Coors may refer to:

Companies

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 ...

, part of the Molson Coors Beverage Company *

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 factorie ...

, 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 acqu ...

, 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 A ...

(1916–1960), grandson of Adolph Coors, was kidnapped and murdered * Coors Light Twins, 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 wa ...

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 s ...

(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 (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, elected in 1952. Birth and family Stanley was born in Pentwater, Michigan, the son of August Henry and Julia Marie (Duttenhofer) Coors. He mar ...

(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 met ...

, former name of an 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 t ...

, an 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 ...

,a baseball field in Denver *

Coors Visitor Centre The National Brewery Centre (formerly the Bass Museum of Brewing and later the Coors Visitor Center) is a museum and tourist attraction adjacent to the Bass Brewery in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The centre celebrates the brewing h ...

, former name of a museum in Burton upon Trent, UK

Sports

Coors 200 (disambiguation) There have been two races named Coors 200: * Coors 200 (USAC): a USAC National Championship Citicorp Cup Champ Car race held at Texas World Speedway in 1978 *Coors 200 (South Boston) The Textilease/Medique 300 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car ...

, car races * Coors Light 300, a NASCAR stock car race held in South Boston, Virginia *

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 ...

, a NASCAR stock car race held in Nashville *

Coors Classic The Coors International Bicycle Classic (1980–1988) was a stage race sponsored by the Coors Brewing Company. Coors was the race's second sponsor; the first, Celestial Seasonings, named the race after its premium tea Red Zinger, which began in 19 ...

, a bicycle race *

Coors Light Cash Spiel The Coors Light Cash Spiel was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held as part of the men's World Curling Tour. The event was held in November and took place at the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, Minnesota. It was held in conjunction with th ...

, a curling tournament held in Duluth

Other uses

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 mo ...

, a highway in New Mexico *

Coors Cutter Coors Cutter was a non-alcoholic beverage from Coors Brewing Company. It was introduced in 1991 with the formula revamped in 1994. It is still available in some markets. References Non-alcoholic drinks Discontinued products {{nonalco ...

, a 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 Canad ...

, a beer brand *

Coors Light Pole Award The Busch Light Pole Award, also called the Anheuser-Busch Pole Award if the driver is under 21 years of age (minimum age for alcohol advertising and consumption), and previously the Busch Pole Award (1979-1997, 2004–2007, 2018-2021), Coors Ligh ...

, a NASCAR racing award

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