[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 174 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1454]
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                         WILLIAM ``BILL'' COORS

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 26, 2018

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
William ``Bill'' Coors who passed away peacefully last week at the age 
of 102. Bill served as the chairman of what became the Coors Brewing 
Company from 1959 until 2000, and he continued serving as an official 
beer taster for Coors until his 100th birthday.
  Through Bill's decades of service to the Brewery, he was involved in 
much of the growth in the beer industry in America. One of his biggest 
accomplishments was his development of the aluminum can. Before 1959, 
Americans drank beer out of a tin-lined steel container. Not only was 
this practice extremely wasteful, but the lining affected the flavor of 
the beer. Bill realized aluminum would be a better container because it 
is 100 percent recyclable, it would be less expensive to transport, and 
wouldn't affect the taste of the beer. Bill's push to use the aluminum 
can and modernize the canning assembly line almost 60 years ago had a 
lasting impact on the entire industry.
  More importantly, Bill was a close family friend who worked with my 
father Leonard Perlmutter over the years. The two enjoyed a great 
friendship which spread to the rest of our families. I will always 
remember Bill as a fantastic piano player, as he would often play the 
piano beautifully at parties I attended. He was also involved in many 
community organizations throughout Colorado.
  I want to thank Bill for his years of friendship and recognize his 
tremendous contributions to the Coors Brewing Company over the years.

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