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Beer in St. Louis

Beer history, breweries and beer culture in St. Louis (USA).

The Budweiser brand was created here in 1876. On 7 April 1933 Anheuser-Busch presented its team of Clydesdale horses here for the first time.

Breweries in St. Louis

Anheuser-Busch

St. Louis · since 1852

Adolphus Busch turned his father-in-law Eberhard Anheuser’s brewery into a corporation. Budweiser (1876) became one of the best-selling beer brands in the world. Since 2008 Anheuser-Busch has been part of AB InBev.

Known for: Budweiser, Michelob

Beer history of St. Louis

  1. 1876

    Adolphus Busch launches Budweiser – named after the Bohemian town of Budweis.

  2. 1933

    On 7 April light beer is legal again. Anheuser-Busch shows its Clydesdale team for the first time.

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