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Golden Brewery

Coors Brewing Company’s founding brewery, nestled in the foothills of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, was founded by German immigrant Adolph Coors in 1873. Coors is a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company and brews Coors Banquet and Coors Light, among other popular beers. After more than 130 years, Coors’ original brewery still does business at the same address.

Location

Golden, Colorado

Year Opened

1873

Acreage

Approximately 1,500 acres. The world’s largest brewery on a single site (by volume).

Employees

Around 3,000

Type of Operation

Brewing, packaging, distributing Coors beer

Brands

  • Coors Banquet
  • Coors Light
  • Keystone
  • Blue Moon
  • George Killian’s Irish Red Lager

Fast Facts

  • Adolph Coors was 26-years-old when he opened the Golden Brewery in 1873
  • He introduced his first beer, Coors Banquet, in 1874
  • Coors is the 3rd larg est brewery in the US
  • Coors Light is Coors’ best-selling product
  • The Coors Brewery in Golden produces 1.5 million gallons of beer per day on average
  • About 1.2 million cans, 450,000 bottles, and 160,000 kegs of beer are produced each day
  • Coors malts virtually all of its barley at the Golden brewery
  • In 1959, Bill Coors developed the industry’s first two-piece aluminum can, and made history by launching an aluminum can recycling program
  • Coors is the largest consumer of recycled glass in the state of Colorado
  • Coors beer is kosher. Kosher is a higher standard for cleanliness and sanitation, and Coors wanted to be able to offer products to a wider adult audience