Golden City Brewery

Microbrewery in Golden, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Golden City Brewery

Established in 1993

Contact
920 12th St, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
Description
Golden City Brewery was founded in 1993 by two geologists, Charlie & Janine Sturdavant. They filled the old machine shop behind their historic Golden home with used dairy tanks and Charlie began brewing German-style ales. The tasting room was originally located in the sunroom of their house and provided Red Ale and Pale Ale to the local community in half-gallon growlers and kegs. Since that time, the operation has expanded at the same location (still their home). The carriage house has become the tasting room, the backyard is the beer garden. The brewery is still in the machine shop, but a second level was added inside. All the old “frankenbrew” equipment has been replaced with real beer fermenters and a slightly used gas-fired kettle. The brewery produces those now legendary Red & Pale Ales, in addition to a few other brews.

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7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask at GBBF 2015 - London. Pours clear, rich gold with a creamy, white head. The nose holds ripe citrus, pine, a little diesel. Medium sweet flavour, somewhat dank, with bits of melon, papaya, piney bitterness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; decent condition. Lightly warming and resinous in the finish, rich tropical fruits, orange. Good stuff.

Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2018 at 11:34


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Pint at the brewery on St. Paddy's day - everything about this beer is wrong (aside from the name) - dark red beer - seriously sweet at malt-forward - a lot of citrus character - some peppery phenols and moderate esters, but mostly sweet, citric, with some clove and banana - not great.

Tried on 18 Mar 2018 at 22:57


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Cask at GBBF’17, day one, 08/08/17. Golden orange with a moderate off white head that soon vanishes. Nose is tarte fruit peel, stewed fruit, dry rot, glue. Taste comprises light honey, puke, tarte citrics, damp cloth. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Crap.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2018 at 04:53


4.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

8th August 2017
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Vinegar nose! Smooth palate, no real carbonation. Light smooth malts, trace of citrus. Loads of vinegar. Light smooth finish. Train wreck, something clearly gone astray here.

Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2017 at 09:18


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 1. A hazy orange golden beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of tart fruits, wood, grapes. Taste of tart grapes, red fruits, some honey.

Tried on 08 Aug 2017 at 15:00



4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 1. 08/08/2017. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with no head. Aroma is sweaty, spixy, little vinegar,. Flavour is composed of sweet earthy honey, tangy orange, spicy vinegar. Palate is si sweet, ok. Tangy.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 10:42


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at GBBF 2017... Amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft funk fruit nose.. Soft sharp zezty fruits funk fruit.. Long funk fruit p

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2017 at 10:17


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity @ GBBF 2016. Pours a brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.

Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2017 at 12:22


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the taproom. Brown-black color with a medium tan head that diminishes gradually to a film. Patchy lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee and a bit of dark fruit. Medium to full body with flavors of roast malt, bittersweet chocolate, anise and fruit. The finish is roasty coffee and malt. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2017 at 22:42