A coated food or beverage contact article that has been or will be ibrmed into a food or beverage container or container component, a method for making such containers or container components, coatingcompositions and polymers for use in such article or method. The coating composition comprises a polymer derived from or derivable from a polyphenol having two or more phenylene rings linked to or through an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group or groups, wherein the polyphenol is a reaction product of a monophenol with a polyolefinic terpene. The polyphenol may be a diphenol and a reaction productof a monophenol with a diolefinic terpene. The terpene may be a cyclic terpene.