EXHIBIT 32.1



                  CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
                FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
               PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
          PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         I am the President and Chief Executive Officer of Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). I am delivering
this certificate in connection with the Form 10-Q of the Company for the
quarter ended June 30, 2004 and filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("Form 10-Q").

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I hereby certify that, to the best of
my knowledge, the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the
information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Date:  July 28, 2004                    /s/ Patrick T. Stokes
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                                        Patrick T. Stokes
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer
                                        Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.