Raise your glass to the Belgians!
kansascity.com
Not only do they brew great beer, but they bought Anheuser-Busch, causing a backlash in St. Louis that’s benefitting some great craft brewers.
In the year since InBev, a Belgian-based brewing company, bought Anheuser-Busch, Boulevard Brewing of Kansas City has not only gained bragging rights as Missouri’s largest home-based brewery but has seen its grocery sales increase 26 percent in the St. Louis market.
Grocery sales of Schlafly, a much smaller St. Louis brewer of what the industry calls craft beer, have jumped 38.2 percent since the Belgians came to town.
