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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 * Molson Eric Herbert   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MOLSON COORS BREWING CO [TAP.A; TAP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY, 1225 17TH STREET, SUITE 3200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/18/2006 (Street) DENVER, CO 80202 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 05/18/2006   A   1,500 A $ 0 (1) 3,000 D   Class B Common Stock               234 I by Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. (2) Class A Common Stock               126 I by Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. (2)

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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
Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	(3)							(4)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	928,612		928,612	I	by Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. (2)
Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	(3)							(4)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	333,529		333,529	I	by 4280661 Canada Inc (6)
Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	(3)							(4)	(5)	Class B Common Stock	1,724,566		1,724,566	I	by Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. (2)
Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	(3)							(4)	(5)	Class B Common Stock	619,411		619,411	I	by 4280661 Canada Inc. (6)
Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	(3)							(4)	(5)	Class B Common Stock	35,640		35,640	I	by Lincolnshire Holdings Limited (7)
Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	(3)							(4)	(5)	Class B Common Stock	45,194		45,194	I	by 4198832 Canada Inc. (8) (9) (10)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Molson Eric Herbert C/O MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY 1225 17TH STREET, SUITE 3200 DENVER, CO 80202	X	X

Signatures

Laura L. McGee as agent for Eric H. Molson		05/19/2006
**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)	Mr. Molson received a grant of restricted stock as director compensation. The shares vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant date.
(2)	These shares are owned by Pentland Securities (1981) Inc., which is owned in part by Lincolnshire Holdings Limited which is wholly owned by Mr. Molson. Mr. Molson disclaims benefical ownership of these shares.
(3)	The shares are exchangeable on a 1-for-1 basis for shares of the corresponding class of Molson Coors Brewing Company common stock.
(4)	These shares are exchangeable at any time.
(5)	There is no expiration date.
(6)	These shares are owned by 4280661 Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. Mr. Molson disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(7)	These shares are owned by Lincolnshire Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by by Mr. Molson.
(8)	These shares are owned by 4198832 Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincolnshire Holdings Limited.
(9)	Effective January 1, 2006, Mr. Molson resigned as a Trustee of the Thomas Henry Pentland Molson Trust and thus no longer has a reportable beneficial interest in 7,720 and 6,964 shares of Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc., which were formerly reported as owned indirectly by DJS Holdings Ltd and BAX Investments Ltd, respectively.
(10)	Effective January 1, 2006, Mr. Molson resigned as a Trustee of the Thomas Henry Pentland Molson Trust and thus no longer has a reportable beneficial interest in 143,698 and 145,092 shares of Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc., which were formerly reported as owned indirectly by 6339522 Canada Inc., and 6339549 Canada Inc., respectively.

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