BEER: Colorado Native

My mom and I were in the mood for a Mexican Lager and I was hoping to find a Del Norte Lager.  So I am pittering about the liquor store when I stumble on Colorado Native.  Sounds promising huh?!  I've never seen it before (and I live by Argonaut Liquors which is Mecca for alcoholics).  I read the little tag hanging off the shelf and it is a 100% local beer, hops and all!  Woah!  I pick it up to see what brewery it is from, "A.C. Golden Brewing Co." is what it says and the first thought I have is "Coors".

bum.
bum.
bum.

But I get it anyway cause hell, what other beer is gonna have Colorado hops in it?  Turns out it is pretty darn drinkable!  An amber ale a little hopped up but really, kinda just right. 

As it turns out it is brewed by Coors.  Don't ya just hate it when the Man is doing just what you want them to?!  Dang.  Even the packaging makes me happy to live here and drink Colorado beer...

Anyway, I guess they are billing it as a craft brew.  they only brew in a 30 barrel brewery.  I haven't been on the Coors tour but I have been wanting to go.  More out of mass producing interest than beer lust.  Maybe I will get the opportunity to check out where they do Colorado Native too.  In the meantime, here is the Beernews.org article about it.

ON AN UNRELATED NOTE:
TOMORROW! 11 September, Denver Botanic Gardens is hosting the Local Food Festival at Chatfield.  Be there or be a jerk.  Also while you are there you can do the corn maze! YAY! Fall!! Check it!!