Coors


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Coors Brewing Company, or Coors, is now part of the Molson Coors Beverage Company. Coors may also refer to:

Companies

  • Adolph Coors Company, a former holding company controlled by the heirs of founder Adolph Coors
  • Coors Brewers, the UK arm of the Coors Brewing Company
  • CoorsTek, and its precursors Coors Porcelain and Coors Ceramics, a privately owned manufacturer of industrial products
  • MillerCoors, a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company

People

  • Adolph Coors (formerly "Kuhrs", 1847–1929), founded Coors Brewing Company in 1873
  • Adolph Coors II (1884–1970), son of Adolph Coors, second chairman of the Coors Brewing Company
  • Adolph Coors III (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
  • Joseph Coors (1917–2003), grandson of Adolph Coors
  • Pete Coors (born 1946), great-grandson of Adolph Coors, chairman of the Molson Coors Brewing Company
  • William Coors (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 (1889–1960), bishop of the Methodist Church

Places

  • Coors Amphitheatre (Greenwood Village, Colorado), former name of amphitheatre in Denver
  • Coors Events Center, arena in Boulder
  • Coors Field, baseball field in Denver
  • Coors Visitor Centre, former name of museum in Burton upon Trent, UK

Sports

  • Coors 200 (disambiguation), Coors Light 300, car races
  • Coors 420, NASCAR stock car race held in Nashville
  • Coors International Bicycle Classic, bicycle race
  • Coors Light Cash Spiel, curling tournament held in Duluth

Other uses

  • Coors Boulevard, a highway in New Mexico
  • Coors Cutter, beer brand
  • Coors Light, beer brand
  • Coors Light Pole Award, NASCAR racing award

See also

  • Lattie F. Coor (born 1936), former President of Arizona State University and the University of Vermont
  • The Corrs, Irish musical band
  • Coors Amphitheatre (disambiguation)
  • Coor (disambiguation)
  • Cohrs
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