Chipmunk6
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Coor's is like making love in a canoe.
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Bob R
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I took a suitcase full of the stuff (about 80 lbs) back to Iceland after a visit home to Oklahoma in 79 or 80. It only took a six pack to get it past customs. That, and a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20. Neither of those were available in Iceland. We sold it for quite the premium in our First Class Mess in the barracks. 
bob
bob
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In 1970 I got orders to go from Vietnam to Fort Sam at San Antonio. I thought I would be able to get Coors in Texas, but it was not available. Lone Star and Pearl were both in San Antonio and we visited them both as they had samples. Lone Star had a big gun and western museum as well as orange pop and root beer that my wife liked. Pearl tried to be Coors like as they advertised how good their water was. Longnecks of both were under $4 a case. On some weekends, Piggly Wiggly had Bud cans for $.99 a six.
MrAmbassador
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MD20/20, there's a whole new thread. If only I could remember that weekend in Lake George.
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Moonman
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Coors= Dog Swill.
As LIGHT as Coor's regular is, I wouldn't think it could be made any lighter.
As LIGHT as Coor's regular is, I wouldn't think it could be made any lighter.
cass
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Coors gives me a headache, Bud gives me gas. I can tolerate Miller, but due to cost, I just drink Keystone Lite. After a couple, the brand just doesn't matter, as long as it's COLD. I'm in the heat most of the day, so water is my choice.
DoubleAdobe
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I have drank a substantial quantity of Coors, I would hazard a guess that I have puked more of it than most have drank.
I was in Laramie at the single Steer Roping Finals in 1976, the Coors folks were pushing this new thing called Coors Lite.
I agree with some other posters here, being lighter than the original is just ridiculous.
However, I remember in the early 80's, Coors was uder fire for adding nitrates to their beer.
I became convinced that the nitrates were giving me those awful headaches when overindulging, so I switched to Miller High Life for a while.
I prefer Keystone for a cheap beer and Negro Modelo now when I am flush.
I was in Laramie at the single Steer Roping Finals in 1976, the Coors folks were pushing this new thing called Coors Lite.
I agree with some other posters here, being lighter than the original is just ridiculous.
However, I remember in the early 80's, Coors was uder fire for adding nitrates to their beer.
I became convinced that the nitrates were giving me those awful headaches when overindulging, so I switched to Miller High Life for a while.
I prefer Keystone for a cheap beer and Negro Modelo now when I am flush.
LouisianaJoe
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In the 60's and 70's, I had a friend that would sometimes bring back Coors when he went to that part of the world. I believe that they have changed it to make it last longer and it no longer tastes the same now. I have read that they were in a lawsuit because they would not sell to some distributors because they would not refrigerate their trucks. It appears that their quality standards are not the same today as they were back then. I rarely drink Coors now. I like beer with more flavor now.
DoubleAdobe
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I was in SD on the Cheyenne River Sioux Rez as a high school student during summer vacation in 1973. I was from S. AZ and didn't know Coors was a rare commodity there, it was bootlegged in and commanded a high price. I was altogether indifferent to this as a youngster, but some people made some big money with this distribution differential.
While there, I got to sample Mickey's big mouth, not bad, PBR, OK after the first one, but Olympia, never developed a taste for it, but come on, when that is what ya got, ya drink it,LOL.
Edit: BTW, the old deal on Coors was don't let it sit and get hot too long. That was for real, it would get skunky fairly quickly. I haven't drank enough of it in adverse conditions,LOL, since those yesteryears to know if they changed something, although, I still hear that it is code dated for freshness, like that matters to a kid.
While there, I got to sample Mickey's big mouth, not bad, PBR, OK after the first one, but Olympia, never developed a taste for it, but come on, when that is what ya got, ya drink it,LOL.
Edit: BTW, the old deal on Coors was don't let it sit and get hot too long. That was for real, it would get skunky fairly quickly. I haven't drank enough of it in adverse conditions,LOL, since those yesteryears to know if they changed something, although, I still hear that it is code dated for freshness, like that matters to a kid.
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Coors Light comes out of the faucets at my house. You can get it either hot or cold.
GF
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Here's a picture of me back in the 70's headin' out west to pick up some Coors.
I had a long way to go and a short time to get there.
GF
I had a long way to go and a short time to get there.
GF
My experience with Coors is like the OP. I went to college in 1971 and just down the road was the most Eastern vendors of Coors in Texas. So it was the "in" beer, although we could buy Old Milwaukee Qts. for 25 cents with our fraternity discount. I like more flavor in my beer. Coors taste like that pure, refreshing mountain water with beer spilled in it. Coors light should be sold with a nipple on it. Baby beer.
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I generaly like St. Pauli girl, Grolsch, or one of the Sam Adams brews. ButI don't turn up my nose at "mainstream" American beer. There is absolutly nothing better on a hot summer day then guzzling a Bud, PBR, Coors, etc. so icey cold it gives you a brain freeze!
A big reason people used to be so wild about coors was because it was so hard to get in some states. Which I imagine is why Japanese are so wild about Bud.
A big reason people used to be so wild about coors was because it was so hard to get in some states. Which I imagine is why Japanese are so wild about Bud.
In 1960 we moved to Ft. Stockton, Texas. A number of the neighborhood families would take turns having a BBQ at each others' homes on the weekend. One of the neighbors was a Border Patrolman, and he was as rough as they come...when it was his turn, he would always serve Coors. He had a daughter about my age...we would wait until it got dark and everyone was fairly "happy" and then we'd sneak some beer. We liked Coors much better than Schlitz (which is what my step-father always drank) or any of the other brands the other parents would serve. Those were good times. I got my first kiss from that girl. 
I haven't had a beer in several years (stomach surgery, can't drink carbonated beverages now) and I didn't usually drink Coors...but when I would have one, it always took me back to those summer evenings.
We moved away from Ft. Stockton in 1965, and I never saw the girl again. I did hear that her father (the Border Patrolman) was killed in the line of duty after we moved, by some illegals he was attempting to arrest.
I haven't had a beer in several years (stomach surgery, can't drink carbonated beverages now) and I didn't usually drink Coors...but when I would have one, it always took me back to those summer evenings.
We moved away from Ft. Stockton in 1965, and I never saw the girl again. I did hear that her father (the Border Patrolman) was killed in the line of duty after we moved, by some illegals he was attempting to arrest.
max, it is hard to believe YOU started a beer thread! 
I've downed a Coors or two myself. While I was in Kosovo, I found a German wheat beer I was quite fond of.
I've downed a Coors or two myself. While I was in Kosovo, I found a German wheat beer I was quite fond of.
CAJUNLAWYER
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You guys laughed and made fun of me wit my Rolex thread and now, y'all snobbing about beer. Well as far as power drinking fishing beer you can't beat Schaefers light. Plus a case of it costs less than $10 and that's with 12oz cans. ANd I agree with Charlie and the others, good beer comes in many forms-let's see...there's COLD beer-never had a bad one of those....there's beer someone else paid for, again never had a bad one of those. Beer is a lot like conubial relations-some are better than others, but I've never had a bad one
ANd I agree with Charlie and the others, good beer comes in many forms-let's see...there's COLD beer-never had a bad one of those....there's beer someone else paid for, again never had a bad one of those. Beer is a lot like conubial relations-some are better than others, but I've never had a bad one 
Really! I think I was there,
YOU TWO???
I was the guy you traded the Boone's Farm with
>>>>> I THINK
DeathGrip
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YOU TWO???
I was the guy you traded the Boone's Farm with
Her name was Michelle.
