Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 3, 2003 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 2002 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, 2002. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 3, 2003 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/     PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP        

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

St. Louis, Missouri

October 17, 2003