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The History of Anheuser-Busch More than one hundred and twenty years have passed since Adolphus Busch first introduced Budweiser to the United States. And although much has changed over the years, the "spirit of Adolphus and his great dreams remain unchanged, as vibrant today as it was a century ago"(www.anheuser-busch.com). Through several successive generations of Busch family leadership, Budweiser has become an authentic, truly genuine, American beer. These superior qualities are the result of Busch’s original dreams and visions, the stable leadership through three major crises, and the diversification of a company over the years. The story begins with Adolphus Busch. Born in July of 1839 in Kastel near Mainz, Adolphus was the second youngest of twenty-one children. After studying at the Gymnasium in Mainz in Germany, he immigrated to the United States in 1857, and soon after married Lily, the daughter of a successful St. Louis businessman Eberhard Anheuser. Anheuser was also a German immigrant, and had recently obtained a local brewery in St. Louis. Adolphus began as a salesman who sold brewing supplies to Anheuser. Adolphus soon worked his way into the family business and up the corporate ladder, and eventually beca