EXHIBIT 23 [PricewaterhouseCoopers logo] PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP One Bank of America Plaza 800 Market Street St. Louis MO 63101-2695 Telephone (314) 206 8500 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