Budweiser salutes St. Louis Cardinals with commemorative 2006 World Series bottles

Budweiser, a partner of the St. Louis Cardinals for more than 50 years, honored its hometown team's 2006 World Series Championship victory with a limited-edition Budweiser magnum and aluminum bottle in time for the holiday season. As further recognition, Budweiser donated $100,000 to the St. Louis Cardinals Care Foundation to benefit area youth through outreach programs and financial grants.

"Budweiser is a proud supporter of the Cardinals. These attractive and distinguished bottles recognize their momentous victory in the new Busch Stadium," says Randall Blackford, director of Budweiser for Anheuser-Busch. "They are the perfect holiday gift for adult fans and will be enjoyed as keepsakes for years to come."

The commemorative 46.5-oz magnum bottle features the Cardinals 2006 World Series Champions logo on the front, with a summary of the World Series on the back label. The World Series magnum is sold individually in a red and blue box featuring the Cardinals and World Series Champions logos. The 16-oz Budweiser aluminum bottle features the Cardinals 2006 World Series Champions logo and lists the years of each of the Cardinals 10 titles. The aluminum bottle is sold in 15-packs of specially labeled Budweiser cases featuring images of the Cardinals World Series bottles.

This was a limited-edition run for the holidays, but both bottles will be reintroduced in March when they will be more widely available, as the city gears up for the 2007 Major League baseball season. Both will be available in liquor, grocery and convenience stores in the greater St. Louis metro area.

Budweiser is the longest-running corporate partner of the Cardinals and has supported Cardinals baseball for more than 50 years. The brand is also the Official Beer of Major League Baseball, the MLB World Series and 26 MLB teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals.