EXHIBIT 23

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                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Forms S-3 (No. 333-109830 and No. 333-104097) and in the
registration Statements on Forms S-8 (No. 33-36132, No. 33-53333,
No. 333-67027, No. 333-71309, No. 333-71311, No. 333-88015, No. 333-50058,
No. 333-60216, and No. 333-105362) of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. of our
report dated February 2, 2004 relating to the consolidated financial
statements, which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is
incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated February 2, 2004 relating to
the financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

800 Market Street
St. Louis, MO
March 11, 2004