The Busch Entertainment Corporation announced “last call’ on free beer samples at all 10 Anheuser-Busch theme parks, including SeaWorld. The free beer stopped flowing last Sunday, Feb. 1. The corporation will also shutter the Anheuser-Busch Brewmaster’s Club, located next to the hospitality center at SeaWorld. It will be replaced with something with a “broader appeal,” according to SeaWorld spokesman David Koontz. “This has been something discussed for some time now,” Koontz said. “The sampling was really something only enjoyed by a small percentage of our visitors. People can come to SeaWorld and still do that. You just have to buy it. And, of course, customers must be of legal drinking age.” Signs around the center have been posted to notifying patrons of the discontinuation of the free beer samples. Ray Young, from Ontario, Ca., was visiting the park with his family when he heard about the end of the free-beer era for the Anheuser-Busch parks. “I think it’s sad,” Young said. “It must be the new owners.” While Young refers to the merger of Anheuser-Busch and Belgium brewing company, InBev, that was announced last year, SeaWorld representatives deny the merger has anything to do with the end of free beer. Others chose to take advantage of the remaining days of free beer at the amusement park. A few weeks before the change, San Diego resident Cindy Gray, 54, and friend Bruce Walker, 55, from Washington state, toasted to the last days of free beer at the park. They hoped to make good memories last. After learning of the decision, Walker said he planned to take advantage of every chance. “We’ll be here for the next 15 days then,” Walker said. Parks where the free beer flows no more include SeaWorlds in Florida, Texas and California. The corporation also runs Busch Gardens Europe, Water Country USA and Adventure Island in Tampa, Florida. Anheuser-Busch InBev distributes about 200 different brands of beer, including the flagship Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck’s. The Busch Entertainment Corporation announced “last call’ on free beer samples at all 10 Anheuser-Busch theme parks, including SeaWorld. The free beer stopped flowing last Sunday, Feb. 1. The corporation will also shutter the Anheuser-Busch Brewmaster’s Club, located next to the hospitality center at SeaWorld. It will be replaced with something with a “broader appeal,” according to SeaWorld spokesman David Koontz. “This has been something discussed for some time now,” Koontz said. “The sampling was really something only enjoyed by a small percentage of our visitors. People can come to SeaWorld and still do that. You just have to buy it. And, of course, customers must be of legal drinking age.” Signs around the center have been posted to notifying patrons of the discontinuation of the free beer samples. Ray Young, from Ontario, Ca., was visiting the park with his family when he heard about the end of the free-beer era for the Anheuser-Busch parks. “I think it’s sad,” Young said. “It must be the new owners.” While Young refers to the merger of Anheuser-Busch and Belgium brewing company, InBev, that was announced last year, SeaWorld representatives deny the merger has anything to do with the end of free beer. Others chose to take advantage of the remaining days of free beer at the amusement park. A few weeks before the change, San Diego resident Cindy Gray, 54, and friend Bruce Walker, 55, from Washington state, toasted to the last days of free beer at the park. They hoped to make good memories last. After learning of the decision, Walker said he planned to take advantage of every chance. “We’ll be here for the next 15 days then,” Walker said. Parks where the free beer flows no more include SeaWorlds in Florida, Texas and California. The corporation also runs Busch Gardens Europe, Water Country USA and Adventure Island in Tampa, Florida. Anheuser-Busch InBev distributes about 200 different brands of beer, including the flagship Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck’s.