Coors Banquet Mind Map
by Norma Finelli
1. 2018 • Coors Molson acquires Clearly Kombucha of Fairfield, Calif. • Coors Molson acquires Aspall Cyder of Suffolk, England. • Coors Molson and HEXO Corp. form a Toronto-based joint venture called Truss to develop cannabis-infused beverages for the Canadian market. • Coors Molson acquires Vukovarsko Pivo of Vukovar, Croatia.
2. 1959 • Coors and Molson Canadian is introduced and established. • Also, Coors introduces aluminum cans, cold filter brewing and launches an American recycling revolution by offering a penny for every can returned to the brewery.
3. 2020 • Coors Molson changes corporate name to Molson Coors Beverage Company. • Molson Coors acquires Atwater Brewery of Detroit, Michigan.
4. 2019 Coors Molson acquires Pardubicky pivovar of Pardubice, Czech Republic, and Hop Stuff Brewery of London.
5. 2017 Coors Molson acquires Sharp’s Brewery of Rock, England.
6. 2016 • Coors Miller acquires Terrapin Beer Co. of Athens, Ga.; Hop Valley Brewing Company of Eugene, Ore.; and Revolver Brewing of Granbury, Texas. • Coors Molson acquires remaining shares of the Coors Miller joint venture from SABMiller.
7. 2015 • Coors Molson acquires Mt. Shivalik Brewery in India. • Coors Miller acquires Saint Archer Brewing in San Diego.
8. 2013 Coors Molson acquires Franciscan Well Brewery in Cork, Ireland.Franciscan Well brewery
9. 2012 • Coors Molson acquires Staropramen-maker, StarBev. • Coors Miller acquires Crispin Cider Company.
10. 2011 Coors Molson creates joint venture with Cobra Beer Company in India.
11. 2009 Coors Molson purchases Granville Island Brewery in British Columbia.
12. 2008 Molson Coors and SABMiller form a joint venture, Miller and Coors, which combines the U.S. and Puerto Rico business Miller/Coors logo.
13. 2005 Coors and Molson combine in a merger of equals. Later that year, the combined company acquires Creemore Springs Brewery in Ontario.
14. 2002 Coors acquires the England and Wales-based business of Bass Brewers and creates Coors Brewers Ltd., the UK's second-largest brewer.
15. 1995 Coors launches Blue Moon and the Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field in Denver is the first brewery in a Major League Baseball Stadium.
16. 1989 Coors/Molson merges with Carling O'Keffe, becoming Canada's largest brewer and fifth-largest brewer on North America.
17. 1978 Coors Light is introduced and dubbed the "Silver Bullet."
18. 1916 - 1933 Prohibition hits Colorado in 1916 and then the nation in 1919. Miller and Coors survive by brewing soda, near-beer and malt syrups until Prohibition is lifted in 1933.
19. 1885 Recyclable beer cans Coors launches its first recycling effort - 45 cents for dozen empty quart bottles.
20. 1873 Adolph Coors opens the Golden Brewery in Golden, Colorado.
21. 1975 Coors becomes a publicity traded company.
22. 1941 Coors aids war effort by setting aside half of all beer brewed for the military.
