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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             Date of Report (Date of earliest reported) May 2, 2006

                          MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                      1-14829               84-0178360
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  (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission           (IRS Employer
        of incorporation              File Number)        Identification No.)

             1225 17th Street, Suite 3200                         80202
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                   Denver, Colorado                            (Zip Code)

              1555 Notre Dame Street East
                Montreal, Quebec Canada                         H2L 2R5
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       (Address of principal executive offices)               (Postal Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  303.277.6661  (Colorado)
                                                    514.521.1786  (Quebec)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     (a) On May 2, 2006, Molson Coors Brewing Company issued a press release
setting forth its earnings for the first fiscal quarter of 2006 ended March 26,
2006. A copy of its press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY
                                            (Registrant)
Date: May  2, 2006

                                            /s/ Martin L. Miller
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                                            (Martin L. Miller, Global Controller
                                            and Chief Accounting Officer)



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.    Description
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   99.1        Press release of Molson Coors Brewing Company dated May 2,
               2006, reporting Molson Coors Brewing Company financial results
               for the first fiscal quarter of 2006 ended March 26, 2006.