User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-5716529-20141017050748/@comment-5020152-20141018231249

Goldbeard Ceadeus wasn't easy at all, I can think of at least four G-Rank monsters that were easier.

Not to mention the fact that the battle with Goldbeard was designed as an "introduction to G-Rank" fight, so obviously it wouldn't be as hard as a G-Rank Alatreon, for example.