Will Busch Heirs Return to Sunset Hills (Vacant) Offices to Launch New Brewery?

According to a source who is an executive in the construction industry, a new brewery formed by members of the Busch brewing clan will soon break ground in downtown St. Louis after parting ways with a former investor and regrouping with a revised ownership group.

A-B office buildings in Sunset Hills were sold at the corner of Geyer and Watson roads after the InBev buyout, but one still remains vacant, with a "For Lease" sign out front on Watson Road.

Any Busch takers?

Anheuser-Busch heir Billy Busch and John Timmermann, former director of retail operations for Bridgeton-based Dent Wizard International, filed in March with the office of the Missouri Secretary of State to dissolve Busch Timmermann Brewing.

Timmermann lists a Naples, FL, address as his home according to court documents, but he and Busch are reported to have neighboring properties in St. Charles County — Busch’s Blue Heron Farm and Timmermann’s Mallard Point Farm.

A search of documents filed with the Secretary of State reveals that William K. “Billy” Busch filed documents on June 29 that changed the name of his organization from William K. Busch, LLC, to William K. Busch Brewing Company, LLC.

The same source, who is close to the project, said others who have a vested interest in the brewery include Adolphus A. Busch IV (chairman of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance), Don Musick III (president of Don C. Musick Construction Company), and Mike Brooks (president and chief executive of Ardent Outdoors).

Highly respected Clayton attorney Bob Blitz would not comment about his client Don Musick’s involvement with the project. The location of the new brewery is unknown, but is believed to be near downtown St. Louis.

Busch and Timmermann also having guarantor goofs

Former Busch Timmermann Brewing partners Adolphus A. Busch IV and John R. Timmermann both have recently been spending time in St. Louis County court for their roles as guarantors in unrelated matters.

Busch was granted a default judgment against Arrowhead Landscaping of O’Fallon on June 29 by St. Louis County Judge Maura McShane.

According to court documents, Concord Bank on Tesson Ferry in South County extended Jerome Mueller and Michael Emgee of Arrowhead Landscaping a loan upon the reliance of Busch as guarantor.

On Dec. 9, 2010, Concord Bank informed Busch that Arrowhead had defaulted on the loan.

Busch paid Concord Bank $35,653.31 on Jan. 14, 2011, to satisfy the indebtedness of Arrowhead and was released from his capacity as guarantor by Concord Bank executive vice president Richard W. Cook.

Anne Lindner of Spencer Fane represented Busch.

Meanwhile, in the St. Louis County courtroom of Judge Mark Seigel, St. Louis Bank is suing Timmermann and Prestige Properties for breach of contract.

According to court documents, St. Louis Bank alleges that Timmermann personally guaranteed the performance and payment of the loan made to Prestige Properties president Ken Eckardt of Chesterfield.

St. Louis Bank claims that Timmermann owes $945,455.20 as guarantor of the loan. Prestige and Timmermann are being represented by Albert Watkins of Kodner and Watkins while St. Louis Bank is being represented by Sarah Vatterott of Jenkins and Kling.

Editor Jean Whitney added one paragraph to this article.