Golden, Colorado People/Products Golden, Colorado, about 20 miles west of Denver, is probably best known for a certain beer brewed in a massive plant on the city’s eastern edge. Coors, now part of the MillerCoors conglomerate, was founded here in 1873, before Colorado became a state. One year later, the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) opened its doors to engineering students eager to take part in the territory’s booming mining industry. Today, both institutions are going strong, and they even have a little-known connection: steam . . .
