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That's how many cans of beer the Anheuser-Busch plant in St Louis can make in one day! They give a great free tour, with free samples, so off we went.
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The Clydesdales were there to welcome us.
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The Brewhouse, with its beautiful clock tower, was built in 1891.
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On the tour we saw lovely stained class windows, chandeliers, and old restored wagons.
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Each line can produce 1,950 cans of beer a MINUTE! They were doing bottles the day we were there, and they were just flying by.
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The brew kettles are where hops are added in the process. To see all the steps, go
here and click on each tab under "Brewing Process."
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These are the beechwood chips used to provide the beechwood aging unique to Anheuser-Busch.
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The chips and yeast are added to the beer in these fermentation tanks to completely ferment the beer. The process takes up to 6 days.
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I'm sorry I didn't get any pictures of the free samples, but I did get a picture of Kasey Kahne's racing uniform. I was really hoping HE would be there!
Wow that is really amazing how much they produce in a day, I loved this post thanks so much for sharing, when we go to busch gardens that is what I love most is the clydesdale horses :o)
ReplyDeleteI went to the Anheuser-busch factory in New Hampshire last fall, the Clydesdales were awesome. glad you had a good time. and of course Love the Free beer at the end of the Free tour. : )
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog, all the traveling! Have fun!
thanks a lot for the great and informative post. your information was really useful for me.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful brewery!
ReplyDeleteBreweries always remind me of the words of a Rod Stewart song"what made Milwaukee famous, made a loser outta me"
ReplyDeleteClydesdale are great, gentle and powerful.
OH those Clydesdales are beautiful..what a clean looking facility...cleaner than any MEAT processing plant Ive see on TV and such...Free samples is good!!! Great shot of you--safe travels
ReplyDeleteI have not seen the Bud house in years. The pictures caused memories rushing back to my one active brain cell. When I was a teenager and young man my friends and I tried real hard to put the Bud house on a third shift. Those horse's are great I would like to live in their barn.
ReplyDeleteDan (Bubbadan)