EXHIBIT 23.1













            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 27, 2008 relating to the
financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, which appears in the 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is
incorporated by reference in Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.  We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated February 27, 2008 relating to
the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K.  Further, we also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/S/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    St. Louis, MO
    April 23, 2008