WASHINGTON — To many college students, beer and the NCAA basketball tournament are like peas and carrots or Ramen Noodles and all-nighters.

Which, to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, is a problem and one worsened by alcohol ads…

Mayor Francis Slay received a phone call this afternoon from Carlos Brito — the man who will head the new company known as Anhesuer-Busch InBev — after the buyout became official today.

And — surprise? — the mayor says Brito’s not such…

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The Board of Aldermen today offered effusive praise along with an official resolution honoring the retirement of Rodney Forth, a veteran government affairs executive for Anheuser-Busch.

Forth, a regional vice president for the Brewery, has been a ubiquitous presence in the…

I was just talking to Troika Brodsky over at Schlafly. As regular Post-Dispatch readers might know, I have a side gig with the paper writing monthly about beer.

I’ve now got a picture of the fun politically-minded tap handles that the…

Good morning from Washington University, where the denizens of media nation and campaign staff are chipper thanks to some java and breakfast treats courtesy of the King of Beers.

Anheuser-Busch — traditionally a big corporate supporter of the presidential debates…

The New York Times dropped into town recently to take the pulse of St. Louis as we say goodbye to our iconic brewery.

Times scribe Dirk Johnson does a nice job of capturing the pathos of St. Louis — “In a city…

The peripatetic Ed Martin — former Chief of Staff to Gov. Matt Blunt, head of the St. Louis Elections Board and aide to the Archbishop — was on the Fox News Channel moments ago, discussing his opposition to the takeover of…

Mayor Francis Slay — who has a brother and sister who work at Anheuser-Busch — spoke to InBev chief Carlos Brito today about his company’s hostile takeover attempt of the St. Louis brewing icon.

The mayor is the latest public official to hear…

Sen. Claire McCaskill — fresh off her midday sip of beer Tuesday — turned her attention today towards roasting John McCain’s energy policy.

In a conference call this morning, McCaskill, filling her role as Barack Obama’s go-to surrogate, attacked McCain’s stance on oil, especially…

U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, whose district includes Anheuser-Busch’s Pestalozzi Street headquarters, offered a glum statement today regarding the future of the brewery.

On the heels of investment sage Warren Buffett reportedly declaring he’s on the side of Belgian beer giant InBev,…