Golden Beer Talks

05/06/2026

Our next gathering will take place the evening of Tuesday, 19 May at the Buffalo Rose Events Center--1119 Washington Avenue in Golden.

Our May gathering will feature Dr. Becky Brice of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) with a Talk entitled Going to Extremes to Uncover the Secrets of Dinosaur National Monument's Ponderosa Pine.

U.S. National Parks and Monuments are tasked with planning for climate change impacts on their natural resources. One aspect of such climate readiness is the documentation of unique resources that may hold specific sensitivity in a warmer, drier future.

While ponderosa pine is common in western North American lower montane forests, small and isolated old-growth stands are unusual. Located in the Colorado/Utah border region, Dinosaur National Monument is home to isolated ponderosa pine trees on the meander benches of the Yampa and Green rivers, offering a unique and undocumented resource of ecological and cultural importance.

The rings of these trees also hold the potential to reveal new insights about the environmental conditions leading to their establishment and sustainability. A clear understanding of the prevalence, age and environmental information contained in these trees may be critical to their management now and conservation in the future.

But, in order to study these trees, researchers must go to extremes on the wild rivers of Dinosaur National Monument.

Dr. Becky Brice is an earth systems geographer using tree rings and lake sediments to study paleoclimate, hydroclimatic processes, wildfire and the interaction between drought and human systems. She specializes in tree ring-based reconstructions over the last 2,000 years and her research aims to understand the role of climate variability in changing environmental conditions.

We will be featuring offerings from Mad Macks Brewing, alongside wine and other beverages plus delicious snacks from the Buffalo Rose's excellent venue menu.

04/21/2026

Quick reminder that our next gathering will take place tonight, Tuesday, 21 April, at the Buffalo Rose Events Center--1119 Washington Avenue in Golden!

Our April gathering will feature Arapaho-Cheyene Outreach Specialist Fred Mosqueda, with a Talk entitled Past and Future of Arapaho in Present-Day Colorado.

Sip a brew from Barrels and Bottles and settle in for a special talk about history, culture, and the future.

04/07/2026

Our next gathering will take place the evening of Tuesday, 21 April at the Buffalo Rose Events Center--1119 Washington Avenue in Golden and will feature Outreach Specialist Fred Mosqueda, with a Talk entitled Past and Future of Arapaho in Present-Day Colorado.

This Talk will cover the Arapaho Creation Story, as well as the tribal migration story and treaty years. The treaty years refers to a time period during which Arapaho were assigned to present-day Colorado lands and forcibly removed from present-day Oklahoma territory--a passage including the Sand Creek Massacre. Fred will discuss current conditions and future aspirations for Arapaho in both states.

Fred Mosqueda was born into Chief Little Raven's Band of Wooxei1i' of the Arapaho Tribe in the small community of Canton, Oklahoma. He attended public school in Canton for 12 years, and then obtained a B.S. from Southwestern Oklahoma State University College. Fred joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1973 and received an honorable discharge in 1979, attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant during his military service.

He returned home in 1988 and began working for the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. Currently, Fred serves as Outreach Specialist for the Arapho Language and Culture Program, where he instructs the ways of the Arapaho, including language, traditions and culture.

We will be featuring offerings from Barrels & Bottles Brewery, along with wine and other beverages plus delicious snacks from the Buffalo Rose's excellent venue menu.

For more information:
https://goldenbeertalks.org/
https://buffalorosegolden.com/
https://www.barrelsbottles.com/

Hope to see you there!
Golden Beer Talks Team

04/07/2026

Our next gathering will take place the evening of Tuesday, 21 April at the Buffalo Rose Events Center--1119 Washington Avenue in Golden and will feature Outreach Specialist Fred Mosqueda, with a Talk entitled “Past and Future of Arapaho in Present-Day Colorado.”

This Talk will cover the Arapaho Creation Story, as well as the tribal migration story and treaty years. The treaty years refers to a time period during which Arapaho were assigned to present-day Colorado lands and forcibly removed from present-day Oklahoma territory--a passage including the Sand Creek Massacre. Fred will discuss current conditions and future aspirations for Arapaho in both states.

Fred Mosqueda was born into Chief Little Raven's Band of Wooxei1i' of the Arapaho Tribe in the small community of Canton, Oklahoma. He attended public school in Canton for 12 years, and then obtained a B.S. from Southwestern Oklahoma State University College. Fred joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1973 and received an honorable discharge in 1979, attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant during his military service.

He returned home in 1988 and began working for the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. Currently, Fred serves as Outreach Specialist for the Arapho Language and Culture Program, where he instructs the ways of the Arapaho, including language, traditions and culture.

We will be featuring offerings from Barrels & Bottles Brewery, along with wine and other beverages plus delicious snacks from the Buffalo Rose's excellent venue menu.

For more information:
https://goldenbeertalks.org/
https://buffalorosegolden.com/
https://www.barrelsbottles.com/

Hope to see you there!
Golden Beer Talks Team

Golden, Colorado, Barrels and Bottles Brewery located off South Golden Rd. serving Craft Beer, Wine, Wine Slushies & Cocktails. We also serve food: Sandwiches, Large Salads & Hawaiian Inspired Food to include: Ahi' Poke', Shoyu Chicken Rice Bowls, Kalua Pork Rice Bowls, House-Made Doughnips.

03/17/2026

🚀 Golden Beer Talks – TONIGHT, March 17 at Buffalo Rose! 🍺

This week’s talk: Space Resources & Habitation: Living Off the Land with James Johnson, Senior Systems Engineer at NASA’s Habitation Systems Development Office.

Learn how space resources could support sustainable human life beyond Earth, from lunar habitats to “living off the land” in space!

📍 Buffalo Rose – Food & drinks start at 6 PM, talk at 6:30 PM
🍺 Featuring Holidaily Brewing Company
🎟️ Free to attend – Q&A to follow!

Don’t miss this out-of-this-world evening!

03/04/2026

Our next gathering will take place the evening of Tuesday, 17 March, at the Buffalo Rose Events Center--1119 Washington Avenue in Golden.

This month we will feature Senior Systems Engineer James Johnson of NASA's Habitation Systems Development Office with a Talk entitled “Space Resources & Habitation: Living off the Land.”

We will feature Holidaily Brewing, too! Join us!

02/16/2026

Quick reminder that our next gathering will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, 17 February, at the Buffalo Rose Events Center--1119 Washington Avenue in Golden.

Our February gathering will feature Goldenites Dr. Peter & Dr. Nancy Goodman Torpey, with a Talk entitled “Tips and Tech for Easier Living as Vision Changes”.

Our featured brewery will be Mountain Toad. See you there!

02/03/2026

Our next gathering will take place the evening of Tuesday, 17 February, at the Buffalo Rose Events Center--1119 Washington Avenue in Golden.

Our February gathering will feature Goldenites Dr. Peter & Dr. Nancy Goodman Torpey, with a Talk entitled Tips and Tech for Easier Living as Vision Changes.

We will be featuring offerings from Holidaily Brewing Company , along with gluten-free beer, wine + other beverages plus delicious snacks from the Buffalo Rose's excellent venue menu.

As always, doors open at 6:00 p.m. with no cover charge. Introductions and Talk will start around 6:30 p.m., with our Talk is expected to run about 20 minutes before brief intermission followed by Q + A.

Hope to see you there!
Golden Beer Talks Team

01/20/2026

Reminder that our next gathering will take place tomorrow Tuesday, 20 January, at the Buffalo Rose Events Center--1119 Washington Avenue in Golden.

This month GBT will feature Dr. Jeff Squier of Colorado School of Mines with a Talk entitled “Structured Light Imaging: Optical Metrology for Applications from Advanced Manufacturing to the Biosciences.”

Our featured brewery will be New Terrain!

01/09/2026

Quick reminder that our next gathering will take place the evening of Tuesday, 20 January, at the Buffalo Rose Events Center--1119 Washington Avenue in Golden.

Our January gathering will feature Dr. Jeff Squier of Colorado School of Mines with a Talk entitled Structured Light Imaging: Optical Metrology for Applications from Advanced Manufacturing to the Biosciences.

Goldenite and repeat Golden Beer Talks speaker Dr. Jeff Squier in a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics at Colorado School of Mines, where he has been faculty for 23 years. His research interests include the development of femtosecond laser sources and the application of these lasers to micromachining, and to optical metrology in general.

Our featured brewery will be Golden’s very own New Terrain Brewing!

As always, doors open at 6:00 p.m. with no cover charge. Introductions and Talk will start around 6:30 p.m., with our Talk expected to run about 20 minutes before brief intermission followed by Q + A.