I may never drink the silver bullet again...
During my aforementioned foray (fiasco) south of the border (will Matt be allowed back into the United States? Who knows?) my trip mates and I were astonished to find Coors. Not Coors Light but actual Coors regular beer. We found this odd as after 4 years of university life we had come to believe that regular Coors had gone the way of New Coke or Pepsi Clear. It was actual Coors. So we of course partook in a few cans (beer being significantly cheaper south of the border).
So like any good student, I did some research. Why is regular Coors so rare? Well, I did not find the answer (not the best student?) but did learn that the Coors Brewing Company and Coors family are not the greatest or greenest group of people.
The first site I came across www.corporations.org/coors/ really didn’t have the nicest things to say about the makers of the Silver Bullet.
The Coors family and the corporation stand against everything I am proud to support (pollute quite a bit too).
1) The environment. Coors, according to Robert F Kennedy Jr, is one of the largest polluters in Colorado. That was pretty easy to verify as they have been cited for polluting numerous of times.
2) Gay marriage. During his race for United States Senator, Pete Coors stated that he does not support gay marriage and would support a bill against it but saw marketing towards the gay market as making good business sense. Seriously. Really. I do not even know where to go with that aside from all the beer you could sell for weddings.
3) Mixing beer with politics. Anti-gay marriage does not surprise me as their family founded the Heritage Foundation. The supporters of all things conservative and right. Let’s just say that today’s banner on their site asks “What would Reagan do?” (I can answer that; hand over control of public resources and allow private corporations to set Environmental Protection Agency Standards. Is there a prize?). The Heritage Foundation is a think tank that provides juicy soundbites for Fox News and many conservative pundits. It is also clear that many of the policies coming from the current White House find their origins in the minds behind Heritage (Heritage)
They get a little ridiculous though when they find a connection between the Nazis and the Coors family. I mean it is pretty outlandish and kind of made me roll my eyes. You cannot be responsible if you are accidentally associated with an organization that has a member that is a little off his rocker.
In recent years, Coors has begun to polish its image by not funding ultra conservative groups (directly).
(Here comes the big pun of the day… )
I guess you could say Coors leaves a pretty bad taste in my mouth.
But this is my opinion and I suggest everyone do their own research (does that keep me free from slander suits?).
