Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.

Photos: Cardinals Finally Break Ground on Ballpark Village, Release New Renderings

Finally. This morning, the St. Louis Cardinals officially broke ground -- shovels and all! -- on the much-anticipated, much delayed development of Ballpark Village, the mixed-use seven-block project just north of Busch Stadium. The Cardinals, working with development partner Cordish Companies, say ... More >>

Busch Unbottled: Divulging secrets from the sudsy to the sordid, a new book pops the top off St. Louis' beer-brewing dynasty

At the Scottish Arms They'll Kilt You With Kindness

Kristen Klempert​The Joint: The Scottish Arms 6-8 South Sarah Street; 314-535-0551 The Hours: 3-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Late-night happy hour 10 p.m.-close The Deal: $3 rails, $2 off draft beers, $1 off wine by the glass, $2 baskets of crisps. Late-night happy hour: Specials including $4 wee bombs ... More >>

Happy Hour at Sub Zero Vodka Bar -- Think of It As an Infusement Park!

Kristen KlempertVodka makes us happy. Does vodka make you happy?​The Joint: Sub Zero Vodka Bar 306 North Euclid Avenue; 314-367-1200 The Hours: Mon.-Fri. 4-6 p.m. The Deal: $4 vodka infusions, half off Anheuser-Busch bottled beers, half off select appetizers. To hell with the beers, bring o ... More >>

Researcher: InBev Pushes Anti-Booze Program That's Destined to Fail

​ St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch (which is now, of course, part of the InBev conglomerate) has long been a font of carbonated sustenance to college kids across the United States, appealing to thirsty scholars and rabid game-day fans alike. Through i ... More >>

10 Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, December 18-20, 2009

This is the last non-holiday weekend 'til 2010, so get out there and enjoy it! Here are our ten suggestions for things to do this weekend that will cost your $10 or less! Image ViaJimmy Keuhnle brings his fluffy performance art to the Gateway Arch Friday.​Inflatable Suit Performance Tour at the Ga ... More >>

10 Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, December 11-13, 2009

Any other month of the year you might be called a cheap-skate, penny-pinching tight-wad. But this is December. Being low on expendable funds ostensibly means you've spent your hard-earned money on gifts for loved ones. Stay fly this weekend on a budget and catch the holiday spirit with these suggest ... More >>

Is AB-InBev Trying to Play Down the Belgian Roots of Bud Light Golden Wheat?

anheuser-busch.com​On Monday, Anheuser-Busch-InBev announced the nationwide release of Bud Light Golden Wheat, the latest spin-off of the company's most popular brand (Chelada, anyone?) and another attempt by the world's largest brewer to break into the micro-brew market and quench the nation's ev ... More >>

Does Brussels Sprout from New Bud Light Golden Wheat?

anheuser-busch.com​Over at Daily RFT, my colleague Keegan Hamilton has a new post about Anheuser-Busch's latest beer product, Bud Light Golden Wheat. Citing beer blogger Lew Bryson, Hamilton wonders why Anheuser-Busch won't give more specifics about what specific type of wheat beer the latest iter ... More >>

Bud Light Ad "In the Can" is One for the Ages

On Friday we told you how Bud Light has been forced to stop selling its school-colors themed "Fan Cans" near the University of Missouri and dozens of other college campuses nationwide. In hindsight, perhaps college administrators got their undies in a bunch because Anheuser-Busch didn't employ a cle ... More >>

Real Men of Genius: Mizzou Chancellor Kindly Requests A-B to Quit Selling Bud Light in Black and Gold Cans

budlight.com​ Add Mizzou to the list of schools that fail to see the "genius" of the Bud Light Fan Can. Chancellor Brady Deaton has officially registered his disapproval.As Chad reported last week, Fan Cans,  A-B's latest ad campaign for the fall, involves selling cans of Bud-Light decorated ... More >>

Budweiser Raises Eyebrows With "Beer and Porn" Web Ad

No matter your, ahem, tastes, you can probably agree that the latest Bud Light marketing campaign stinks. Not only is "drinkability" an absurd, made-up word, the commercials that feature people "drawing" on the screen seem about ten years behind the technology curve. Luckily, the ad-maker ... More >>

So Long Bud (TV)

bud.tvHave you heard the news? Anheuser-Busch's entertainment Web site, Bud.TV, is finito. The company switched it off yesterday. Today the site features only the placeholder to the left accompanied by a short message thanking the millions of viewers who've logged into the site over the past two yea ... More >>

St. Louis Has Its Playboy Back!

Wow! You hear the news? Beer scion August Busch IV divorced his wife Kathryn Lisa Busch (formerly Kathryn Thatcher) on Wednesday in St. Louis County Circuit Court. The couple married just over two years ago. Busch is 44. His ex-wife just 28. I, for one, am glad to hear that Busch IV is back in the f ... More >>

FoodWire: CNN Travel Piece Highlights St. Louis Brewpubs

A colleague passed along this "Budget Travel" item on CNN. In remarkably simplistic language, it observes that St. Louis isn't just about Anheuser-Busch. (No crap. Would it have killed them to put this in the context of the InBev buyout?) The Schlafly Tap Room and Bottleworks, Alandale Brewing Co., ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 1.6

In today's news: CEO news from Tyson and Chipotle, AB ditches the free beer, and scientists give cocaine to bees.

Drink of the Week: Bacardi Silver Raz

Steinberg Skating Rink
400 Jefferson Drive (in Forest Park)
314-367-7465

AB InBev To Lay Off 1,000 in St. Louis

Anheuser-Busch InBev employees are buzzing about imminent job cuts in the wake of InBev's recent acquisition of St. Louis' corporate crown jewel. The company today announced that it would cut 1,400 jobs in the United States, about 75 percent of them (1,050 jobs) in St. Louis. According to ... More >>

The (Late) Morning Brew: Thursday, 10.30

Beer School: Week 1

Three for Three: 7.18-7.20

Budweiser vs. Stella Artois: A Taste Test

Budweiser vs. Stella Artois: A Taste Test

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 7.9

Over the Weekend: Photos from Fair St. Louis, Live OFF the Levee, Cardinals vs. Cubs

No BS: RFT Softball Squad Is Victorious

A-B Sale Gets The Onion Treatment

Can Steak-umm take Malcolm's mind off of losing Anheuser-Busch?

The Morning Brew: Friday, 6.13

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 6.4

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 5.28

Seeing Stars

Variety brings the fun

The (Late) Morning Brew: Thursday, 4.3

Unreal News Challenge 2007

Week of December 27, 2007

Secret Santa

Snag part of Unreal's crapucopia of gifts for your office gift exchange!

Review Preview: Sage

Free Ride

Joe theorizes why the Cards have gotten so many "Get Out of Jail Free" cards.

Star Power

Czech Mate for Anheuser-Busch

Unreal News Challenge 2006

Week of December 21, 2006

Broke Bat Mountain

Tony La Russa loves So Taguchi; Kevin McGowan hates Twain. And as for Unreal? Well, we're pretty darn fond of Budweiser slogans and a rather imaginative local blogger.

Unreal News Challenge 2005!

Time again to take the year-end quiz

Jack's Pumpkin Spice Ale

Lynch Street Bistro, 1031 Lynch Street, 314-752-5777.

You Want Fries with That?

Unreal finally finds happiness with that elusive combination of beer, prophylaxes and popcorn shrimp; plus, Whitey Herzog in a Misfits T-shirt!

What's Brew With You?

The new Bottleworks is full of Schlafly goodness -- and bison!

Turkey With Plum Sauce

Celebrate Thanksgiving the way the Pilgrims did: at a casino with Vietnamese pop stars!

Best Arts Organization

COCA (Center of Creative Arts)

Best Hidden Neighborhood

South Soulard

Bud Bank Shot

King of Beers plays the angles to put money in Krewson's pocket

Party Crashers

Ralph Nader tries to derail the corporate-sponsored presidential debates with a lawsuit. Protesters have their own plans to disrupt the Bush-Gore affair at Wash. U.