Exhibit 23

                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 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 Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K 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  reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
January 22, 1999