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United States

The USA crack open Budweiser — the self-styled ‘King of Beers’, brewed in St. Louis since 1876.

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The Beer

United States · Group D
American Lager · 5.0%
🇺🇸 United States · Group D
Budweiser

Classic American lager with light grain sweetness. The original American macro-lager: pale gold, brewed with rice for a light body, gently sweet and exceptionally clean and crisp.

Est. 1876 📍 St. Louis Anheuser-Busch · AB InBev
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The Brewer's Tale

Heritage

The Brewery

Introduced in 1876 by Adolphus Busch and Carl Conrad at the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis, Missouri. Brewed with rice alongside barley malt, it grew into one of the world's best-known beers and is now part of AB InBev.

The Pour

A pale American adjunct lager: bright gold, light-bodied, with a faint grainy sweetness and a clean, crisp, dry finish. Made to be drunk ice-cold.

The King of Beers

Self-styled ‘King of Beers’ since the 19th century, Budweiser is an American icon — beechwood-aged and woven through the country's sport and summer.

At The Table

Tailgate and cookout staple: burgers, hot dogs, BBQ ribs, wings and ballpark fare.

Vital Statistics

The Card
BeerBudweiser
StyleAmerican pale lager (rice)
Strength5.0% ABV
BreweryAnheuser-Busch · AB InBev
Home CitySt. Louis, United States
First Brewed1876
ServeIce-cold, ~3–4°C

Fixtures

United States · Group D

Group D — The Beer League

3 win · 1 draw