The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. According to the Molson-Coors website, the division is the third-largest brewer in the U.S. The brewery in Golden, Colorado is the world's largest on a single site.
In 1873, German immigrants Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler, a successful Denver businessman, established a brewery in Golden, Colorado. Coors invested $2,00...
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The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. According to the Molson-Coors website, the division is the third-largest brewer in the U.S. The brewery in Golden, Colorado is the world's largest on a single site.
In 1873, German immigrants Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler, a successful Denver businessman, established a brewery in Golden, Colorado. Coors invested $2,000 in the operation to Schueler's investment of $18,000. In 1880, Coors bought out his partner in "The Golden Brewery". The beer is said to take its flavor from the pure water of the Rocky Mountains.
In 1916, Colorado went dry with Prohibition. However, years before the Volstead Act went into effect nationwide, Adolph Coors with his sons Adolph Jr. and Grover and Herman had established the Adolph Coors Brewing and Manufacturing Company, which included the Herold Porcelain and other ventures. The brewery was converted into a malted milk and near...
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