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80-527: The Coors Brewing Company is an American brewery and beer company based in Golden, Colorado , that was founded in 1873. In 2005, Adolph Coors Company , the holding company that owned Coors Brewing, merged with Molson , Inc. to become Molson Coors . The first Coors brewery location in Golden, Colorado is the largest single brewing facility operating in the world. In 1873, German immigrants Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler from Prussia immigrated to

160-446: A joint venture to oversee the expansion of Yuengling beer into states beyond its existing footprint. Under the terms of the deal, Yuengling beers will be brewed and packaged in select Molson Coors’ breweries under Yuengling brewers’ supervision, and distributed into new markets. In 2023, Molson Coors established Coors Spirits Co., offering Five Trail Blended American Whiskey in 2021, among others. The company brews, markets and sells

240-566: A comprehensive, and voluntary investigation of its pollution and environmental emissions. Coors was not violating the Clean Air Act but was encouraged by the Environmental Audit Privilege and Voluntary Disclosure Act which immunizes and credits organizations for conducting environmental self-audits, which can grant immunity from environmental regulation fines. The United States government had thought that Coors

320-400: A household in the city was $ 49,115, and the median income for a family was $ 67,414. Males had a median income of $ 41,822 versus $ 32,413 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 25,257. About 3.5% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. Golden is home to numerous museums, including

400-695: A novelty, particularly on the East Coast, and visitors returning from the western states often brought back a case. This iconic status was reflected in the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit . The company finally established nationwide distribution in the United States in 1986. In 1959, Coors became the first American brewer to use an all- aluminum two-piece beverage can . Also in 1959, the company abandoned pasteurization and began to use sterile filtration to stabilize its beer. Coors currently operates

480-621: A part of a restructuring to take place in 2020. The name change would reflect the company's growing focus on beverages outside of the traditional beer and brewing offerings. Additionally, the company would retire the MillerCoors corporate brand name and reorganize its global business units into Molson Coors North America, headquartered in Toronto , and Molson Coors Europe, headquartered in Prague . On February 26, 2020, six people, including

560-938: A part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor . The Colorado School of Mines , offering programs in engineering and science , is located in Golden. It is also home to the National Earthquake Information Center , on the campus of Mines; and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory , a federally-funded science institution. Additionally, Coors Brewing Company , CoorsTek , Spyderco , Software Bisque , American Mountaineering Center , and Colorado Railroad Museum are located in

640-629: A railroad, prominent Denver residents raced to do the same. In an appeal to the residents of Denver, The Rocky Mountain News , which was based in Denver itself , wrote an article imploring the citizens of Denver to vote to fund a railroad; "If we vote $ 500,000 in bonds to the Denver Pacific railway all is well. If we defeat those bonds, all hope of a railroad for the next two years is gone... Gentlemen of Denver, what will you do? The fate of your city

720-430: A result of an act passed on November 5, 1861, by the territorial government. Colorado City , a small town to the south of Denver, became the new temporary territorial capital, but saw only one short event at this location. This status was quickly revoked, however, as on August 4, 1862, the territorial government voted formally to move back to Golden. While the town lost much of its populace and leading citizenry during

800-538: A variety of sports including football (dating to 1888), baseball and basketball. Clear Creek is also home to a nationally renowned kayak course, and the city is home to the American Mountaineering Center and features noteworthy rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, and hang gliding opportunities in close proximity. Golden has to date generated three Major League Baseball players, six Olympic competitors and three Olympic medalists. Golden

880-574: Is a historic thoroughfare (built in 1950) which runs east–west through the southern part of the city then curves northward through the western part of Golden, ultimately arriving at the mouth of Clear Creek Canyon. State Highway 93 (SH 93), which traces its roots to the 1860s, continues north through the western part of the city from the canyon and northward towards Boulder . SH 58 , which turns into Golden Freeway , bisects Golden on an east–west route between 6th and 7th Streets, and ultimately joins to go up Clear Creek Canyon. West Colfax Avenue ,

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960-468: Is a home rule municipality of the city form of statutory government in Colorado. Its government is a city council/city manager form of leadership which consists of a popularly elected mayor elected by the entire citizenry, two councilors each representing a district comprising one half of the city, and four councilors each representing a ward of which each district is divided into two. These seven members of

1040-550: Is also home to the Foothills Art Center , an art exhibition venue originally housed in a historic church , now calls the historic Astor House home. Miners Alley Playhouse in downtown Golden, is a live theater which has performed there since 2001. The 150-year-old Buffalo Rose Bar and Grill is the longest-surviving Colorado gold rush -era business and remains a popular music venue for touring rock and blues bands. Golden has several annual events, including E-Days of

1120-743: Is home to the American Alpine Club , The Colorado Mountain Club , and Outward Bound. The Henry S. Hall, Jr. American Alpine Club Library and Colorado Mountain Club Collection is the world's largest repository of mountaineering literature and is internationally known. The American Mountaineering Center is also home to the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum and hosts many programs and events each year. This premier facility and

1200-849: Is in your own hands." The residents of Denver voted for the bonds, spurring construction of the Denver Pacific Railway . By 1869, the railroad race to Cheyenne was becoming less and less of a race, as the Denver Pacific Railway pulled ahead of the struggling Colorado Central Railroad. Realizing they were going to lose the race to Cheyenne, the Colorado Central began expanding west into mountain communities such as Georgetown , Black Hawk , and Central City , all areas founded on and focused in silver mining. Golden, having then sidetracked into servicing various close by mountain communities, continued to fall behind

1280-430: Is laid out upon a historic street grid system running on an approximately northwest–southeast axis, aligned with Clear Creek upon which the heart of the city was established. Most of these are paved streets with a total 66-foot (20 m) right of way, including area for sidewalks which in older areas are often separated by a landscaped strip from the street featuring beautiful and historic trees. The only historic street in

1360-543: Is situated between Lookout Mountain and the two Table Mountains, within a sheltered valley fed by Clear Creek . Clear Creek flows through town from the west, out of its canyon shared by US 6 , and exits the valley it carved between North Table Mountain and South Table Mountain and in which is located the Coors Brewery. At the 2020 United States Census , the city had a total area of 6,225 acres (25.193 km ) including 59 acres (0.240 km ) of water. As of

1440-459: The Civil War for several reasons (ranging from military to economic), Golden City became capital of the federally recognized Colorado Territory on August 2, 1862, continuing as such until 1867. Between 1862 and the early 1870s a fierce railroad competition developed between Denver, ten miles (16 km) to the east, and Golden. By the mid-1860s, Golden held a functionally honorific status as

1520-499: The Colorado School of Mines remains today. Golden was also home to an opera house and seven churches, including Colorado's third ( Methodist ) church, oldest Baptist church, likely oldest Christian ( Disciples of Christ ) church, and first Swedish immigrant ( Lutheran ) church. The town was home to sizable populations of German, Swiss, Swedish, Italian and Chinese immigrants ; five immigrants became mayors of Golden. Until

1600-454: The Pike's Peak Gold Rush on June 16, 1859, the mining camp was originally named Golden City in honor of Thomas L. Golden . Golden City served as the capital of the provisional Territory of Jefferson from 1860 to 1861, and capital of the official Territory of Colorado from 1862 to 1867. In 1867, the territorial capital was moved about 12 miles (19 km) east to Denver City . Golden is now

1680-577: The United States women's national soccer team and professional footballer, is from Golden, Colorado and attended Golden High School. Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Golden include engineer and historian Edward L. Berthoud , brewer Adolph Coors , photographer Gertrude Käsebier , and Gudy Gaskill , the driving force behind the creation of the Colorado Trail . Molson Coors Brewing Company Molson Coors

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1760-581: The Volstead Act went into effect nationwide, Adolph Coors established the Adolph Coors Brewing and Manufacturing Company, which included Herold Porcelain and other ventures, with sons Adolph Jr., Grover and Herman. The brewery itself was converted into a malted milk and near beer production facility. Coors sold much of the malted milk to the Mars candy company to produce sweets. Manna,

1840-506: The census of 2010, there were 18,867 people, 7,394 households, and 3,985 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,096.3 inhabitants per square mile (809.4 inhabitants/km ). There were 7,748 housing units at an average density of 860.9 per square mile (332.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 90.6% White , 1.2% Black or African American , 0.6% Native American , 3.8% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.4% from other races , and 2.3% from two or more races. 8.2% of

1920-597: The " Lowell of the West", a regional center of trade and industry that boasted at various times three flour mills, five smelters, the first railroad into the Colorado mountains, the Coors Brewery , brick works, the only paper mill west of Missouri , clay and coal mines, and more. During the 1870s, it became home to three institutions of higher education, the Colorado University Schools , of which

2000-470: The 18 western states to which it had marketed for years to nationwide distribution. This was completed in 1991, with Indiana being the last state for the brand to appear. The AFL–CIO ended its boycott of Coors in August 1987, after negotiations with Pete Coors , head of brewery operations. The settlement details were not divulged but were said to include an early union representation election in Colorado and

2080-626: The Adolph Coors Company were spun off between 1989 and 1992. The descendant of the original Herold Porcelain ceramics business continues to operate as CoorsTek . For much of its first 100 years of existence, Coors beer was marketed solely in the American West . While California and Texas were part of the 11-state distribution area, Washington and Montana were not added until 1976 ( Oregon did not approve sales in grocery stores until 1985). This gave it mystique and made it

2160-464: The American Mountaineering Center, making Golden a research and education hub for mountaineering. The Coors Brewery had become the largest single-site brewery in the world, its porcelain subsidiary among the foremost of its kind, and Golden became home to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory . Golden lies just north of I-70 and west of Denver at the foot of the Rocky Mountains . It

2240-813: The Colorado School of Mines in April (since 1927), the Golden Music Festival at Clear Creek History Park, Independence Day celebration sponsored by the Golden Lions Club (since 1972), the largest event of the year is Buffalo Bill Days in late July (since 1946); the Golden Fine Arts Festival in August (since 1990), and Olde Golden Christmas in November to December (since 1972). The American Mountaineering Center

2320-638: The Denver metropolitan area and Boulder. The West Corridor (W line) of the FasTracks light rail line, which parallels 6th Avenue into Golden to its terminal at the Jefferson County Government Center, opened to the public on April 26, 2013. This is a modern version of the historic trolley line that Golden interests spearheaded in the 1890s. At the same time the W Line opened, a Community Call-n-Ride bus launched in Golden, offering flexible service along with regular stops within

2400-797: The Golden History Museum & Park, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Colorado Railroad Museum , Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, and the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum . There is also the Mother Cabrini Shrine . Golden is home to the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra, which performs seasonally at Bunker Auditorium in the Green Center at the Colorado School of Mines , and has performed continuously since 1953. The city

2480-477: The Golden area, with 900 employees working full-time in the brewery. Golden's competitive athletics go back for over 150 years and feature public school and collegiate teams and athletes. Golden High School competes in various sports in 5A competition in Colorado, and its football program dates as far back as the 1890s. The Colorado School of Mines competes primarily in NCAA Division II athletics in

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2560-529: The Horizon Plan, which transformed the School of Mines. The decline in the price of petroleum and near-simultaneous failure of several downtown anchors placed the central business district into recession in the 1980s. The 1990s saw the revitalization of the downtown through various initiatives, including its second streetscaping project in 1992. In 1993, the old Golden High School building was converted into

2640-550: The Justices' decision in Bruce v. House whereby the court struck down a special law passed by the legislature directing the court to meet at Denver on the basis that the superseding Organic Act creating Colorado Territory directed the court to meet at the legal capital. From late 1866 through 1867 the legislative and executive branches did return to Golden in part due to the falling out of newcomer Alexander Cummings with Denver, and

2720-1371: The Molson Coors portfolio of brands. Molson Coors operates breweries across the world, including the Molson Brewery in Longueuil, Quebec , Blue Moon Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado , Borsodi Brewery in Bőcs , Hungary, Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado , Creemore Springs Brewery in Creemore, Ontario , Fraser Valley Brewery in Chilliwack, British Columbia , Leinenkugel Brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin , Miller Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , Pardubice Brewery in Pardubice , Czech Republic, Staropramen Brewery in Prague , Czech Republic, and Coors Brewers in Burton upon Trent , England. Molson Coors operates through its business units Molson Coors North America and Molson Coors Europe. As of May 2022,

2800-697: The S&;P500 since 2005. On July 22, 2004, Molson, Inc . and the Adolph Coors Company announced their plan to merge. The merger was completed February 9, 2005, with the merged company being named Molson Coors Brewing Company. The merger included the brands and brewing operations of the Molson Brewery and the Coors Brewing Company . Molson Brewery was started by John Molson in Montreal , Canada, in 1786. Coors Brewing Company

2880-600: The Silver Crash of 1893 and the Great Depression . The School of Mines gained a worldwide academic reputation, Coors rapidly came to the forefront of the national and international brewing and ceramics industries, and the city modernized with a recreation center, paved streets and more. After World War II , Golden boomed, rapidly gaining population, size and economy. In 1959, the town nearly tripled in geographic size overnight when it annexed large properties to

2960-648: The Territorial Library resided in Golden from 1867-1868. However, the citizens and supporters of Golden realized that a spur from Golden to the new transcontinental railroad, running through Cheyenne , Wyoming , 100 miles (160 km) to the north, was ultimately the only possibility for Golden to reemerge as the dominant heart of commerce in the territory. W.A.H. Loveland founded the Colorado Central Railroad on February 9, 1865, to do just this. With Golden beginning talk of creating

3040-562: The UllrGrass beer festival every January, Goldenfest every September, and the Knock Your Boots Off Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-off every October. Golden is home to the headquarters and brewery of Coors Beer. Golden was where the beer company had its start, and it has kept its headquarters in the city ever since its founding in 1873. The brewery offers tours to the public. It is one of the leading employers in

3120-403: The United States and established a brewery in Golden , Colorado, after buying a recipe for a Pilsner -style beer from a Czech immigrant William Silhan. Coors invested $ 2,000 in the operation, and Schueler invested $ 18,000. In 1880, Coors bought out his partner and became the sole owner of the brewery. The Coors Brewing Company managed to survive Prohibition relatively intact. Years before

3200-400: The beer production process uninterrupted. In December 1978, the workers at Coors voted by greater than a two-to-one ratio to decertify the union, ending 44 years of union representation at Coors. Because the strike was more than a year old, striking workers could not vote in the election. Labor unions organized a boycott to punish Coors for its labor practices. One tactic employed by the unions

3280-425: The beer, but rather the silver-colored can in which Coors packaged the beer. Coors once produced Coors Light in "yellow-bellied" cans like the full-strength Coors. However, when the yellow coloring was removed, the can was left mostly silver. On July 22, 2004, the Adolph Coors Company , the holding company that owned Coors Brewing, announced it would be merging with Canadian brewing company Molson , Inc. The merger

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3360-421: The brewery workers union at Coors, representing 1,472 employees, went on strike. The brewery kept operating with supervisors and 250 to 300 union members, including one union executive board member who ignored the strike. Soon after, Coors announced that it would hire replacements for the striking workers. About 700 workers quit the picket line to go back to work, and Coors replaced the remaining 500 workers, keeping

3440-403: The city council are each popularly elected from their ward/district/at large and they serve as the governing body of the city. The council hires and supervises the city manager, who hires and supervises the city staff, which handles the daily operations of the city. Golden was among the first municipally governed cities in Colorado and has one of the oldest continuously functioning governments in

3520-460: The city itself. The new bus system was designed to complement the light rail, extending the transit service into the whole community, including the downtown corridor. Although passengers are no longer served by heavy rail, Golden continues to be served by railroad transportation for cargo, as it has been continuously since 1870. These lines are owned by the BNSF railroad and serve business interests in

3600-556: The city. It is the birthplace of the Jolly Rancher , a candy bought out by the Hershey Foods Corporation , and home to Yeti Cycles . Western showman William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody is buried nearby on Lookout Mountain . Established during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush , Golden City quickly became a leading economic and political center of the region. Its geographic location made it a center of trade between

3680-527: The company's non-alcoholic beer replacement, was a near-beer similar to current non-alcoholic beverages. However, Coors and his sons relied heavily on the porcelain company and a cement and real estate company to keep the Coors Brewing Company afloat. By 1933, after the end of Prohibition, the Coors brewery was one of only a handful of breweries that had survived. All of the non-brewery assets of

3760-788: The company, and Molson Coors had a 42% stake. MillerCoors combined their operations within North America with the headquarters in Chicago. On February 2, 2011, the company purchased Sharp's Brewery of Cornwall in England for £20 million. In early 2012, the company expanded into the Central and Eastern European markets by acquiring the region's market-leading brewery StarBev from CVC Capital Partners . In September 2015, Anheuser-Busch Inbev announced that it had reached agreement to acquire competitor SABMiller for $ 107 billion. During

3840-400: The early 20th century, Golden maintained a small-town population of around 2,500 people. Several industries faded or were destroyed by tragic events, but others flourished to continue Golden's industrial legacy, including its brewing, brick making, clay mining and porcelain industries. Golden became even more connected through mass transit , with two trolley lines extending to Denver , while

3920-466: The east which date to the Gold Rush times, including West 44th Avenue, West 32nd Avenue and South Golden Road. Since its beginning, Golden has been at a crossroads of major Colorado thoroughfares. Today Interstate 70 (I-70) runs through the southern part of the city, which connects to the northern terminus of SH 470 which runs to the south. U.S. Highway 6 (US 6), which turns into 6th Avenue,

4000-570: The foothills to the west, one middle school (Bell Middle School), and Colorado's oldest senior high school ( Golden High School .) In higher education, Golden features the oldest public university in the state, the Colorado School of Mines , which can be found a few blocks south of downtown Golden, situated on a hill overlooking the city. Nearby is the Mountain Language Institute, an English language school providing classes both in Golden and online. The main part of Golden

4080-413: The gold fields to the west and settlements to the east. Golden City was established on June 16, 1859, along Clear Creek west of Denver. The city is named after Thomas L. Golden . Other important businessmen and prospectors like William A.H. Loveland and George West were among the first people to settle in Golden. By the end of 1860, Golden City had been popularly elected the seat of Jefferson County and

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4160-403: The grid not named as a "street" is the main thoroughfare, Washington Avenue, an 80-foot (24 m) right of way featuring a downtown care streetscape with trees, planters, brick, flagstone and ornamental street lights. Golden's streets are generally numbered on the east–west streets, and named on the north–south streets, and are named after pioneers, American Indian tribes and trees. The streets of

4240-486: The historic US 40 , runs on an approximately northeast–southwest route through the southern end of the city and turns westward up Mt. Vernon Canyon and parallels I-70. Golden is part of the network of the Regional Transportation District which provides bus and light rail service throughout the Denver metropolitan area. Its bus routes 16, 16L, and GS connect Golden with other points of

4320-573: The largest aluminum can producing plant in the world, known as the Rocky Mountain Metal Container (RMMC), in Golden. RMMC is a joint venture between Ball Metal and Coors, having been founded in 2003. In the mid-1970s, Coors invented the litter-free push tab can, in place of the ring pull-tab. However, consumers disliked the top and it was discontinued soon afterward. Coors Light was introduced in 1978. The longtime slogan of "Silver Bullet" to describe it does not describe

4400-493: The late 1970s, Coors agreed not to discriminate against homosexuals; the first major brewery in the United States to make such a commitment. Coors encouraged the organization of its gay and lesbian employees into the Lesbian and Gay Employee Resource (LAGER) in 1993. In May 1995, Coors became the 21st publicly traded corporation in the United States to extend employee benefits to same-sex partners. When company chairman Pete Coors

4480-449: The management consisted of the following: Notable brands include Blue Moon , Carling , Coors Banquet, Keystone, Coors Light , George Killian's Irish Red , Granville Island Brewing , Hamm's , Hop Valley, Leinenkugel's , Miller High Life, Miller Lite , Milwaukee's Best , Molson Canadian , Molson Export , Steel Reserve , Terrapin , Vizzy Hard Seltzer , Trebjesa brewery , Staropramen and Ožujsko pivo . Molson Coors conducted

4560-580: The merger discussions between the two companies in 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had agreed to the proposed deal only on the basis that SABMiller "spins off all its MillerCoors holdings in the U.S. — which include both Miller- and Coors-held brands — along with its Miller brands outside the U.S." SABMiller agreed to divest itself of the Miller brands by selling its stake in MillerCoors to Molson Coors. The merger between Anheuser-Busch Inbev and SABMiller closed on October 10, 2016. The spinoff deal

4640-460: The movie theater gradually took the place of the opera house for downtown entertainment. Downtown revitalization efforts began in the 1920s with its first streetscape and ornamental lighting project and urban renewal on its north and east, anchored by new senior high and grade schools. The historic cultural tension between the city's north and south sides gradually eased, and the town successfully endured additional major economic depressions, including

4720-475: The northeastern end of the city. Within the Coors Brewery grounds it becomes the brewery's own in-house railroad. The closest airport to Golden is nearby Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport , a general aviation air transport facility located in northeastern Jefferson County. Passenger traffic generally uses Denver International Airport in northeastern Denver . Lindsey Horan , captain of

4800-531: The pace set by the Denver railroad, and by 1870, officially lost the race to Cheyenne. However, The Colorado Central Railroad connected directly with Cheyenne seven years later, in 1877, but by that point, the race with Denver had been lost. Although Golden's Colorado Central Railroad offered a challenge to Denver's railroad, the better funded Denver Pacific Railway was able to connect to Cheyenne far more quickly than Golden, securing for Denver its long-term status as both capital and prominent city. Golden City became

4880-611: The passage of the Civil Rights Act. They launched a boycott of the company's products beginning in the late 1960s. Labor unions and gay rights activists joined the boycott, which lasted into the 1980s. A federal lawsuit in 1975 by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ended in a settlement with Coors agreeing not to discriminate against blacks, Hispanics, and women. In 1977, Coors was accused of firing gay and lesbian employees. From

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4960-427: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 7,394 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.1% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who

5040-416: The shooter, were killed at a shooting near the company's Milwaukee brewing campus. The Milwaukee complex serves as a site for some of Molson Coors' corporate offices and brewing facilities and was in the "Miller Valley" area, which served as the headquarters for the Miller Brewing Company before it was acquired by Molson Coors. On September 15, 2020, Molson Coors and D. G. Yuengling & Son announced

5120-416: The show all beer in Paddy's Pub is Coors and the bar has Coors signs and logos scattered throughout it. Golden, Colorado Golden is a home rule city that is the county seat of Jefferson County , Colorado , United States. The city population was 20,399 at the 2020 United States Census . Golden lies along Clear Creek at the base of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains . Founded during

5200-478: The south, including the new Magic Mountain theme park, one of the earliest entertainment attractions of its kind. A number of new subdivisions were built and public infrastructure was modernized, including new buildings for the senior high school, city hall, recreation center, library, museum and central fire and police stations. Also built were new downtown anchors, including department stores and grocery stores , several new church buildings, new county offices, and

5280-404: The southeasterly part of town are aligned with the Denver metropolitan street grid, which are aligned directly with the true directions of the compass, and they share the names of the Denver grid. Outlying subdivisions of Golden consist of their own, often curvilinear street systems, with varying degrees of connection to the rest of the city. Golden has several main thoroughfare street connections to

5360-505: The state. To date Golden has held 99 popular elections for municipal officials since its first such election in 1860, including 92 regular elections and 7 special elections in 1860, 1879, 1882, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2020. Golden, originally home to the second school in Colorado, is today part of the Jefferson County R-1 School District, which provides public education throughout Jefferson County, Colorado. The city has four elementary schools (Mitchell, Kyffin, Shelton, and Ralston Elementary) in

5440-400: The territorial capital, rather than serving as the primary source of territorial power. Denver, the increasingly larger and more-developed city, was the focused core of important territorial occasions, with the Governor residing in Denver, and territorial legislative meetings occurring there as well. The Territorial Supreme Court, however, met in Golden throughout its tenure as the capital due to

5520-421: The town's location near plenty of world class rock climbing, skiing and mountaineering make Golden a center for mountaineering culture. The city's thriving beer culture supports several microbreweries, including Golden City Brewery, Mountain Toad Brewing, Cannonball Creek Brewing Company, Barrels & Bottles Brewery, Holidaily Brewing Company, Over Yonder Brewing and Ohm Brewing. Beer festivals in Golden include

5600-483: The use of union workers to build the new Coors brewery in Virginia. In 1988, the Teamsters Union , which represented brewery workers at the top three U.S. beer makers at the time ( Anheuser-Busch , Miller , and Stroh ), gained enough signatures to trigger a union representation election inside the Coors company. Coors workers again rejected union representation by more than a two-to-one ratio. Mexican Americans charged Coors with discriminatory hiring practices following

5680-410: The volatile organic compounds they were emitting, they do claim to be environmentally aware. Coors has also implemented a quarterly Supplier Quality Scorecard for their growers which tracks sustainable performance metrics such as CO 2 emissions, energy consumption, and water consumption. In an in-depth analysis of the climate change "countermovement", the Coors Affiliated Foundation was listed among

5760-414: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.8. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 20, 13% from 20 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.9 years. The population was 56.6% male and 43.4% female. As of the census of 2000, the median income for

5840-488: Was a minor violator of emissions such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), but the investigating showed otherwise, revealing that Coors was 17 times over the estimated value of emissions. Molson Coors then provided the audit results to the Colorado Department of Health which culminated in a $ 1.05 million fine for the 189 violations of state pollution laws. Although Molson Coors said they did not know about

5920-479: Was a push for states to pass laws banning the sale of unpasteurized canned and bottled beer. Because Coors was the only major brewer at the time not pasteurizing its canned and bottled beer, such laws would hurt only Coors. Sales of Coors suffered during the decade-long labor union boycott. However, Coors claimed that declining sales were also due to an industry-wide downturn in beer sales and increased competition. To maintain production, Coors expanded its sales area from

6000-475: Was capital of the provisional Jefferson Territory . As drafted in the territorial constitution, the capital of the Jefferson Territory was initially proposed to be Golden, then with a population of 700, as a result of its proximity to mountain mining towns, and greater ability to hold a congressional quorum than had Denver. Golden City was temporarily removed from the status of territory capital as

6080-594: Was completed February 9, 2005, with the merged company being named Molson Coors Brewing Company . Coors Brewing Company became a subsidiary of the new company. Due to the merger, Molson Coors was rated the third largest producer of beer in the United States , and the second largest brewer in the United Kingdom . Coors is responsible for promoting and distributing several alcoholic beverage brands. The most notable of those brands are Coors Banquet, Coors Light , Blue Moon , Keystone , and Miller . In April 1977,

6160-614: Was completed on October 11, 2016. As per the agreement with the regulators, SABMiller sold to Molson Coors full ownership of the Miller Brewing Company brand portfolio. After SABMiller divested itself of all interests in MillerCoors, Molson Coors became the largest brewer in North America On October 30, 2019, the company announced it would change its name to Molson Coors Beverage Company as

6240-539: Was criticized for the company's gay-friendly policy during his 2004 Republican primary campaign for a United States Senate seat from Colorado, he defended the policy as a basic good business practice. The 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit centers on an illegal shipment of Coors from Texas to Georgia . In 2014, Coors (as MillerCoors ) entered a contract with FX Networks , the producer of TV shows such as It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia . Since season six of

6320-480: Was formed in 2005 through the merger of Molson of Canada, and Coors of the United States. In 2016, Molson Coors acquired Miller Brewing Company for approximately US$ 12 billion. The agreement made Molson Coors the world's third largest brewer. Molson Coors is a publicly traded company on both the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange . Molson Coors has been a constituent of

6400-623: Was started by Adolph Coors in Golden, Colorado , United States, in 1873. Molson Coors bought Creemore Springs Brewery on April 22, 2005. The operations of Molson Coors in Brazil were sold to the Mexican group FEMSA in 2006, and the beer operations of FEMSA was acquired by Heineken International in 2010. On October 9, 2007, SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company announced a joint venture to be known as MillerCoors for their U.S. brewing and sales operations. SABMiller had 58% stake in

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