Anheuser-Busch Tours - St. Louis, Missouri
Anheuser-Busch Tours - St. Louis, Missouri The free tours are offered and for those that are over age 21 there is free sampling in the hospitality room at the conclusion of the tour. See how the beer is made in the Brew House suilt in 1891, visit the Beechwood Aging Cellars, and the state of the art packaging facility.
Adults can enjoy two free glasses of any Anheuser-Busch product in the Hospitality Room at the end of the tour. Tourists can see beer being made live in front of them in hot and steamy vats in a working part of the brewery (from behind plexiglas shields).
St. Louis is the worldwide headquarters for Anheuser-Busch.
The tours begin with a visit to the home of the Clydesdales eight horse hitch, which is one of the historic landmarks on the property. The company keeps a rotation of its famous Clydesdale horses at its headquarters, and visitors to the brewery can observe the Clydesdales in their exercise field and see their places in the carriage house. The bulk of the herd is kept at the company farm in St. Louis County. The farm, known to many a St. Louisan as Grant’s Farm (having been owned by former President Ulysses S. Grant at one time.)
The atrium welcomes visitors with a visual tour of the beginning of the company. Pictures walk you through the early days and end in the present.
Anheuser-Busch began as a small brewery located in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1860, Eberhard Anheuser, a German-born prosperous soap manufacturer, became owner of the struggling brewery. Adolphus Busch, Anheuser’s son-in-law, became partner in 1869, and became president when Anheuser died in 1880.
Adolphus Busch was the first U.S. brewer to use pasteurization to keep beer fresh, the first to use artificial refrigeration and refrigerated railroad cars and the first to bottle beer extensively. In 1876, Busch introduced America’s first national beer brand - Budweiser.
Anheuser-Busch became the largest brewer in the United States in 1957.
Anheuser-Busch’s international operations, Anheuser-Busch International, Inc., was established in 1981 and is responsible for the company’s foreign beer operations and equity investments.
Today, Anheuser-Busch operates 12 breweries and several theme parks in the United States and has operations around the world
In St Louis they have the Conference and Sports Center that hosts events of all types.
Tour Hours: March - May, September - October Monday - Saturday 9 AM - 4 PM. Sunday - 11:30 AM - 4 PM
June - August - 9 AM - 5 PM and Sunday 11:30 AM to 5 PM.
November - February - Monday - Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM and Sunday 11:30 AM - 4 PM.
Tours are based on availability, closed some holidays. Call for information.
Location: 12th and Lynch St. Louis, Missouri Take I-55 to Arsenal St. Exit 206C
Phone: 314-577-2626
Hi. I was just wondering about taking a tour. I am getting married on Sept 27 of this year and would like to set up at tour for my new husband and myself for Sept 29 of this year. How would I set one up. When can I set one up.
Hi Kim,
I received your request for information regarding a tour at the Anheuser-Bush facility in South St. Louis, MO. Since we are the information site (not part of Anheuser Bush) I placed a call to them and learned that they run tours every Monday – Saturday beginning at 9 AM and running all day until 5. On Sundays the tours begin at 11 AM.
Therefore, you would be able to take the tour on that Monday anytime after 9 AM. It should be a wonderful experience, we hope you enjoy it!
Best Wishes on your upcoming wedding!
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