Coors Brewery is located a surprisingly few short blocks from the main downtown strip of businesses. The brewery is a prominent physical feature in town because it is plainly visible from Washington Avenue at the end of one of the main cross streets. The Coors building also has a large red and white sign that clearly says “Coors,” so it is quite impossible to not see Coors on any trip into downtown Golden.

On my visits to downtown I had seen shuttle buses with the Coors logo driving people around the town. I also heard from

several residents that the short tour of Coors was a must-do for any visitor. I had no clue where to go to start tours, I just drove towards the giant building until I saw signs pointing for tours. Surprisingly, the signs directed me away from the parking lot that I would have expected to enter from.

A couple blocks down the street, I pulled up to a gatehouse for the lot. While I waited in line I observed the signs that told the guidelines of what was allowed on the tour, then when I pulled up to the gatehouse, the keeper told me the same things that I had just read on