Exhibit 23.3

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                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-48646) of our 
report dated February 3, 1998, which appears on
page 49 of the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., which is incorporated by
reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997.  We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the
Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page F-1 of such
Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the incorporation
by reference in the Registration Statement of our report dated
July 31, 1998 appearing on page 4 of the Annual Report of the
Anheuser-Busch Deferred Income Stock Purchase and Savings Plan
(For Certain Hourly Employees of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
and its Subsidiaries) on Form 11-K for the year ended March 31,
1998.


PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
September 25, 1998