The Anheuser-Busch Post

Anheuser-Busch owns Sea World and flexes the sponsorship by stocking the place with Bud every corner you turn, having Clydesdale horses running about for photo ops and a Brewmaster’s Club set up in the back of the park. If you book ahead of time you get a personalized tasting of various Anheuser-Busch brews complete with a demonstration, food platter and some interactive drinking with an ‘expert’. Determined to be a quasi-beer-aficionado as usual, I booked myself in and had a blast listening about the different types of beer and what food pairings work best with which drinks. Admittedly we were drinking Bud and its variations for the most part, but there where a few interesting samples (as well as a guest appearance from Florida’s own; Landshark Lager). Plus the guy really knew what he was talking about. Outside they had a Bud gift shop selling everything a drunkard could ever want, as well as a free beer-bar where you can go up and sample some seasonal brews to sip on while you wandered the park. Pretty cool stuff. No Labatt or Old Dominion brewery tour, but a fun experience, if not a more commercialized attempt.