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
+1 (303) 279-8092
info@gcbrewery.com
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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Convair880
Convair880 (7104) reviewed
Stand-Up Double IPA from Golden City Brewery
12 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2014, Olympia, London. A dark amber coloured pour with a thin white head on top. Sweet, boozy, caramel aroma. Tastes similar, sweet, boozy, caramel, sticky, slightly hoppy. Not a typical DIPA but I still enjoyed it.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2014 at 02:53
Scopey
Scopey (25532) reviewed
Stand-Up Double IPA from Golden City Brewery
12 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2014. It pours deep amber with minimal head. The nose sweet, sugary, candy, sweet orange, butterscotch and toffee. The taste is sweet, toffee, syrup, candy, apple, booze, resin, cheap coffee candy and wood with a sweet, oily finish. Medium body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Sweet butterscotch and residual sugar...not what I want in a double ipa...
Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2014 at 10:31
Ferris
Ferris (26019) reviewed
Stand-Up Double IPA from Golden City Brewery
12 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask - Sweet almost berry like malts. Cloudy maroon with a small white head. Syrupy caramel and a very rich long finish. Hops really don’t surface and it becomes more like a fruity and sweet Barleywine. Still nice though.
Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2014 at 10:00
yespr
yespr (55609) reviewed
Bus to Beelzebub from Golden City Brewery
12 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is apple fruity. Sweet, toasted and light bitter. Fruity, toasted and medium dry finish.
Tried on 17 May 2014 at 04:17
Meilby
Meilby (14918) reviewed
Bus to Beelzebub from Golden City Brewery
12 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, alcohol, fusel and some fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long warm and fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried on 16 May 2014 at 09:05
Bamsen78
Bamsen78 (8727) reviewed
Bus to Beelzebub from Golden City Brewery
12 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Pours hazy light amber with airy white head. Clear aroma of fruit, yeast, and hops. Sweetish flavour of malt and yeast, with flowery notes and bitter, hoppy touches. Sour-sweetish aftertaste. OK.
Tried on 16 May 2014 at 09:02
chrisv10
chrisv10 (24652) reviewed
Bus to Beelzebub from Golden City Brewery
12 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel, yeast and a little marzipan. Flavour is malt, fruit, caramel, little marzipan, sweet, notes of alcohol and a little bitter.
Tried on 16 May 2014 at 09:02
LeninCat
LeninCat (7982) reviewed
Lookout Stout from Golden City Brewery
14 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Chugging from a bomber in Red Rocks parking lot before Wilco show. Deep brown/black appearance with a brown head. Fairly chocolate, espresso, vanilla, oaty aroma. A bit creamy, vanilla, milky, dark chocolate, light coffee flavor. Not that hard to drink but nothing special.
Tried on 22 Jun 2012 at 19:07
LeninCat
LeninCat (7982) reviewed
Evolution IPA from Golden City Brewery
14 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Tap @ Golden City Brewery. A little hazy, golden appearance with an off white head. Spicy, resiny, grapefruit hoppy, a bit toasty aroma. Tangy, a little soapy, spicy, moderately resiny, bud, orange/grapefruit citrusy flavor. I got an undesirable soap note note I did in the brown but it was otherwise decent.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jun 2012 at 17:54
LeninCat
LeninCat (7982) reviewed
Mad Molly's Brown Ale from Golden City Brewery
14 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Tap @ Golden City Brewery. Dark reddish brown appearance with an off white head. Toasty, caramel, a bit roasty, dark malty, lightly nutty, earthy aroma. Somewhat soapy, bitter, floral, caramel flavor. Too much soap.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jun 2012 at 17:48