FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * COORS PETER H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COORS ADOLPH CO [RKY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ADOLPH COORS COMPANY, 311 10TH STREET, NH 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2004 (Street) GOLDEN, CO 80401 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class B Common Stock (non-voting) 12/31/2004 12/31/2004 I   10,945 A $ 75.855 149,325 D   Class A (Adolph Coors Jr. Trust) NO CHANGE               1,260,000 I One of five Trustees (1) Class B (non-voting) (Adolph Coors Jr. Trust) NO CHANGE               1,470,000 I One of five Trustees (1) Class B Common Stock (non-voting) NO CHANGE               262.41 I 401(K) Plan (5) Class B Common Stock (non-voting) NO CHANGE               532 I Held by Wife (2) Class B Common Stock (non-voting) NO CHANGE               3,123 I Held by Children (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Class B Common Stock

(4)

805,130

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COORS PETER H C/O ADOLPH COORS COMPANY 311 10TH STREET, NH 300 GOLDEN, CO 80401	X			Chairman of the Board

Signatures

Annita Menogan as agent for Peter H. Coors		12/31/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary with others of this trust.
(2)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his wife and this report should not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other reason.
(3)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his children and this report should not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other reason.
(4)	The Reporting Person owns 805,130 options with various exercise prices and various expiration dates.
(5)	The amount of securities in the Reporting Person's 401(k) is derived by combining the value of contributions by Reporting Person to his 401(k) plus the Company matches to the Reporting Person's 401(k) and dividing this account balance by the Issuer's stock price as of 12/31/03 - this equals the reported number of shares in the Reporting Person's 401(k) account.

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