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See and taste traditional brewing at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in the largest single-site brewery in the world! Since 1873 the Coors Brewery has thrived on a legacy of quality, innovation and customer service.

The Coors Brewery Tour showcases our history and passion for brewing in a 30-minute look at our malting, brewing and packaging processes. We also share old photos, neon signs, historical beer cans, bottles and memorabilia from our archives.

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Brewery Tours, Sampling-Only*, and In-Person Shopping Available

Thursday-Monday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM  (Tour and Sampling Times Vary)

Note: Tour availability is limited Mondays and Thursdays.  

Closed to Visitors for Tours, Sampling, and Shopping Tuesday-Wednesday

2024 Holiday & Maintenance Closures: May 27 (Mon), July 4 (Thu), September 2 (Mon), November 28-29 (Thu-Fri)

*- Sampling-only reservations do not include brewery tours.

Total visit time takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes and guests must be 21+ to sample. Please bring a valid, government-issued, photo ID.

Tour times are subject to change.

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Coors Brewery Tour

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See and taste traditional brewing at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in the largest single-site brewery in the world! Since 1873 the Coors Brewery has thrived on a legacy of quality, innovation, and customer service. Learn about their history and passion for brewing in a 30-minute tour of the malting, brewing and packaging processes.   Coors Tour Representatives are on-site at the Coors Brewery Tour Lot to assist guests.

If you prefer to skip the tour but still want to visit this magnificent facility and taste the beer, you can make a reservation to sample beer in the hospitality lounge. You get up to 3 samples in branded recyclable aluminum cups that you can take home. Non-alcoholic beverages also are available. Sampling-only is available Thursday-Sunday at various times between 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM.

Tour Information

• Tour Length:  1.5 hours
• Cost: Adults 21+ $20, under 21 $10, active Military/Veterans $10 (with ID), under 3 free . Taxes and services fees apply.
• Location: Visitors begin their experience at the tour parking lot located at 502 14th St. Golden, CO 80401 (Southeast corner of 13th & Ford St.)
• Ages: Guests under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult 21 years of age or older.
• Booking:  Brewery tour reservations go on sale at 12 a.m. Mountain Time, 25 days in advance. Reservations are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. For reservations visit:  coorsbrewerytour.com/tour-information .
• Reservations for those requiring accommodations: Accessible tours are offered. To request an accessible tour, please visit coorsbrewerytour.com#contact-us  and send a message with your request. Accessible tours are subject to availability.
• Cancellations:  No refund will be given for cancellations made less than 24 hours prior to the start time of your reserved tour. If a tour is canceled due to inclement weather or other circumstances by Coors Brewing Company, you will have the option to receive a refund of the full tour price purchase (including service fees) or have an alternate experience on the same day, if available. The service fee is non-refundable.
• Personal Items: Coors prohibits bags (including purses and backpacks), strollers and outside food & drink. For a complete list of guidelines, please visit coorsbrewerytour.com/tourinformation .
• Gift Shop:  The gift shop is available to visit on days tours are running. Gift shop visitors will board the shuttle at the tour parking lot to be transported to the store, located inside the brewery. Reservations are not required to visit the gift shop.

Coors Brewery Tour Questions:

Coors Brewery Tour Website Phone: 303-277-BEER (2337) .

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Coors Brewery Tour – Golden

The largest single brewery in the world, Coors Brewing Company, is located in downtown Golden. Tours and tastings are offered year-round and are open to guests of all ages as long as they are accompanied by an adult.

Explore a live working factory where every phase of the beer-making process is observed. The tours cost a fee and are self-guided with headsets available. There are learning stations around with pre-recorded descriptions. Reservations are required for all guests.

Hailing from Prussia, Adolph Coors, and Jacob Schueler established the brewery in Golden in 1873. The mountain on the Coors can is based on a Rocky Mountain peak in southwest Colorado.

Touring the Coors Brewery in Golden

There are two types of tours: self-guided (year-long) and guided tours (seasonally). The traditional 30-minute self-guided tour has educational stations and individual headsets. You get to enjoy a complimentary sample and three 10 oz beers afterward. During slower months, a live tour is given and they run for about 30 minutes.

You can also go on the Sampling-only tour where you go straight to the tasting room and try three complimentary beers. This is often what the locals do and you are free to partake in this tour daily. Enjoy some of Coors’s classic, seasonal, and even test-market beers. The whole operation lasts 1 – 1.5 hours including the shuttle, tour, and beer tastings. Drinking time may vary.

Getting There

Parking for the tour is located at 13th and Ford Streets, one block from the brewery. A free shuttle takes you downtown to the Coors factory and the driver usually tells you about the city of Golden on the way.

Tours and imbibing at the bar get busy during peak season, so plan weekdays and off-peak times when possible.

Address: 13th and Ford St, Golden , CO 80401

Phone: 800-642-6116

Season: Year-round

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Discover the buzz about Denver's craft beer scene with these tours

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Taste beers from breweries around the city and make note of your favorites on an excursion with Denver Microbrew Tours.

Of the Mile High City's many attractions , its craft breweries are likely the most sought-after destinations for beer lovers. To sample Colorado beer, learn how they're made, and enjoy expert commentary from a fun and informative guide, consider signing up for one of Denver 's guided beer tours. Using both traveler opinion and expert insight, U.S. News rounded up six of the best Denver brewery tours.

Note: Many tours will require you have a valid ID to participate, as several of these tours are for participants 21 and older.

Denver Microbrew Tours – LoDo Craft Beer Tour

Price: From $55 Duration: 2 hours

This walking tour takes you through lower downtown Denver, known as LoDo, and the Ballpark neighborhood for stops at four breweries and bars. At each stop, you'll learn the history of the beverage and how it is made, as well as the differences between various kinds of craft beer. You'll enjoy samples – at least 10 beer tastings, all told – at each stop along the 1.5-mile jaunt. Tourgoers love learning about both Denver and the different kinds of beers. They also appreciate the quantity and quality of the tastings.

This tour lasts a little more than two hours and costs approximately $55 per person. The tour runs at 3:15 p.m. Friday through Sunday with an additional tour at noon on Saturday. You'll depart from either Rock Bottom or Wynkoop Brewing Company, depending on the day and time you meet. Denver Microbrew Tours also offers a beer tour of the River North Art District.

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Denver Brew Tours – Walking Tour

Price: From $55 Duration: 2.5 hours

Denver Brew Tours will take you for a walk along Tennyson Street in North Denver to visit several microbreweries, including Berkeley Alley Brewing, Call to Arms Brewing Company, and Emporium Brewing Company. You'll spend about 2.5 hours drinking beer (at each stop, you'll enjoy a tasting flight) and learning from beer-savvy guides. Patrons enjoy this tour, saying the guides are amazing at helping travelers select beer based on their preferences.

Tickets cost approximately $55 per person. Tours depart at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Denver Brew Tours also runs private tours.

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eTuk Ride Denver – Drink Denver Craft Brewery Crawl

Price: From $420 per vehicle Duration: 2.5 hours

Cruise through Denver in an eTuk – a three-wheeled electric vehicle – as you visit three different local breweries that have been curated to suit your taste by your guide. Though you won't tour any brewing facilities on this 2 1/2-hour trip, you will receive one pint at each of the stops. Travelers enjoy riding in the eTuks to get to the different breweries. They also appreciate the tasty beer and experienced guides.

Tours are private and can accommodate up to six tour-takers. Participants must be at least 21 years old. Fees start at $420 per vehicle and includes gratuities, taxes, and pickup and drop-off at select downtown hotels or Union Station . Tours depart daily from Thursday to Tuesday.

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Coors Brewery Tour

Price: From $20 Duration: 1.5 hours

The Coors Brewery has been serving up cold beers right outside Denver in Golden, Colorado, since 1873. The Coors Brewery Tour gives you a 60-minute glimpse into the process of creating Coors products, including the science behind the brewing process. You also have the chance to enjoy three samples after the tour, given in aluminum cups that you can take home as a souvenir. Reviewers find the tour fun and educational, though some note you'll have to plan your outing in advance as reservations are required and tickets sell out fast.

Tours are available Thursday through Sunday from 10:10 a.m. to about 3:40 p.m., though hours are subject to change. Reservations are required and slots open 25 days in advance of the tour date. Keep in mind that if you take a tour you will not be permitted to bring any kind of bag with you into the facility and strollers, pets and outside food and drinks are prohibited. Tour tickets cost $20 per person. You can also do a sampling-only activity for $10 per person.

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Aspire Tours – Brews 'n Views

Price: From $109 Duration: 4 hours

This four-hour tour from Aspire Tours takes you to two separate breweries with a scenic drive through the Rocky Mountains in between. During the tour, you'll drive through Bear Creek Canyon and the Lariat Loop. You'll have time to sample beer at each brewery and Aspire Tours will pay for your first beer or tasting at each stop. Tour-takers enjoy the experience for the beer selection and personable guides.

This tour, which includes transportation, departs Fridays (and select weekend days) at 1 p.m. from Union Station. Fees start at $109 per person. Tours are capped at 13 participants, all of whom must be at least 21. Still thirsty? Aspire Tours also offers a hiking tour in Boulder that includes a stop at a craft brewery.

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WeVenture – Colorado Beer With a Cause

Price: From $99 Duration: 2.5 hours

This 2.5-hour walking tour puts a community-minded spin on your average brew tour: Not only will you sample Colorado beer, but each site you visit produces beer sustainably, promotes equality and supports local charitable causes. In all, you'll visit three or four local sites. Reviews say the guides are top-notch and share plenty of information about Denver.

Fees start at $99 per person and participants must be at least 21. The price includes a drink and snack at each stop. Tours depart Wednesday through Sunday at 4 p.m. WeVenture also operates a cocktail tour of Denver, plus history tours and private outings.

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Coors Brewery Tour – Tour Information and Tips for Visiting

As a Minnesotan, and one from the land of sky blue waters, it’s sacrilegious for me to claim my love of the beer which is born in the Rocky Mountains — Coors Light. But, I unabashedly continue to order my silver bullets and after a visit to the Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado, I am even more of a patron today.

Coors Brewery Tours – Golden, Colorado

Tours are about $20 per person. Check the website for hours. You can make reservations online or over the phone. It’s really better than I had anticipated and I think you’ll have fun, too!

Booking Reservations for a Coors Brewery Tour

The first and most commendable thing I noticed when I booked my brewery tour (over the phone) was the tour booker told us we’d need to present ID and vaccination card upon check in. After traveling extensively in LA this summer and fall, I had been waiting for the time I’d have to pull out my vax card, but it never came. Here, we did get carded for both age and vaccination. The information upfront was extremely helpful for planning.

If you have a larger group, book NOW. Do not wait! Luckily, there were only two of us, and we were super flexible, so we were able to find a two-person slot. Otherwise, it was booked out for a few weeks. That was in April. It will only get worse with tourist season underway.

New Tour, Different Flow

There are only about a dozen patrons on each Coors Brewery tour. A tour guide is with you at all times and tours last about an hour. You get three 8 oz. beers throughout the tour (if you are legal to drink, children are allowed on tour, but are given a different bracelet to designate them as underage.) The beers are perfectly paced with the information and duration of the tour.

Bonus: You get to keep the recycled Coors cups from your experience as fun souvenirs.

This is a different model than previous tours, so if you’ve done it before and didn’t’ love the experience, try it again. This was really a GREAT date for an afternoon of fun. Everything is streamlined and clean and the pace is perfect.

Coors Brewery Tours are Perfect for an Afternoon Date

We weren’t sure that we wanted to do a Coors brewery tour. After a weekend in Denver and the surrounding cities, trekking all over the front country and into the Rockies, we agreed this was one of the most carefree and simple fun memories we made. If you’re a beer enthusiast, this is a great time. Lots of bite-size history tidbits and sips of the cold, fresh beer made a great date! The beer is made with Colorado Rocky Mountain water. They keep it local, proudly. (Don’t worry: I asked–it’s NOT made from the stream on location.)

If you ARE coming from Denver, before you enjoy the tour, enjoy this amazing street taco joint we found which sets up the afternoon for success! Golden is a short drive from Denver (about 40 minutes from the Denver International Airport), but it’s worth the trip to experience the Coors brewery tour.

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Restaurants, food and drink, restaurants, food and drink | coors’ famous brewery tour returns after a two-year hiatus, the brewery added some extra perks like a free aluminum cup souvenir to enhance the experience..

The Coors brewery in Golden is restarting tours of the iconic beer-making facility this weekend after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to an announcement Monday, the tour has undergone a revamp to “enrich visitors’ overall experience.” Changes include a new onsite lounge, free samples throughout the tour and complimentary aluminum cups for guests to take home.

Starting March 18, tours will take place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with start times every 30 minutes from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The experience takes 90 minutes and costs $20 (plus tax). Attendees under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult, and proof of vaccination is required for everyone.

Adolph Coors opened the original Coors brewery at the same site in 1873.  Reserve your Coors Brewery tour spot here.

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Denver Brewery Tours

Get behind-the-scenes looks at Denver’s thriving beer scene, including the largest single-site brewery in the world, as well as specialty microbreweries. To enrich your experience even further, delve into the fine craft alcohol scene with  tours of Denver's distilleries .  

Note: Tour times are subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm.  

The Biggest Brewery in the World

The coors brewery tour.

The legendary  Coors Brewery  in nearby Golden can brew up to 22 million barrels and package up to 16 million barrels annually, making it the biggest single-site brewery in the world. The brewery offers guided tours (for a fee), a sampling-only experience (for a smaller fee) or you can just visit the gift shop.   

Downtown Denver Brewery Tours

Great divide brewing company.

Great Divide Brewing Company's  downtown  Brewery and Tap Room  is the go-to locale for many of Denver's beer aficionados, where you can sample any of the beers on tap, as well as the occasional Tap Room-only special release. The brewery offers behind-the-scenes tours of both its original Ballpark location and its RiNo Barrel Bar & Packaging Hall . 

Beer Walking Tour: LoDo to LoHi

Here's a walking tour that takes you from LoDo (Lower Downtown) to LoHi (Lower Highland), visiting several beer hotspots along the way. 

Wynkoop Brewing Company

Colorado's first brewpub opened in 1988 and was founded by a group of young urban pioneers that included John Hickenlooper, who went on to serve as Mayor of Denver for seven years and as the Governor of Colorado for two terms (the first former brewer to be elected as a state governor since Sam Adams in 1794). Today, the  Wynkoop Brewing Company  is the center of LoDo — Denver's hip historic district where century-old warehouses have been turned into more than 90 bars, brewpubs, restaurants and cafes. 

Guided Private Tours 

Denver microbrew tour.

Find out why Denver has been dubbed the "Napa Valley of Beer." The  Denver Microbrew Tour  is a 1.5-mile guided walking tour in downtown Denver's historic  LoDo  (lower downtown) neighborhood. The tour includes 10 samples at four of downtown's best breweries and tap rooms, including  Wynkoop Brewing Company   and  Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery . The guides are bona fide Denver brew aficionados, so you'll come out of this tour knowing more about beer than you ever thought possible. If street art is more your scene, join their RiNo Beer and Graffiti Tour, which winds past colorful murals in the River North Art District (RiNo)  on its path to four breweries (and possibly a cidery!). 

Aspire Tours' Brews n' Views Tour

Get out into the mountains and sample the best of the Colorado brewing scene with Aspire Tours . On this small-group tour, you'll learn the history of brewing in the area and enjoy stunning views while you visit three breweries in mountain towns (including historic  Golden ) on this half-day tour.

Denver Brew Tours

Take a private tour of Denver's best breweries with up to 14 of your closest friends with Denver Brew Tours . What makes this tour different? YOU pick the breweries! Choose from any of the more than 100 local breweries in and around Denver and Boulder, or pick from Denver Brew Tours' list of nearly 50 partner breweries, grouped by region so your can maximize your time. With Denver Brew Tours, you're in control of everything except the driving. Prefer to keep your feet on the ground? The company also offers a walking tour of Denver’s Tennyson Street Cultural District, including tasting flights at three local breweries. 

Mile High Bike Tours' Bike & Brew Tour

See some of the city’s best attractions by bicycle, including diverse public art, government buildings, beautiful parks, distinct architecture and all three professional sports arenas. Then, head to RiNo to sample some of Denver’s finest craft beer at a local hotspot on this approximately nine-mile, three-hour, fun-filled excursion.

Wynkoop's architecture is typical of the neighborhood, with hardwood floors, exposed brick walls covered with artwork and big open windows. The second floor of the huge pub has 22 pool tables, multiple dart boards and other bar games. There are always more than a dozen craft beers on tap. The flagship beer (available in cans) is Rail Yard Amber Ale, a smooth amber with the malty flavor of an Oktoberfest lager. For a true Colorado experience, try Patty's Chile Beer, a German-style lager made with chiles and smoked Ancho peppers. 

Direction to next stop:  Walk west on Wynkoop two blocks to the 16th Street Mall, then turn left and walk seven blocks to Curtis.

Rock Bottom Brewery

Today,  Rock Bottom Brewery  is a major chain with more than 30 breweries that produce 700 different craft beers that have won over 125 medals. But their brewery in Denver is the "mother ship," the first brewery of the chain when it opened in 1990. Rock Bottom has one of the best locations on the 16th Street Mall, Denver's mile-long pedestrian promenade. There are 41 outdoor patios along the Mall, but the one at Rock Bottom is the largest and one of the most popular. On summer weekends, bands play and hundreds of people gather to sip craft beer on the patio under twinkling lights, as horse-drawn carriages clatter by. The interior of the massive bar is built around towering glass windows displaying the brewing equipment. It can be noisy, crowded and fun, as the bar brings in an attractive crowd of young downtown office workers. For a quieter experience, head to the back bar, which has pool tables and a staff that's both knowledgeable and passionate about craft beer. Rock Bottom features the standard IPAs, Red Ale, White Ale, Dark Ale and a Winter Tartan Ale, as well as the always popular Molly's Titanic Brown Ale. The brewmaster at each pub creates specials, so check what's on the current beer list, and especially look for the hand-pulled cask-conditioned ales in the back room.

Direction to next stop:  Catch the free MallRide bus at the corner of 16th and Curtis and take it north to the final stop at the Union Station Light Rail. Walk back to 16th Street and over the Millennium Bridge (easily identifiable by the tall white mast). Continue straight through the Riverfront development and across Commons Park to a second pedestrian bridge over the South Platte River. On the other side of the bridge, walk one block to Platte Street and turn right. Denver Beer Company is on the far side of the street.

Take a seat outside and enjoy the sunshine at Denver Beer Co.

Denver Beer Company

Denver Beer Company  is one of the city's favorite tap rooms — a place that really captures the laid-back feeling of The Mile High City. Located in a former auto garage, on warm days the "walls" of the pub literally roll up, making the whole building open air. There's an outdoor patio with picnic tables next to a space where different food trucks park every day. 

Denver Beer serves only delicious homemade pretzels and beer, but you're welcome to bring your own food or purchase food at the rotating food trucks. Dogs are welcome too, and it's a rare day when there aren't at least a few pups at the bar or on the patio. Owners Charlie and Patrick began as home brewers and are dedicated to making the finest and most inventive beers in the city. There are usually a dozen small-batch beers on tap that rotate regularly. Check the chalkboard to see what's available. If Graham Cracker Porter is on tap, make that your choice. It's been described as "a campfire in a glass with notes of vanilla, smoked cedar and mulling spices." This is a neighborhood bar where people stop in after a bike ride or a run. Even Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is a fan — he helped Patrick and Charlie make a pumpkin ale here to kick off Denver Beer Fest in 2012.

Direction to next stop:  Turn right from the brewery and in a half block, head west over a third pedestrian bridge, which crosses I-25. Continue up 16th Street as it changes into Tejon Street, then turn right onto Erie Street just past Hirshorn Park. Turn left on 17th Street and walk up one block to your next destination, on your right.  

Recess Beer Garden

After crossing the bridge, you've entered LoHi, one of Denver's hippest and fastest-growing neighborhoods. Before you reach your next destination, stop on 16th Street when you see a 30-foot-high milk can. This is the legendary  Little Man Ice Cream , where they produce hand-made, small-batch ice cream, created with some of the finest local ingredients. Relax with a triple scoop (we're partial to the Salted Oreo) in their outdoor ice cream garden. For those poor souls who have trouble with milk? They sell a Lactaid pill for 50 cents!

Now, on to the next sip. Recess Beer Garden  is a great introduction to this section of town. Although no beer is brewed here, Recess offers 24 beers on tap, including plenty of local and Colorado drafts, along with out-of-state brews, ciders, seltzers, wine, cocktails and kombucha. The staff is beer savvy and will work with you to find the perfect selection, whether it's light, hoppy, malty or complex. Post up in the beer garden with some friends as you play yard games and enjoy everything Denver and Colorado have to offer.

Directions to next stop:  Exiting Recess, turn right and then take another immediate right onto 32nd Avenue. Walk two and a half blocks east until you reach a sharp turn in the road — and your next destination.

Avanti F & B

If all this walking has worked up an appetite, end your night with dinner (and another beer) at  Avanti F & B , one of Denver's most popular spots for foodies. Inspired by European markets and food-truck roundups, Avanti bills itself as a modern-day food hall, offering up seven different restaurant concepts under one roof. Grab a Neapolitan-style pizza, some TexMex BBQ or a traditional arepa. There are also two large bars — one upstairs and one downstairs — with 20 draft beers on tap, many from local breweries.

Directions to next stop:  Return to the Light Rail station the same way you came. From here, you can catch the free shuttle to anywhere on the 16th Street Mall.

Brewery Tours Outside of Denver

Farm house at breckenridge brewery.

Take a tour of the bucolic Breckenridge Brewery  facility in  Littleton . You'll walk through the whole brewing process and see from start to finish how Breck Brew gets the beer to your bottle. Everything from the 100-barrel brewhouse, to the fermentation hall, to the bottling line...and all with a complimentary beer in your hand! You'll taste and talk about the company's different beers and how they're made. Tours cost $3 and begin and end in the tasting room. We recommend grabbing a meal at the excellent Farm House Restaurant while you're there. 

Avery Brewing Company

One of Boulder's most beloved brewers,  Avery Brewing Company  is rapidly making headway on the national beer scene. Last year the company moved into a new $27 million "dream brewery" in north Boulder, upping both their brewing capacity and tap room seating.

Left Hand Brewing Co.

Located on the banks of Longmont's St. Vrain River, the patio is perfect for relaxation and beer appreciation. Since its founding in 1993,  Left Hand 's brews, including its iconic Milk Stout and Sawtooth Ale, have wowed beer connoisseurs, racking up dozens of medals at events like the Great American Beer Festival, the United States Beer Tasting Championships, the Brussels Beer Challenge, the World Beer Cup, the International Stockholm Beer & Whiskey Festival and more. You can also visit their newest location: Left Hand RiNo . The Denver outpost is a  full-service restaurant and bar, with 48 taps (including, of course, Left Hand's award-winning beers), along with wine, sake and cocktails. 

Avery Brewing's taproom serves beer available exclusively on-site.

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Coors Brewery Tour

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When your group visits the Denver area, you should stop by the Miller-Coors Brewing Company. In 1873, Adolph Coors tapped his first barrel and founded the Coors Company. Prior to the founding of Coors, the Miller Company was founded in 1855. Coors was originally known as the Golden Brewery . Both businesses survived Prohibition, the Great Depression, and two world wars. Miller-Coors has 300 years of combined experience.

In the course of the visit, you and your group mates will have the opportunity to see and taste traditional brewing at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Since its establishment in 1873, Coors Brewery has thrived on a legacy of quality, innovation and customer service. Visitors will learn about the company’s history and their passion for brewing. The team can explore the facility as part of the experience. In the course of the exploration, you will learn about the molting, packaging and brewing processes. Group members will also have the opportunity to check out old photos, neons, historical beer cans, bottles and memorabilia in the course of the visit.

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