Golden Goat

Golden Goat, the strain behind this flower, began as an accidental cross in Topeka, Kansas, as both Leafly and AllBud tell it.

A male Hawaiian-Romulan and Island Sweet Skunk

Leafly says pollen from a male Hawaiian-Romulan reached Mr. Dank’s Island Sweet Skunk, and Golden Goat came from that pairing. AllBud describes the same unplanned cross, with the male Hawaiian Romulan pollinating a female Island Sweet Skunk. Golden Pineapple and Golden Ticket descend from Golden Goat, according to Leafly.

Terpinolene leads, then caryophyllene and myrcene

Terpinolene, which Leafly marks as fruity and which our terpinolene guide covers in detail, tops Leafly’s lab-sourced terpene list for Golden Goat, ahead of caryophyllene and myrcene. Leafly says the scent combines sweet, sour and spicy notes, with a tropical-fruit flavour, and its flavour tags are citrus, tropical and sweet. AllBud describes an aroma that blends spicy notes with sweet tropical fruit, and its aroma tags include lemon, dank and earthy. One Leafly reviewer picked up lime zest and sage.

Golden-looking buds near harvest

Leafly says the buds look golden nearer harvest, after a flowering time of 9 to 11 weeks, and one Leafly reviewer describes a golden-green top cola with orange pistils and a heavy trichome coating. AllBud describes small, dense, golden-looking pieces, bright green with pink pistils and coated in sticky, resinous crystals. Leafly’s grow notes add that the plant may show fruity or diesel-smelling phenotypes and averages about 25 to 30 grams per plant.

Energetic and creative in user reports

Leafly’s reviewers report feeling energetic, uplifted and happy more than anything else, and Leafly describes full-body effects with a rush of euphoria and a creative spark. AllBud calls the effects very strong, felt all over the body and lasting up to 1 to 2 hours. Leafly files Golden Goat as a hybrid with THC around 20% and CBG near 1%, and rates its effects mostly energizing; AllBud places it at 70% sativa and 30% indica, a sativa dominant hybrid, with THC from 16% to 23%.