# Golden Cactus Brewing — Roanoke, Virginia

> Golden Cactus Brewing in Roanoke, Virginia, United States scores 3.79 out of 5 — Fine, #138 in Virginia. 112 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Golden Cactus Brewing is a brewery in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.79 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #138 in Virginia. Of the 112 beers we track, 31% are IPA and 20% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.79 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #138 in Virginia · #4,570 in United States · #6,474 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 112

## About

Golden Cactus Brewing produce's good quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Pam Across the Street", which is an Other Porter and "G.C.O.G.", which is a Fruited Sour. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

## What they brew

- IPA — 31% of the beers we track
- Other — 20% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 214 5th Street Southwest, Roanoke, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates: 37.27203009999999, -79.9497519
- Website: https://www.goldencactusbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Big Lick Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/big-lick-brewing-company-836.md) — 3.95, Fine — Roanoke, Virginia — 0.1 mi away
- [Blindhouse Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/blindhouse-beer-33194.md) — 4.32, Great — Roanoke, Virginia — 0.1 mi away
- [Twisted Track Brewpub](https://finding.beer/brewery/twisted-track-brewpub-23435.md) — 3.81, Fine — Roanoke, Virginia — 0.2 mi away
- [A Few Old Goats Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/a-few-old-goats-brewing-489.md) — 3.98, Fine — Roanoke, Virginia — 0.3 mi away
- [Barrel Chest Wine and Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/barrel-chest-wine-and-beer-3267.md) — 4.32, Great — Roanoke, Virginia — 1.7 mi away
- [Twin Creeks Brewery & Taproom](https://finding.beer/brewery/twin-creeks-brewery-taproom-664.md) — 3.81, Fine — Vinton, Virginia — 2.9 mi away
- [Parkway Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/parkway-brewing-company-2546.md) — 3.61, Poor — Salem, Virginia — 5.3 mi away
- [Olde Salem Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/olde-salem-brewing-company-3486.md) — 4.18, Great — Salem, Virginia — 6.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Roanoke, Virginia](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/virginia/roanoke.md)
- [Best breweries in Virginia](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/virginia.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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