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Answers to the Riverfront Times 2012 News Quiz

In January Riverfront Times published its annual "News Challenge" -- 78 multiple-choice questions testing how well readers paid attention to current events over the past twelve months. Within a week, more than 100 of you submitted your answers to us. A few weeks later a dozen readers e-mailed a simi ... More >>

Benton Park: An Updated Guide to Restaurants in the Benton Park Neighborhood of St. Louis

St. Louis' neighborhoods are gems in their own right: full of history, great people and, as far as Gut Check is concerned, fantastic food. Each week we'll take you into a specific neighborhood and point you in the direction of the best places to grab some bites. This week we wander the old-school ... More >>

Anheuser-Busch Accused of Watering Down Beer; Deceiving Customers

A new class action lawsuit filed in courts around the country is accusing Anheuser-Busch of adding water to its beers in the final stages of bottling. "Because water is cheaper than alcohol, AB adds extra water to its finished products to produce malt beverages that consistently have significantly ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events in St. Louis This Weekend: Jan. 25-26

Winter wages on -- embrace it by attending a frosty brewfest or St. Charles' Fete de Glace. Alternatively, you won't have to look far for ways to warm up. Try the Mardi Gras Wine, Beer & Whiskey Tasting or the Rep Theatre's annual Food and Wine Experience. Friday (Jan. 25): Mardi Gras Wine, Beer ... More >>

Q&A With Pete Kelly, Founder of Salute American Vodka -- Released First in Missouri

Chesterfield-native (and Chaminade alum) Pete Kelly spent the better part of the past twenty years working in the global marketing industry, working for firms in St. Louis, New York and Chicago. In 2008 he founded his own marketing agency, Situ8, in Chicago. And this past year, Kelly founded Better ... More >>

Anheuser-Busch InBev Gets Free Advertising -- Twice -- from the Movie Flight

Oh, those devilishly clever execs at Anheuser-Busch InBev. First, they discover that Robert Zemeckis' brand-new film Flight contains scenes where Denzel Washington's character -- an alcoholic airline captain -- swills bottles of Budweiser. Let's put that another way: They figure out that millions of ... More >>

Beer Book War! Updated Anheuser-Busch Biography Available as E-Edition

Last week Riverfront Times told you about Bitter Brew, the new biography of the Busch family that comes out this month from publisher HaperCollins. But Bitter Brew isn't the first book to examine St. Louis' first family of beer, nor is it the only book about the brewer to go on sale this fall. Under ... More >>

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

Poll: Should Anheuser-Busch InBev Keep Funding Lance Armstrong's Cancer "Charity"?

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is now considered so toxic in the wake of recent doping accusations that big sponsors such as Nike and Trek are running for the hills. So too is Anheuser-Busch InBev. The beer giant used to pay Armstrong to promote Mic Ultra, but n ... More >>

DC Flag Could Fly Over St. Louis City Hall; Mayors Bet on NLDS

See this flag? It could be flying over St. Louis city hall next week should the Nationals beat the Cardinals in the National League Division Series. See also: AB-InBev Outraged Over World Series Bet Excluding Budweiser

St. Louis-Based American Patriot Beer Makes Its Local Debut

Lifelong St. Louisan John Beal's favorite beer growing up was Budweiser. "I always wanted the Budweiser car to win," he says. When its parent company Anheuser-Busch was purchased by Belgian brewing behemoths InBev in 2008, the career roofer was "bothered" by the takeover, and decided to take matters ... More >>

This Week in Anheuser-Busch InBev World Domination

Oh, yawn, just another week in Anheuser-Busch InBev's Borg-like growth across the world. First came news that A-B has agreed with the St. Louis Cardinals and developer Cordish Companies to be a tenant for the first phase of the long-delayed Ballpark Village project. A-B will open a restaurant feat ... More >>

Anheuser-Busch Test Markets Margarita-Flavored Beer

​You'd think that the brain trust at Anheuser-Busch InBev would have considered the margarita earlier. After all, the blend of tequila, lime juice and orange-flavored liqueur is one of the most popular mixed drinks in America. But, no. When the brewery first looked south of the border for inspirat ... More >>

AB-InBev Wants You to "Track Your Bud"

Look closely at that Budweiser in your hand. It has a German name. It was produced by Brazilians. Its brand-name used to be owned by the Dutch. But it's distinctly American. If you're confused, worry not. Anheuser-Busch InBev has launched a new software program called "Track Your Bud," allowing you ... More >>

Did Mayor Slay dis Anheuser-Busch? Readers sure hope so.

Report: AB-InBev Outraged Over World Series Bet Excluding Budweiser

Cardinals and Budweiser: Nothing to make light of.​St. Louis gossipmeister Jerry Berger writes this week that Anheuser-Busch InBev "is pissed" with a friendly wager that Mayor Francis Slay made with Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck over the World Series. The bet would have Slay winning some Texas stea ... More >>

Budweiser Hopes "Bow Tie" Can Boosts Sales

New can: Does it Bud for you? ​We'd always heard that the beer industry was pretty much recession-proof. In good economic times, people drank because they were happy. In bad economic times, people drank perhaps even more because they were depressed. Well, so much for that, at least according to An ... More >>

Monsanto Tenth Most Innovative Company in U.S., Forbes Says

​Monsanto is a huge, environment-contaminating, organic-seed-modifying beast, sure, but the company must be doing alright. After all, Forbes loves them. The business magazine recently released its list of the country's most innovative companies, and Monsanto hits the rankings high, at No. 10 ... More >>

Formerly AB-Owned Purus Vodka Expands Distribution

Image viaThis sexy bottle is "designed to emulate the shape of a water droplet off of the Italian Alps!" Recognize!​In 2008, InBev bought Anheuser-Busch, creating ABInBev, now the world's largest brewer. Of course, you know that! The story dominated the news for a large chunk of that summer. ... More >>

In Honor of St. Louis Craft Beer Week, Gut Check Plans to Launch Our Own Brew

Image viaSt. Louis Craft Beer Week offers lots and lots of fancy-pants brew-centric events.​Call us crazy, but sometimes Gut Check International HQ misses the good ol' days when Anheuser-Busch drove this city like a team of clydesdales and you could actually buy a Busch beer at the stadium tha ... More >>

Anheuser-Busch Wants to Trademark Your Area Code

Image viaAnheuser-Busch may not want to use this trademark -- but they definitely want to own it.​If brewing giant Anheuser-Busch gets its way, we won't just be living in the 314.We'll be living in the 314 (TM).The St. Louis-based brewery, now owned by Belgian conglomerate InBev, has applied for a ... More >>

August Busch IV Saga Tackled by BusinessWeek

August Busch IV gets the BusinessWeek treatment.​Cocaine! Oxycodone! A former Hooters waitress, dead in a darkened bedroom!A very bad beer baron!A BusinessWeek feature story that hit the Internets today, "Fall of the House of Busch," details the 2010 death of the girlfriend of August Busch IV, Adr ... More >>

Biz Journal's "30 Under 30" Features St. Louis Food Folk [UPDATED]

The St. Louis Business Journal released its annual "30 Under 30" list of local business up-and-comers. Five honorees are from the food-business sector, ranging from small-business entrepreneurs to rising bigwigs at huge local corporations. Anthony Bommarito Jr. is poised to operate A. Bommarito Wi ... More >>

Thurman Grill & Provisions' Neighborly Happy Hour

Kristen KlempertThurman Grill & Provisions​ The Joint: Thurman Grill & Provisions 4069 Shenandoah Avenue; 772-8484 The Hours: Tues.-Fri. 4-7 p.m., Sat. Noon-7 p.m. The Deal: $4 Jagers, $.50 off drafts, $3.50 rails, ½ off second glass or bottle of wine The Scene: Hidden in the tree-lined n ... More >>

Beyond Schlafly: Three microbreweries for the St. Louis summer

$1.5 Million to Settle Wrongful-Death Suit? Busch IV Has Paid Bigger Bar Tabs

...and death, too!​The Post-Dispatch reports this morning that August Busch IV will pay $1.5 million to settle a wrongful-death suit brought on behalf of the son of his deceased girlfriend, Adrienne Martin. Martin died of a drug overdose at Busch IV's suburban St. Louis home in December. Prosecuto ... More >>

Six-Pack City: Six Row Brewing Company adds food to the equation

Review Preview: Six Row Brewing Company

Jennifer SilverbergBeer flights at Six Row Brewing Company​I took a break from writing reviews last week. What did I do instead? I drank beer. Specifically, I drank beer at Six Row Brewing Company (3690 Forest Park Avenue; 314-531-5600). I also tried some of the fare from the brewpub's relatively ... More >>

August Busch IV Slapped With Wrongful Death Suit

August Busch IV​The Post-Dispatch reports that August Busch IV has been sued in St. Louis County Circuit Court over the death last December of his girlfriend, Adrienne Martin. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed today on behalf of Martin's eight-year-old son, Blake Alexander Martin. Blake's fathe ... More >>

Amputations at Anheuser-Busch Can Factory Remind Daily RFT of Halloween Joke

​The Occupational Safety and Health Administration this week slapped Metal Container -- an Arnold-based can maker for Anheuser-Busch InBev -- with a $107,000 in fines for 14 violations of federal safety standards. The OSHA crackdown follows two amputations at the plant, in which one employee lost ... More >>

August Busch IV Confession Offers More Heartbreak Than Answers

August Busch IV​Are we the only ones not sure of what to make of August Busch IV's confession today to the Post-Dispatch? Speaking publicly for the first time since his 27-year-old girlfriend, Adrienne Martin, was found dead in his home last month, Busch suggests that she may have died from Trazod ... More >>

The Women of August Busch IV (NSFW)

Adrienne Nicole Martin​While the tragic death of Adrienne Nicole Martin remains shrouded in mystery, her passing confirms one thing: St. Louis' most notorious bachelor is back on the prowl.August Busch IV, who served as CEO of Anheuser-Busch prior to its acquisition by InBev, reportedly had been d ... 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 >>

Book on Anheuser-Busch Takeover Paints Busch III and IV at Odds

​A new book on InBev's 2008 acquisition of Anheuser-Busch doesn't paint the most flattering picture of August Busch III and his son, August Busch IV. In Dethroning the King, author Julie MacIntosh (a reporter with the Financial Times) writes that Busch III's spending sprees as CEO of the St. Louis ... More >>

Brazilian Investment Firm Buys Burger King

Image viaBurger King now has an even greater global presence!​Brazilian investment firm 3G will purchase perpetual fast-food bridesmaid Burger King for roughly $4 billion, the New York Times reports. The deal holds some (admittedly tangential) interest for St. Louis.A backer of 3G is Brazilian bil ... More >>

Schlafly Rises in Craft Beer Volume Ranks; A-B Still #1 Overall

Image viaStill looming large.​The Brewers Association has released its annual list of the top 50 craft and overall breweries by volume. The St. Louis Brewery, maker of Schlafly beers, ranked #41 on this year's list of craft brewers, up from #50 last year.Boston Beer Co., maker of Sam Adams, is #1 ... More >>

AB-InBev Brewery Workers Choose Between Buyouts and Layoffs

Image viaWho's behind the latest brewery lay-offs?​Like a shopper deciding between Bud Light and Bud Select, local brewery workers are stuck with two underwhelming options from AB-InBev: retire early or get laid off.We missed this story when it first appeared in last Friday's St. Louis Business Jo ... More >>

AB-InBev to Employees: This Job Cut Is For You

Image Via An armadillo after losing his job to corporate "restructuring"​If something happens every month is it still considered news? We only ask because Anheuser-Busch InBev announced its plans to lay off another 400-plus employees from its North American workforce. That's the third time ... More >>

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adds Investigative Reporters to Masthead

The Anheuser-Busch InBev beat remains vacant, but the local daily is beefing up its investigative chops in other areas with the just-announced hiring of two new reporters. Jim Doyle, a former investigative reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle who's been covering airier subjects of late, will wor ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 1.25

​ A look at the industrial methods to make meat safer. Urinating on the steaks isn't mentioned. (Chicago Tribune, Canton Rep)A-B InBev and unions reach agreement in Belgian brewery strikes. (Wall Street Journal)New generation of winery ends, turns to vegetable production. (New York Times)A e ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 1.18

​ New Jersey state Assembly passes bill requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus. (Convenience Store News)Anti-E. coli treatment might lead to cookie dough shortage. InBev labor dispute affects Stella Artois supply. (USA Today, BBC)People make dinner parties difficult. (Ch ... More >>

The Axe Continues to Fall at Anheuser-Busch InBev

And this time more St. Louis jobs were on the chopping block. The once-local company announced last Friday afternoon -- prime time for issuing bad news press releases -- that a "small number" of domestic brewery workers were being laid off.Image Via​Via the St. Louis Business Journal:Jim Brickey, ... More >>

Fired AB-InBev Workers In Belgium Took Their Bosses Hostage

photo by Reuters via Brisbane TimesAngry Belgian brewers took hostages and burned pallets in the street​Yesterday, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced that nearly 800 workers in Belgium and Germany -- ten percent of the company's European workforce -- were about to lose their jobs in a cost-cutting mea ... More >>

Dive or Not? Arena Bar and Grill Tests the Dive Bomber

Robin Wheeler​Can a bar be a dive if it has flowers planted in front and offers issues of local foodie magazines? Can a dive bomber be a dive bomber if she goes to a bar and drinks nothing but iced tea?Yes, if I'm having lunch at Arena Bar and Grill. This tavern on the bottom level of a rambling ... More >>

Woman Discovers Glass Ceiling is Big Ol' Bottle of Budweiser

Not all ladies are so wild on about Budweiser.​Francine Katz thought her 2002 promotion to Vice President of Communications and Consumer Affairs at Anheuser-Busch was her ticket to untold riches as an executive of a major corporation. Instead, Katz claims she received compensation worth just a fr ... More >>

What!? Anheuser-Busch Has "Frat House" Culture!? We'd Never Guess Based on Its Ads!

Today a former Anheuser-Busch executive filed a lawsuit claiming her former employer  discriminated against her based upon her gender. The suit filed by Francine Katz claims Anheuser-Busch (now AB-InBev) has a "locker room and frat party atmosphere" that works against female employees. Whoa! St ... More >>

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