FALSTAFF BREWING Corp has closed its office at 5050 Oakland Ave., following the financial takeover of the corporation last April by Californian Paul Kalmanovitz. Shortly after Kalmanovitz gained control of the St. Louis-based brewing corporation, the headquarters was transferred to California, a number of executives were either transferred or let go, and a few personnel were moved to the St. Louis brewery on Shenandoah Avenue. On Tuesday, the building itself was closed and Falstaff is seeking a lesee for the furnished property.
When beer came back in 1933, Falstaff was the first brewery in the country to receive a U. S. permit for beer production. Firm's founder, Joseph Griesedieck, right, is shown accepting the number one permit from Internal Revenue Officer Louis Becker.
"Beechwood chips, sterilized in a cooker, are placed in the Anheuser-Busch Lagering Cellars (above). Here the beer ages, and "krausening," a costly second fermentation, produces Budweiser's natural carbonation and flavor."
"Some 360 kegs of beer are filled and bunged (sealed) hourly on this draught line; it is typical of the draught lines at all ten Anheuser-Busch breweries throughout the U.S."
"Michelob shares taps with another draft beer (Stroh's) at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, challenging contention by Anheuser-Busch that all other draft beers are excluded where Michelob is sold."
"If it were a football game, the score at this point might read something like: Miller Lite, 65 -- Anheuser-Busch Natural Light, 15. In the race for market share in the light beer industry, Miller Brewing Co. of Milwaukee holds a commanding lead - last year a full 77 per cent of all light beer sales were of Miller's entry, Lite. Their lead, however, is largely due to their early entry into the
"Anheuser-Busch, Inc., a late entrant in the expanding "light" beer market, but whose 'Budweiser Light' is reported to have captured second place after only six months of participation, now is ready to provide consumers with "Michelob Light" in the super-premium trade. The St. Louis-based brewing giant is expected to announce here Monday that the new beer will be introduced initially in five states, including Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. August A. Busch III, board chairman and president, has informed distributors that broader distribution will soon follow."
"Brewmasters at all Anheuser-Busch breweries daily taste packaged, filtered and unfiltered beers to assure maximum taste quality and uniformity. Their expert palates have the final say on whether a batch of beer measures up to the company's strict taste standards and is good enough for consumers."
"St. Louis brewery site where Budweiser was born 100 years ago and two Busches who have helped keep it No. 1 in beers, August A. Busch, Jr. and August A. Busch, III."
"Typical scene in the shipping department of Anheuser-Busch brewery. Beers are palletized and moved by fork lift onto waiting over-the-road trailer trucks and railroad cars."
"Anheuser-Busch Inc. will begin test marketing April 30 of a German import beer in three U.S. metropolitan areas, the firm announced Monday. Brewed by Wurzburger Hofbrau AG in Wurzburg, West Germany, the import will be introduced initially in Boston; Hartford, Conn.; and Atlanta. Wurzburger Hofbrau, as the import will be known, will be shipped to the United States in 5,100-gallon insulated barrels. It will be packaged by Anheuser-Busch in Newark, New Jersey. 'This unique import methodology will enable us to bring Wurzburger Hofbrau into the U.S. virtually as fresh as when it left the ageing cellars in Wurzburg,' said board chairman and president August A. Busch."
Two original captions: "Busch beer packaging evolution, from the original design, flat top steel can of 1955, upper left, to the Tab Top aluminum can, lower right, which was introduced in 1978 and immediately preceded the most recent redesign." "Beer can collectors delight - With the introduction of a new label and graphic design ("The look of the 80s") for Busch beer, hundreds of can collectors