BUSINESS MEMO: ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTRODUCES NEWEST ICE BEER TO MARKET

ST. LOUIS -- Anheuser-Busch has introduced its newest ice beer in the Washington market.

Busch Ice joined Bud Ice, Bud Ice Light and Natural Ice in the company's ice-beer lineup.

Anheuser-Busch, the world's largest brewery, said consumer demand for ice beers has been strong.

Busch Ice will be produced at the Fort Collins, Colo., brewery, and will be sold in the subpremium price category. Bud Ice and Bud Ice Light are marketed in the premium-price category.

Last week, Anheuser-Busch introduced three new beers -- Faust, Muenchener and Black and Tan -- in the speciality beer category in Denver and Seattle.