The Busches are back in business—and this time, it’s showbiz. Billy Busch Sr., great-grandson of Anheuser-Busch co-founder Adolphus Busch, stars with his family in a new MTV reality series, The Busch Family Brewed, which debuts tonight at 8 p.m. The show is focused on the lives of Busch; his wife, Christi; and their seven children—who all call a lush 700-acre estate home—as they navigate love and adulthood. And oh, there’s beer—the show also chronicles the Busches’ work breaking new ground on a family brewery on their farm. Busch Sr., who founded the William K. Busch Brewing Company, announced in July that he would stop production of his Kräftig beer, but the show must go on. Meet the stars of The Busch Family Brewed.
Photography by Robby Klein
1. Billy Jr. (28)
The oldest of the seven children, Billy works to get his family—OK, mostly Mom and his sisters—on board with his girlfriend.
2. Haley (27)
Will Haley choose her dream of acting in Los Angeles over longtime boyfriend Clark and her home in St. Louis?
3. Abbey (25)
Outgoing, with zero filter, is how Christi describes Abbey—and how Billy Sr. describes Christi.
4. Maddie (17)
Maddie is a sidekick to older sister Grace, and the pair are often seen trying to advise their father on the brewery (or sister Haley on her love life).
5. Gussie (24)
The breakout star of the seven-pack of kids, wild child Gussie’s eager to move out of his parents’ house—and into another of their residences, a farmhouse on the property, with his older brother.
6. Peter (13)
The baby and self-described boss of the family.
7. Grace (22)
A competitive showjumper, she’s got no shortage of horses to ride. Fifty live on the family’s farm.
