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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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample at the taproom. Flat black color with a medium creamy tan head that recedes gradually to a film. Small patches of lacing. Roast malt, chocolate and coffee aroma. Light-bodied with a roasty malt and coffee character, with cocoa in the background. The finish is mild coffee and malt. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2017 at 22:38


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample at the taproom. Clear bronze color with a thin off-white head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Short stringy lacing. Citrus, hops and malt aromas. Medium body with flavors of herbal hops, stone fruit and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a melon and hops aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2017 at 22:35


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

Sample at the taproom. Clear mahogany-brown color with a thin light beige head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing. Roast malt, caramel and fruit aroma. Light body with flavors of roast malt, caramel and fruit. The finish is sweet with a short malty aftertaste. Average overall.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2017 at 22:33


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample at the taproom. Clear reddish-amber color with a medium thin off-white head that recedes quickly to a wispy film. Short strings of lace. Roast malt, fruit and hops in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, earthy hop and fruit. The finish is sweet with a short malty aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2017 at 22:31


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the taproom. Clear golden color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to a wispy film. Spotty lacing. Grassy hops, fruit and malt in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of floral hops, citrus and biscuit malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a grassy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2017 at 22:28


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample from cask at the taproom. The beer pours a slightly hazy orange color with a medium thin white head that dissipates steadily to a wispy film. Short stings of lacing. Tropical fruit, hops and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of citrus and melon, hops and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a fruity hops aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Cask on 22 Feb 2017 at 11:55


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

11th August 2016
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Clear amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Nice condition. Light malts, mildly sweet. Little ripe fruits, trace of berry fruits,. Light finish. Okay.

Tried from Cask on 03 Oct 2016 at 13:53



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

Cask at GBBF day 3 11/08/2016. A reddy nut brown coloured pour with a a lasting beige head Aroma is earthy nutty malts, dried apple, hazelnuts, . Flavour is composed of sweet nutty mlats, pecan, sweet choccy, roast, earthy toast. Palate is grainy, moderate carbonation, decent.

Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2016 at 16:46


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity at GBBF 2016. Some malt some malty fruit. Some dryness on the finish. Ok just not very interesting.

Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2016 at 05:52