Now that Kansas has dropped an old post-prohibition law regarding strong beer sales, the Anheuser-Busch brewing company has decided to pay a celebratory visit.
Beginning April 1, grocery and convenience stores have been able to sell strong beer. Before, they were only allowed to sell cereal malt beverages with an alcohol content of 3.2 percent or lower.
On Thursday the Budweiser Clydesdales will deliver a plaque to Kansas Speaker of the House Ron Ryckman Jr. The ceremony is meant to be reminiscent of a 1933 presentation of a case of beer to President Franklin Roosevelt to mark the repeal of Prohibition.
August Busch came up with the concept of the Clydesdales to celebrate the repeal of anti-liquor laws, according to a story in the Smithsonian's official website.
The big horses will also stop in Overland Park on Friday at 2 p.m. and they are scheduled to be in Olathe on Sunday afternoon.