Baby Goat Night At New Terrain Brewing Company

Last night was Baby Goat Night at New Terrain Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado, and the place was packed. I knew it would be, since a line of cars were parked on the street beginning a mile away from the place. I dropped my sister Susan and our friend from the 10th floor of our condo building, also named Susan, at the entrance to New Terrain, and went off to look for a parking spot. I finally found one on the street near the Utah border and walked back to the beer garden, where there was a long line to enter the compound where 10 or so baby goats were mixing with the crowd.

This was a very family friendly event. In fact, I have never seen so many young children at New Terrain in my life. And virtually all of the people in line to pet, hug, or even lift up a baby goat were parents and their children, who were loving every minute of it.  The problem for me was that there were so many people and goats in the compound, moving all over the place, that it was hard to get a decent photograph. However, I was able to take the photograph on the right of a woman evidently giving a goat a face massage. And why the hell not?

I wound up going back to that compound three times to try and get photographs that were actually in focus. Fortunately, one of the people supervising the event had a bag of food, and several of the goats made a beeline for her, patiently waiting for some goodies, as seen in the photograph on the left. And by the way, as far as I could tell, even though this was being held at a beer garden, I did not see any of the goats being given any beer, although after the event was over, I imagine they might all need a pint or two.

It was a cool evening, and it started to rain as we drove up to New Terrain from Denver, but fortunately, it stopped as we arrived. And the weather did not seem to bother the crowd at all. As for us, we were able to snag a table inside, where we each had a beer and some dinner from a food truck. My sister wanted to know if it would be possible to keep a goat in my condo. And I guess, technically, the HOA probably does not specifically forbid having a goat in its rules and regulations, but I will have to doublecheck with the building manager before I start throwing straw on the concrete balcony. Does a new adventure await? Perfect!