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  Exhibit 4.3    
    


 EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE  


 DATED AS OF June 30, 2008  


 to  


 INDENTURE  


 dated as of May 7, 2002  


 among  


 COORS BREWING COMPANY,  


 as Issuer  


 THE GUARANTORS NAMED THEREIN,  


 as Guarantors  


 and  


 DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,  


 as Trustee  








        EIGHTH
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of June 30, 2008 (this "Eighth Supplemental Indenture"), to the Indenture dated as of
May 7, 2002, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of May 7, 2002, the Second Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of October 3, 2003, the Third
Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of February 17, 2005, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of April 10, 2007, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of
February 1, 2008, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of May 23, 2008 and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of June 27, 2008 (collectively, the
"Original Indenture" and, together with this Eighth Supplemental Indenture, the "Indenture"), among
Coors Brewing Company, a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), Molson Coors Brewing Company (f/k/a Adolph Coors Company), a Delaware corporation (the
"Parent"), Coors Distributing Company, a Colorado corporation, Coors International Market Development, LLLP., a Colorado limited liability limited
partnership, Coors Worldwide, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Coors Global Properties, Inc. (f/k/a Coors Caribe, Inc.), a Colorado corporation, Coors International, Inc., a
Colorado corporation, Coors Brewing Company International, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Molson Coors Capital Finance ULC, a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company, Molson Coors
International L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CBC Holdco, Inc., a Colorado corporation, MCBC International Holdco, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Molson Coors International
General, ULC, a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company, Coors International Holdco, ULC, a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company, Molson Coors Callco ULC, a Nova Scotia
unlimited liability company (collectively, the "Guarantors"), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the
"Trustee"). 


        WHEREAS,
the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee are authorized to enter into this Eighth Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Original Indenture; 


        WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Original Indenture, each of the Parent and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries that guarantees any Senior Debt of the Parent
or the Company after the Issue Date to, at the same time, execute and deliver to the Trustee a Guaranty Agreement pursuant to which such Subsidiary will guarantee payment of the Securities on the same
terms and conditions as those set forth in Article 10 of the Original Indenture; and 



        WHEREAS,
on June 30, 2008, Molson Canada 2005, a Subsidiary of the Company, agreed to guarantee the obligations under the Credit Agreement dated as of March 2, 2005 among
the Company, the Parent, Molson Canada 2005, Molson Inc., Molson Coors Canada Inc. and Coors Brewers Limited, the Lenders party thereto, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, and Bank of Montreal, as Canadian Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time. 


        NOW,
THEREFORE, THIS EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH: 


        That
the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 


        Section 1    Defined Terms; Rules of Interpretation.    Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The rules of interpretation set forth in the Indenture shall be applied hereto as if set forth in full herein. 


        Section 2    Additional Subsidiary Guarantor.    Molson Coors 2005 hereby agrees to guarantee payment of the
Securities as a Subsidiary Guarantor, on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in Article 10 of the Original Indenture. 



        Section 3    Ratification of Original Indenture: Supplemental Indentures Part of Original Indenture.    Except
as expressly amended or supplemented hereby, the Original Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and
effect. This Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Original Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of any Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered
pursuant thereto shall be bound hereby. Except only insofar as the Original Indenture may be inconsistent with the express provisions of this Eighth Supplemental Indenture, in which case the terms of
this Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall govern and supersede those contained in the Original Indenture, this 










Eighth
Supplemental Indenture shall henceforth have effect so far as practicable as if all the provisions of the Original Indenture were contained in one instrument. 


        Section 4    Counterparts.    This Eighth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 



        Section 5    Governing Law.    This Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another jurisdiction would
be required thereby. 


        Section 6    Concerning the Trustee.    In carrying out the Trustee's responsibilities hereunder, the Trustee
shall have all of the rights, protections, and immunities which the Trustee possesses under the Indenture. The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the
Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Eighth Supplemental Indenture. 


        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Eighth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
written. 



					
	 	 	COORS BREWING COMPANY
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Peter S. Swinburn








	 	 	Name:	 	Peter S. Swinburn
	 	 	Title:	 	President












					
	 	 	GUARANTORS:
	

 	
 	

MOLSON COORS CAPITAL FINANCE ULC
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Douglas N. Beck








	 	 	Name:	 	Douglas N. Beck
	 	 	Title:	 	Assistant Secretary
	

 	
 	
MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Douglas N. Beck








	 	 	Name:	 	Douglas N. Beck
	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President
	

 	
 	
CBC HOLDCO, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Douglas N. Beck








	 	 	Name:	 	Douglas N. Beck
	 	 	Title:	 	Secretary






 





											
	 	 	MOLSON COORS INTERNATIONAL LP
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

MOLSON COORS INTERNATIONAL GENERAL, ULC

Its General Partner
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Douglas N. Beck








	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Douglas N. Beck
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Attorney in Fact under Power of

Attorney dated June 17, 2008 for

Samuel D. Walker, Vice President






 





							
	

 	
 	
MOLSON COORS INTERNATIONAL GENERAL, ULC
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Douglas N. Beck








	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Douglas N. Beck
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Attorney in Fact under Power of Attorney

dated June 17, 2008 for

Samuel D. Walker, Vice President












							
	

 	
 	
COORS INTERNATIONAL HOLDCO, ULC
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Douglas N. Beck








	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Douglas N. Beck
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Attorney in Fact under Power of Attorney

dated June 17, 2008 for

Samuel D. Walker, Vice President






 





					
	 	 	MOLSON COORS CALLCO ULC
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Kevin T. Boyce








	 	 	Name:	 	Kevin T. Boyce
	 	 	Title:	 	President






 





							
	 	 	MOLSON CANADA 2005
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Douglas N. Beck








	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Douglas N. Beck
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Attorney in Fact under Power of Attorney

dated June 17, 2008 for

Samuel D. Walker, Representative






 





							
	 	 	DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY

    AMERICAS by DEUTSCHE BANK

NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Irina Golovashchuk








	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Irina Golovashchuk
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Assistant Vice President
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ David Contino








	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	David Contino
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President














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