The family went out to the Budweiser Plant for a tour of their brewery today. It was crisp, beautiful, and there was no wind (at least while we were there)! The tour started off in the stables where the Clydesdale's stay when they are here. We saw the stagecoaches they used to transport their beer and heard about the Dalmatian's that ran with each one.
The inside of the factory was impressive in size. It seems most of the jobs are now computerized since we only saw 3 or 4 people working the entire time.
Hops, barley, rice, and water are used to create Budweiser.
Beech wood is also used. They were nice enough to provide samples for the kiddies.
The white cans are used in disaster situations. They stop bottling their alcohol at their plants and produce these cans to supply water to people that need it.
These are the many styles of bottle tops on their cans throughout the years.
The old advertisements were fun to see and remember. That cigar in the first picture sure wouldn't make the cut today! :)
The bottom line of our tour: It's all about the drinkability! Budweiser isn't my favorite beer. I prefer micro brews but that didn't stop me from doing plenty of sampling at the end. I had some Stella Artois that took me back to my time spent in France. Their Shock Top Wheat and their Wild Blue line of beer is rather tasty. The tour was a good activity for the blah, hum drum, windy days of February in Colorado.
