I remember & im barely 40... ;) but do you guys remember why?
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polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Because you were born in 1973?
Gerald Ford had a case of it tucked away in his luggage when he returned to Washington last month from a vice-presidential skiing trip to Colorado. President Eisenhower had his own steady supply airlifted to the White House aboard an Air Force plane. Actor Paul Newman refuses to be seen drinking any other brand on the screen. Until a court made him stop, Frederick Amon, 24, used to drive a refrigerated truckload every week from Denver to Charlotte, N.C., where he sold it to restaurants and country clubs for as much as $1 a can, better than triple the retail price of about $1.50 a sixpack.
The object of that foaming frenzy is Coors Banquet Beer, brewed from the waters of the 70 to 80 springs around Golden, Colo., 15 miles west of Denver. Unlike most U.S. beers, Coors contains no preservatives or stabilizers and is not pasteurized; if left unrefrigerated and allowed to get warm, it will spoil in a week. It is probably the only beer that is kept cold from the brewery to the customer. But its lack of additives and its brewing process greatly enhance its taste. For many connoisseurs, Coors is the Château Haut-Brion of American beers.
The object of that foaming frenzy is Coors Banquet Beer, brewed from the waters of the 70 to 80 springs around Golden, Colo., 15 miles west of Denver. Unlike most U.S. beers, Coors contains no preservatives or stabilizers and is not pasteurized; if left unrefrigerated and allowed to get warm, it will spoil in a week. It is probably the only beer that is kept cold from the brewery to the customer. But its lack of additives and its brewing process greatly enhance its taste. For many connoisseurs, Coors is the Château Haut-Brion of American beers.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
has that changed?
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Seen Smokey & the Bandit many many times. Watch ol Bandit Run
They brewed all the beer back in the day at Golden, Colorado and had a distribution limit radius of 8 hours from Golden. They didn't have any other breweries then.
I believe Coors beer is different today. Most beers are pasteurized and premium taste if consumed in 30 days.
Craft beers or micro brews are not pasteurized and don't last that long. Somebody on FCBO brews beer IIRC and is a lot more knowledgeable about beer. I don't drink so my interest in how it's made isn't that great.
I believe Coors beer is different today. Most beers are pasteurized and premium taste if consumed in 30 days.
Craft beers or micro brews are not pasteurized and don't last that long. Somebody on FCBO brews beer IIRC and is a lot more knowledgeable about beer. I don't drink so my interest in how it's made isn't that great.
Sigh......
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Zymurgy (Mike) is the brewer here....
Sorry, Bob but that's propaganda. It was a union/non-union thing as I recall.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
[h=3]Labor issues[edit source][/h]In April 1977, the brewery workers union at Coors, representing 1,472 employees, went on strike. The brewery kept operating with supervisors and 250 to 300 union members, including one member of the union executive board who ignored the strike. Soon after, Coors announced that it would hire replacements for the striking workers.[SUP][7][/SUP] About 700 workers quit the picket line to go back to work, and Coors replaced the remaining 500 workers, keeping the beer production process uninterrupted.[SUP][8][/SUP] In December 1978, the workers at Coors voted by greater than a two to one ratio to decertify the union, ending 44 years of union representation at Coors. Because the strike was by then more than a year old, striking workers could not vote in the election.[SUP][9][/SUP]
Labor unions organized a boycott to punish Coors for its labor practices.[SUP][10][/SUP] One tactic employed was a push for state laws to ban sales of unpasteurized canned and bottled beer.[SUP][11][/SUP] Because Coors was the only major brewer at the time not pasteurizing its canned and bottled beer, such laws would hurt only Coors.[SUP][12][/SUP] Sales of Coors suffered during the 10-year labor union boycott, although Coors stated that declining sales were also due to an industry-wide downturn in beer sales, and to increased competition. To maintain production, Coors expanded its sales area from the 18 western states to which it had marketed for years, to nationwide distribution.[SUP][13][/SUP]
The AFL-CIO ended its boycott of Coors in August 1987, after negotiations with Pete Coors, head of brewery operations. The details were not divulged, but were said to include an early union representation election in Colorado, and use of union workers to build the new Coors brewery in Virginia.[SUP][14][/SUP]
In 1988, the Teamsters Union, which represented brewery workers at the top three U.S. beer makers at that time (Anheuser-Busch, Miller, and Stroh), gained enough signatures to trigger a union representation election inside the Coors company. Coors workers again rejected union representation by more than a two to one ratio.[SUP][15][/SUP]
Labor unions organized a boycott to punish Coors for its labor practices.[SUP][10][/SUP] One tactic employed was a push for state laws to ban sales of unpasteurized canned and bottled beer.[SUP][11][/SUP] Because Coors was the only major brewer at the time not pasteurizing its canned and bottled beer, such laws would hurt only Coors.[SUP][12][/SUP] Sales of Coors suffered during the 10-year labor union boycott, although Coors stated that declining sales were also due to an industry-wide downturn in beer sales, and to increased competition. To maintain production, Coors expanded its sales area from the 18 western states to which it had marketed for years, to nationwide distribution.[SUP][13][/SUP]
The AFL-CIO ended its boycott of Coors in August 1987, after negotiations with Pete Coors, head of brewery operations. The details were not divulged, but were said to include an early union representation election in Colorado, and use of union workers to build the new Coors brewery in Virginia.[SUP][14][/SUP]
In 1988, the Teamsters Union, which represented brewery workers at the top three U.S. beer makers at that time (Anheuser-Busch, Miller, and Stroh), gained enough signatures to trigger a union representation election inside the Coors company. Coors workers again rejected union representation by more than a two to one ratio.[SUP][15][/SUP]
Coors had other problems too...
[h=3]Minority issues[edit source][/h]A federal lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 1975 ended in a settlement with Coors agreeing not to discriminate against blacks, Mexican-Americans, and women.[SUP][16][/SUP]
In 1977, Coors was accused of firing gay and lesbian employees.[SUP][17][/SUP] Coors encouraged the organization of its gay and lesbian employees into the Lesbian and Gay Employee Resource (LAGER) in 1993.[SUP][18][/SUP] In May 1995 Coors became the 21st publicly traded corporation in the United States to extend employee benefits to same-sex partners.[SUP][19][/SUP] When company chairman Pete Coors was criticized for the company's gay-friendly policy during his 2004 Republican primary campaign for one of the US Senate seats from Colorado, he defended the policy as basic good business practice.[SUP][[/SUP]
[h=3]Minority issues[edit source][/h]A federal lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 1975 ended in a settlement with Coors agreeing not to discriminate against blacks, Mexican-Americans, and women.[SUP][16][/SUP]
In 1977, Coors was accused of firing gay and lesbian employees.[SUP][17][/SUP] Coors encouraged the organization of its gay and lesbian employees into the Lesbian and Gay Employee Resource (LAGER) in 1993.[SUP][18][/SUP] In May 1995 Coors became the 21st publicly traded corporation in the United States to extend employee benefits to same-sex partners.[SUP][19][/SUP] When company chairman Pete Coors was criticized for the company's gay-friendly policy during his 2004 Republican primary campaign for one of the US Senate seats from Colorado, he defended the policy as basic good business practice.[SUP][[/SUP]
440Sled
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Back on topic here.......I've known Tony for a few years now and he's really digging this car and it's come a long way in the short time he's owned it. This car was probably days away from being sent to the crusher when he stumbled upon it. I went with him to take a look at it and for $1500 it was a decent car. Then we popped the hood and saw the dual snorkel and HP manifolds. I pulled him aside and told him to buy this thing! Like he said, a tune up and some fresh fluids and it runs like a champ!
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Damn, How surprised were you to pop that hood and seeing that HP sitting in there?? I bet that sealed the deal real quick,lol. Nice score indeed. Hey man, try not to let it scrape to much on the ground, eh,lol.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Exactly. Never happened to me neither. Used to be every c body hood I peeked under was either a 318 or 360.....ESP. the fuselage Plymouth Furys. So frustrating that was.
440Sled
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It also has the stock sure-grip rear end, and my eyes got REAL big when I saw the motor.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Well I guess so......... I am jealous
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