. 3.75/5 The aroma features a short array of notes but none are very strong. Theses notes are caramel, unmalted cereal grains, buttered white bread, and herbal hops. The aroma is fairly sweet and buttery but none of these notes really come out and grab my attention. 3.5/5 The flavor is very much like the aroma in that it is fairly simple with nothing really jumping out very strongly. Light caramel leads the way before cereal grains take over. Buttered white bread kills off these first two notes before herbal and grassy hops enter the picture. Earthy yeast and apricots come out just faintly underneath the hops. There is a moderate bitterness that lingers upon swallowing for a bit with this beer being a bit unbalanced toward bitter. 3.25/5 This beer is light and crisp with a dryness that is moderate but does linger lightly after swallowing. There is a moderate carbonation tickle up front that goes away slowly. 3.25/5 This beer is good, but not "wow" good. Fairly simple and straightforward with a couple surprises, particularly the earthy and apricot notes. Easy drinking, but really just a step or two up front regular Coor's. 3.25/5

 

L: Amber golden color with a white head and a little bit of lacing.

S: Lots of malt but not much else.

T: Malty but not very much flavor.

F: Light and crisp

 

Bottle poured into a BarrelHouse Brewing Co pint glass

A: Pours golden yellow with a frothy off white head that settles to a light layer and leaves a little lacing.

S: Bready malt, faint honey, yeasty, and some floral and fruity notes.

T: Bready malt, light floral and fruity notes, yeasty, and mild honey like sweetness.

M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.

O: Surprisingly malty. Todd nailed it, this drinks like a bock. Pretty solid though.

 

A slightly dull pumpkin-orange color with hints of honey. Great, thick head; soapy with evidence that lacing should be complex and prominent. Lively, lots of visible carbonation. Smell is decent, a touch of tinny but rich malt character. Herbal hops, strong aromas. A bit adjunct-like, honestly. Sipping brings out a subdued malt character, pale German malts reminiscent of crusty bread. Very faint hints of honey. Hops are very mild and are only present in the middle of the finish, giving this beer more of that earthen note. Malt forward, for sure, but honestly nothing stands out too much. Overall, it's not bad. It's a German-like golden beer that won't alienate teh n00bz. Kind of like a very light Oktoberfest. Tastes are quick fading, leaving a clean finish. Very smooth yet textured feel to it. Carbonation is well done.

Overall, not terrible. Sort of mindless, but has an interesting German-esque style. I didn't hate it, for sure.