AC Golden Brewing Company
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 11, 2007 |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Key people | Glenn Knippenberg |
| Products | Beer |
| Owner | MillerCoors |
| Website | http://www.acgolden.com |
The AC Golden Brewing Company, established on July 11, 2007 by Pete Coors and Glenn Knippenberg, functioned as a specialty brewing division under MillerCoors, itself a branch of the Molson Coors Brewing Company. According to its president, Glenn Knippenberg, the company's purpose was to serve as a brand incubator within MillerCoors. The brewery is located in the former pilot brewing facility of the Coors Brewery and released its inaugural beer, Herman Joseph's Private Reserve, in 2008. In April 2010, AC Golden launched the Colorado Native Amber lager, crafted exclusively from ingredients sourced within Colorado and distributed solely in that state. After Molson Coors acquired Miller, MillerCoors was dissolved, and AC Golden was integrated into Tenth and Blake Beer Company, Molson Coors' division dedicated to craft and imported beers.
History
Situated at the historic Coors Brewery site in Golden, Colorado, which was originally founded in 1873 by German immigrants Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler, AC Golden Brewing Company has roots in a long-standing brewing tradition. In 1995, coinciding with the inauguration of Coors Field baseball stadium, Coors established the Sandlot Brewery inside a renovated warehouse at the stadium to produce Blue Moon, a Belgian-style witbier. Observing evolving trends in the U.S. beer market, Molson Coors leveraged Blue Moon’s success as inspiration to develop AC Golden for crafting innovative specialty beers. Incorporated into MillerCoors in 2008, AC Golden introduced Herman Joseph's Private Reserve—a German-style lager—initially available exclusively at select restaurants around Denver and Golden. Later on, production of this beer shifted to the Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field. Molson Coors ceased AC Golden operations in September 2024.
Product Lines
- Herman Joseph's Private Reserve (2008 - currently brewed at Sandlot Brewery, Coors Field)
- Colorado Native Amber Lager (2010)
- Colorado Native India Pale Lager (2014)
- Colorado Native Golden Lager (2015)
- Colorado Native Double IPL (2015)
- Colorado Native Saison (2015)
- Colorado Native Olathe Lager (2015)
- Colorado Native Oktoberfest (2015)
- Colorado Native West Slope IPA (2018)
- Colorado Native Winterfest (2015)
- Ctayt Russian Imperial Stout (2015)