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AC Golden Colorado Native Saison
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RATINGS: 2   MEAN: 2.8/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.88   SEASONAL: Special   ABV: -
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Saisons were originally farmhouse style beers produced in Wallonia, the French-speaking Southern area of Belgium. They were brewed in the winter to last through the warmer summer months. Our Saison is brewed traditionally, as a toast to the Colorado farmers who provide us with the highest quality ingredients year and year. Colorado white wheat and Pilsner malts are balanced with Western Slope hops and fermented with Belgian and French style yeasts from Colorado to produce a light, fruity taste and a spicy aroma.

There are a lot of great beers in Colorado, but the Saison in your hand is brewed with 100% Colorado-grown ingredients. The majority of barley and hops used in other Colorado beers comes from out-of-state. Our bottles are made in Wheat Ridge, our cans are made in Golden and we don’t sell our beer outside the state: this adds up to a smaller carbon footprint and a great tasting all Colorado beer.


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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
ajnepple (3795) - Conifer, Colorado, USA - SEP 29, 2015
On tap at Sports Column last week before a Rockies game. Light hazy, pale gold appearance with a white head and light lacing. Crisp, herbal, zesty and spiced with hints of banana and clove. It was okay.

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   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Ernest (6841) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - AUG 28, 2015
Bottle. Head is initially average sized, fizzy/frothy, white, mostly diminishing. Body is light to medium yellow. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (grain, corn starch), lightly hoppy (flowers, herbs), lightly yeasty (basement), with notes of gum, banana, pear syrup, light note of fusel alcohol (bug spray). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Basically just an ester-dominating Belgian golden ale, it really doesn’t make me think "saison". Too gummy and fruit-cuppy and generic in the nose to entice, and there’s some unpleasant alcohol in there too (although it doesn’t smell or taste like the ABV is high, seems pretty low actually). It doesn’t look like much either, and the mouthfeel is thin and watery, but all in all I suppose it could have been worse. Yet another disappointment from AC Golden.


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