Coors Brewing Company The Coors Brewing Company started as an American brewery and beer company in Golden, Colorado. In 2005, Adolph Coors Company, the holding company that owned Coors Brewing, merged with Molson, Inc. to become Molson Coors. The first Coors brew ...

, or Coors, is now part of the

Molson Coors Beverage Company The Molson Coors Beverage Company is an American-Canadian multinational drink and brewing company incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law and headquartered in Golden, Colorado and Montreal, Quebec. Molson Coors was formed in 2005 t ...

. Coors may also refer to:

Companies

Adolph Coors Company The Adolph Coors Company was formerly a holding company in Golden, Colorado controlled by the heirs of founder Adolph Coors. Its principal subsidiary was the Coors Brewing Company. The brewery was founded in 1873. In 2005, Adolph Coors Co. merge ...

, a former holding company controlled by the heirs of founder Adolph Coors *

Coors Brewers Coors Brewers Limited, later known as Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Limited is the UK arm of Molson Coors Beverage Company. Its headquarters is in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The company originates from Bass Brewers Limited. The company ...

, the UK arm of the Coors Brewing Company *

CoorsTek CoorsTek, Inc. is a privately owned manufacturer of technical ceramics for aerospace, automotive, chemical, electronics, medical, metallurgical, oil and gas, semiconductor and many other industries. CoorsTek headquarters and primary factories a ...

, and its precursors Coors Porcelain and Coors Ceramics, a privately owned manufacturer of industrial products *

MillerCoors MillerCoors was a beer brewing company in the United States. MillerCoors was formed in 2008 as a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors to combine their brewing, marketing and sales operations in the United States. The company was acqui ...

, a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company

People

Adolph Coors Adolph Herman Joseph Coors Sr. (February 4, 1847 – June 5, 1929) was a German American brewer who founded the Adolph Coors Company in Golden, Colorado, in 1873. Early years Adolph Hermann Joseph Kuhrs was born in Barmen in Rhenish Pruss ...

(formerly "Kuhrs", 1847–1929), founded Coors Brewing Company in 1873 *

Adolph Coors II Adolph Herman Joseph Coors Jr. (January 12, 1884 – June 28, 1970) was an American businessman. He was the son of Louisa (Webber) and brewer Adolph Coors, and the second President of Coors Brewing Company. Life and career Coors was a graduate of ...

(1884–1970), son of Adolph Coors, second chairman of the Coors Brewing Company *

Adolph Coors III Adolph Coors III (January 12, 1915 – February 9, 1960) was the grandson of Adolph Coors and heir to the Coors Brewing Company empire. Life and career Coors was born on January 12, 1915, the son of Alice May (née Kistler; 1885–1970) and Ado ...

(1916–1960), grandson of Adolph Coors, was kidnapped and murdered *

Coors Light Twins Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski (born September 13, 1971) are Polish American models better known as the Coors Light Twins. They are also actresses and were briefly members of World Championship Wrestling's Nitro Girls.Joseph P. Kahn"Double exposu ...

, models and actresses *Herman Frederik Coors, son of Adolph Coors, founded the H.F. Coors China Company in 1925 and owned the

Herman Coors House The Herman Coors House, in Golden, Colorado, was the home of Herman Frederick Coors (1890-1967). It was originally built as a modest bungalow in 1915 by Elmer Johnson, who in 1934 built the brewhouse of the Coors Brewery. In 1917 the house was ...

Joseph Coors Joseph Coors, Sr. (November 12, 1917 – March 15, 2003), was the grandson of brewer Adolph Coors and president of Coors Brewing Company. Birth and education Coors was born in 1917 to Alice May Kistler (1885–1970) and Adolph Coors II. His sibl ...

(1917–2003), grandson of Adolph Coors *

Pete Coors Peter Hanson Coors (born September 20, 1946) is an American businessman and politician. He formerly served as the chairman of the Molson Coors Brewing Company and chairman of MillerCoors. Coors was the Republican party nominee in the 2004 United ...

(born 1946), great-grandson of Adolph Coors, chairman of the Molson Coors Brewing Company *

William Coors William Kistler Coors (August 11, 1916 – October 13, 2018) was an American brewery executive with the Coors Brewing Company. He was affiliated with the company for over 64 years, and was a board member from 1973 to 2003. He was a grandson of Ad ...

(1916–2018), grandson of Adolph Coors, former president and chairman of the Coors Brewing Company *

Holly Coors Holland "Holly" Coors (August 25, 1920 – January 18, 2009) was an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative political activist and philanthropist who had been married to Joseph Coors, the president of Coors Brewing Company. Co ...

(1920–2009), American conservative political activist and philanthropist *

D. Stanley Coors D. Stanley Coors (1 August 1889 – 6 March 1960) was an American bishop of The Methodist Church (USA), The Methodist Church, elected in 1952. Birth and family Stanley was born in Pentwater, Michigan, the son of August Henry and Julia Marie ( ...

(1889–1960), bishop of the Methodist Church

Places

Coors Amphitheatre (Greenwood Village, Colorado) Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre (formerly Comfort Dental Amphitheatre and Coors Amphitheatre) is an 18,000-person capacity amphitheatre located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States. It is the largest outdoor amphitheatre in the Denver m ...

, former name of amphitheatre in Denver *

Coors Events Center The CU Events Center is an 11,064-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, on the main campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Opened in 1979, it is home to the Colorado Buffaloes men's and women's basketball te ...

, arena in Boulder *

Coors Field Coors Field is a baseball stadium in downtown Denver, Colorado. It is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. Opened in 1995, the park is located in Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood, two blocks from Union Station. The sta ...

, baseball field in Denver * Coors Visitor Centre, former name of museum in Burton upon Trent, UK

Sports

* Coors 200 (disambiguation),

Coors Light 300 The Textilease/Medique 300 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at South Boston Speedway, in South Boston, Virginia. One of the inaugural events of the series from its 1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Sing ...

, car races *

Coors 420 The Coors 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Nashville International Raceway. It was held annually from 1959 to 1984. Past winners *1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis An energy crisis or energy shortage is ...

, NASCAR stock car race held in Nashville * Coors International Bicycle Classic, bicycle race * Coors Light Cash Spiel, curling tournament held in Duluth

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Coors Boulevard New Mexico State Road 45 (NM 45) is a State Highway in the US state of New Mexico that runs parallel to the Rio Grande from the Pueblo of Isleta, through Albuquerque, and to the Southern boundary of Rio Rancho. Route description Throughout ...

, a highway in New Mexico *

Coors Cutter Coors Cutter was a non-alcoholic beverage from Coors Brewing Company The Coors Brewing Company started as an American brewery and beer company in Golden, Colorado. In 2005, Adolph Coors Company, the holding company that owned Coors Brewing, ...

, beer brand *

Coors Light Coors Light is a 4.2% (US) ABV light beer brewed in Golden, Colorado; Albany, Georgia; Elkton, Virginia; Fort Worth, Texas; Irwindale, California; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was first produced in 1978 by the Coors Brewing Company. The Canadia ...

, beer brand * Coors Light Pole Award, NASCAR racing award

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