I stand in front of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
This past weekend, while Lynn was speaking at a conference in St. Louis, I was able to spend a few hours sightseeing. Our beer connoisseurs will know that St. Louis is the home to Anheuser-Busch. The beer brewing process is indeed an interesting one and Anheuser-Busch has been doing it for over 100 years. I thought I would share some pictures and experiences of the tour. (All pictures can be clicked to see full-scale.)
A short introduction to Adolphus Busch begins the Anheuser-Busch story.
Memorabilia and historical artifacts in the entrance include one of their early red delivery trucks.
As you wait for the tour to begin, a large painting of their well-known Clydesdale’s hangs near the start.
While I took the walking tour, there are many different tours available.
The Clydesdale horses were indeed impressive.
One thing I learned, is that only male Clydesdale’s pull their classic carriage.
The carriages were housed inside.
These are the carriages that appear in parades and in television commercials.
The harnesses for the horses, are likewise, extremely large.
The horse’s name hangs above were they are housed in the stable.
As the tour progressed, I captured this bronze statue of the Anheuser-Busch eagle as we went into the brewery.
Row after row of huge mash tanks, were the beer ferments, took up over three stories of one building.
The Beachwood aging tanks, where the beer sits on top of beachwood chips to give it added flavor. One tank holds the equivalent of 250,000 individual six-packs.
After the wood does its thing, the shavings are recycled into mulch.
A sampling of the many beers brewed at the St. Louis facility. Cheers to the brew-masters there!