Anheuser-Busch Brewery

Welcome to the ultimate factory, the historic heart of the Anheuser Busch brewing empire here in Saint Louis, Missouri. You have entered a facility of staggering proportions and profound historical significance. …

We commence our specific explorations at a structure that exudes pure Victorian elegance, the palatial Clydesdale Stables. Built in eighteen sixty five by Adolphus Busch, this spectacular circular, red brick building is…

Standing before us is the majestic Brew House, constructed in eighteen ninety one. This six story structure is the undisputed heart of the Saint Louis Brewery. …

We now focus on the massive, two story high vessels known as Mash Tuns, located on the second floor of the Brew House. It is within these steel bellies that the first critical step of brewing, mashing, takes place. …

Welcome to the cold side of the brewery, specifically the vast, cavernous Pestalozzi Street Cellar. The atmosphere here is radically different from the Brew House; it is cold, clinical, and quiet. …

We now enter a historically significant and highly labor intensive area of the complex: the Beechwood Aging Cellars. According to local lore, some employees consider this specific building to be the most haunted on the entire…

We exit the quiet aging cellars and enter an environment of frantic, deafening mechanical motion: the immense Bevo Packaging Plant. Prepare yourself for the sheer, overwhelming scale of this operation. …

We conclude our extensive, highly technical tour here in the welcoming, shaded environs of the Anheuser Busch Beer Garden. Having witnessed the monumental scale of the milling, mashing, fermenting, and packaging processes, this…