FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 JOHN K 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/09/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MOLSON COORS BREWING CO [TAP] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COORS FAMILY TRUSTS, MAIL STOP VR 900 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) GOLDEN, CO 80401 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class B Common Stock 9,252,994 I (1) By: Keystone Financing LLC Class B Common Stock 532 D   Class B Common Stock 532 I (2) Held by wife Class B Common Stock 1,041 I (3) As custodian for son Class B Common Stock 1,041 I (3) As custodian for son Class B Common Stock 1,041 I (3) As custodian for daughter Class B Common Stock 1,041 I (3) As custodian for daughter Class B Common Stock 844 I (3) As custodian for son Class B Common Stock 509 I (3) As custodian for daughter

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COORS JOHN K C/O COORS FAMILY TRUSTS MAIL STOP VR 900 GOLDEN, CO 80401	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey H. Coors as Attorney-in-Fact		02/21/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Keystone Financing LLC ("Keystone") is a limited liability company that directly owns the reported securities. The members of Keystone, including the May Kistler Coors Trust dated, September 24, 1965 (the "Trust"), have dispositive power over the reported securities only in the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Keystone. The Reporting Person is trustee of the Trust, and in such capacity has, along with the other trustees of the Trust, dispositive power over the reported securities. As such, the Reporting Person is reporting beneficial ownership of all stock held by Keystone directly and the Trust indirectly, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities owned by Keystone and the Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(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)	Represents stock gifted to sons and daughters under Uniform Transfer to Minors Act CO.

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