[flickr id=”7114409929″ thumbnail=”small_320″ overlay=”true” size=”small” group=”” align=”left”] From the time I knew we were going to St. Louis I knew i had to do a brewery tour. In my head I had the images of Laverne & Shirley on the line and I wanted to see that in person. I wanted to abuse my camera and get loots of pictures.

The day I went to sign up Erik & I for the tour I saw the price – $25 a person. I gasped, choked, and hit ‘pay’.  I sort of hated that I was paying that much money when I don’t even like beer.

It was the best money spent the whole weekend (Star Trek Exhibit aside).  Worth every penny.

The tour is amazing. If you ever go, skip the free tour. In advance shell out the money for the Beermaster Tour. It is worth every penny if you do – and worth every penny if you don’t – like beer.  The campus of Anheuser-Busch is amazingly beautiful. The buildings are lovely and well maintained.  Just stunning.  The tour guides are well informed, friendly and didn’t sound practiced/scripted.

With the beermaster tour you actually go out on the bottling floor, walk among the machines. Up close and personal. I really felt like Laverne (or Shirley) out on that floor.

Oh, and at the end of the tour you’re left in the suite with an open fridge of many flavors of beer and told to sample what you want. (For the record, my husband ‘sampled’ four of them LOL).

now without further ado – I give you pictures. Because words alone can’t pinpoint all the fun that was had.

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