On with the sightseeing......

They told us that the Coors brewery here in Golden has the largest brewhouse in the world. They have 50 HUGE copper kettles for the various stages of the brewing process.  This is a minor sampling of what we saw.  This brewery has been in operation since 1873.  Wow.  Even during the Prohibition, when they made malted milk.

The tour is very interesting -- we definitely recommend it.  And of course, there is the free beer at the end of the tour.  And we aren't talking small sample size drinks of beer.  You can get up to 3 full size glasses of their different beers.  Did you know that they also make Miller, Killian Red, and Blue Moon beers?  Nope, we didn't know that!

After the tour, we wandered around downtown Golden for a while.  They have quite a few bronze sculptures around town and this one made me think of my brother-in-law, who is a bicycling enthusiast extrodinaire!

And you might have noticed in these pics, it was cloudy, overcast, and rainy today.  The storms finally moved completely through in the late afternoon and we were blessed with a lovely rainbow over the foothills.

This evening we got to have dinner with my brother, Mark, and our lovely niece, Haleigh.  She just graduated from college and we couldn't be prouder of her.  Now she begins the difficult task of selecting the college for her masters work.  Can't wait to see what adventures she has!  :)