Occasionally I get feedback and queries from my loyal readers. Old drinking buddy John Scott asks, "Whatever happened to Golden Anniversary Beer?" Good question.
Marist alumni will remember the six packs in the gold cans, readily available for less than two dollars each. A cheap alternative to the oh-so-popular King Cobra 40 ouncers. This beer was bordering on flavorless, but what little flavor it had was not good.
A quick trip to the internet archives reveals that Koch's Golden Anniversary is a product of the High Falls Brewing Company in Rochester, New York. The print on the "GA" can claimed that this premium beer was the winner of some obscure competition (No doubt sponsored by the brewers themselves). In all seriousness, Golden Anniversary actually won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival. Of course, this was when the contest was in it's infancy, and not too many breweries entered American-style lagers.
John Scott asked if I had recently drank a can of Golden Anniversary, to which I replied, "Not since Marist." But then I thought about it: I had a can on the set of "Wee", courtesty of Rob M. Where did he get it? We may never know.
So the next time you and the gang want to unwind with a frosty cold one, make it a Koch's Golden Anniversary. On second thought, don't. This really was NOT a good beer. Please share your GAB stories in the comments section.
