# Golden City Brewery — Golden, Colorado

> Golden City Brewery in Golden, Colorado, United States scores 3.80 out of 5 — Fine, #175 in Colorado. 100 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Golden City Brewery is a brewery in Golden, Colorado, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.80 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #175 in Colorado. Of the 100 beers we track, 30% are Amber Ale and 24% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.80 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #175 in Colorado · #4,524 in United States · #6,402 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 100

## About

Since 1993 Golden City Brewery (GCB), the 2nd largest brewery in Golden, CO, has been handcrafting ales. The brewery is located in the machine shop behind an old Victorian home in historic downtown Golden. An old carriage house is now the taproom, and the backyard is a beer garden.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 30% of the beers we track
- IPA — 24% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 22% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Bock — 4% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 920 12th Street, Golden, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates: 39.754665, -105.2236818
- Website: http://www.gcbrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Colorado Plus](https://finding.beer/brewery/colorado-plus-4875.md) — 3.48, Poor — Golden, Colorado — 0.1 mi away
- [Barrels & Bottles Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/barrels-bottles-brewery-3548.md) — 3.53, Poor — Golden, Colorado — 0.2 mi away
- [Mountain Toad Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/mountain-toad-brewing-2240.md) — 3.57, Poor — Golden, Colorado — 0.2 mi away
- [Coors Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/coors-brewing-company-2747.md) — 2.23, Limited — Golden, Colorado — 0.6 mi away
- [Cannonball Creek Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/cannonball-creek-brewing-co-3607.md) — 4.17, Great — Golden, Colorado — 1.1 mi away
- [Holidaily Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/holidaily-brewing-co-1573.md) — 3.08, Limited — Golden, Colorado — 1.8 mi away
- [New Terrain Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/new-terrain-brewing-co-285.md) — 3.92, Fine — Golden, Colorado — 2.6 mi away
- [Coda Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/coda-brewing-co-1527.md) — 4.16, Great — Golden, Colorado — 2.8 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Denver, Colorado](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/colorado/denver.md)
- [Best breweries in Colorado](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/colorado.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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