 |
 |
|
Biography of Adolph Coors
Name: Adolph Coors
Birth Date: February 4, 1847
Death Date: June 5, 1929
Place of Birth: Barmen, Elberfeld, Prussia
Nationality: American, German
Gender: Male
Occupations: brewer, businessman
Adolph Coors
Adolph Coors (1847-1929)is a legend in the brewing business. He came to the United States as a penniless immigrant from Germany in 1868, with the dream of becoming a brewer of the finest beer in the world.Adolph Herrman Kohrs (who changed the spelling of his surname to Coors), was born on February 4, 1847 in Barmen, a Prussian city that would later be known as the German city of Wuppertal. His parents, Helena Hein and Johan Joseph Kohrs, were a working couple of modest means. To help the family, young Adolph was apprenticed to a stationer in the nearby town of Ruhfort, where he worked as a printer's assistant. When the family moved to Dortmund in 1862, Coors signed a three-year article of apprenticeship to the Henry Wenker Brewery. Although this job would lead to later fame and fortune, a tragic event also happened that year--both of his parents died, leaving Coors …showed first 150 words…
You are viewing only a small portion of the biography.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
|
|
…showed last 150 words…service men, salesmen, college students and others to take a six pack or a case of Coors on a trip to the east, to share with friends. Soon the friends began to demand that excellent beer from Golden, Colorado. As the fame of the product spread, distribution grew.The company continued to introduce innovative products and practices, and to involve itself in new brewing technology. Tinplate cans, aluminum cans, a special malting process, the "sterile-fill" process and constant refrigeration are some of the practices introduced by the Adolph Coors Company.Coors died in an accidental fall from a hotel window while visiting Virginia Beach, Virginia on June 5, 1929. He knew in retirement that his company had been built on solid foundations, and that it would survive and grow under the direction of his sons. Further Reading Baker, Debbie. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, ColoradoCoors History, http://www.coorsandco.com/HI_index.html
Need a custom written paper?
|
|
 |
|
