Year in Review: AC Golden’s Troy Casey
Editor’s note: As 2012 draws to a close, we’re asking leading figures in Colorado brewing to reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2013. Our next installment is from AC Golden brewer Troy Casey, the subject of a feature in The Denver Post last spring and, more recently, a combatant in the Craft vs. Crafty debate.
Favorite craft beer of the year: Wild Wild Brett Indigo from Crooked Stave. It has a great level of acidity and huge blueberry notes. I really wish I had more of this in my cellar, I think it’s going to keep aging great.
Colorado brewery of the year: Crooked Stave. Chad and the boys are killing it. They’re finally getting settled in their new facility in Denver and are cranking out some great beers. Tasty beers aside, they’ve got top notch label artwork, a really relaxed and approachable tap room and refreshing kombucha.