ST. LOUIS/BRUSSELS, Belgium AP – The maker of the King of Beers has agreed to go to work for the Belgian brewer InBev.

Anheuser Busch Cos. said early Monday it had agreed to a sweetened $52 billion takeover bid from Inbev, heading off what had promised to be a long and acrimonious fight for the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light beers.