InBev of Belgium, the world's biggest brewer, is said to be preparing a takeover of Anheuser-Busch. Anheuser-Busch is headquartered in my home, St. Louis, Missouri, and has been operating here independently for 156 years. Most of us here in St. Louis have some connection to Anheuser-Busch that goes beyond their beer and the thought of losing them has us a bit worried.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently listed just some of the Anheuser-Busch related institutions in our town:
- Baseball games at Busch stadium
- Free brewery tours
- Grant's farm, a wildlife preserve owned by Anheuser-Busch where visitors can also sample free beer
- Bevo Mill - a restaurant built by Anheuser-Busch on the eve of Prohibition to make saloon-going seem more respectable
- August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area - a 7,000-acre park
My favorite Anheuser-Busch related St. Louis tradition is the free Christmas lights display at the brewery itself. It's beautiful. My second favorite (though if I liked the beer better it would be my first) is that its approximately 6000 St. Louis employees all get a free case of beer every month.
Of course, with a takeover we are worried about losing local jobs, but we are also worried about losing an important member of our community.
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