"Bitter Brew deftly chronicles the contentious succession of kings in a
uniquely American dynasty. You'll never crack open a six again without
thinking of this book."
--John Sayles, Director of Eight Men Out and author of A Moment in
the Sun
The creators of Budweiser and Michelob beers, the Anheuser-Busch company
is one of the wealthiest, most colorful and enduring family dynasties in
the history of American commerce. In Bitter Brew, critically acclaimed
journalist William Knoedelseder tells the riveting, often scandalous
saga of the rise and fall of the dysfunctional Busch family--an epic
tale of prosperity, profligacy, hubris, and the dark consequences of
success that spans three centuries, from the open salvos of the Civil
War to the present day.