{"id":256452,"date":"2025-09-26T15:57:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/256452\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:57:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:57:42","slug":"a-san-antonio-mansion-listed-for-7-4-million-is-being-sold-by-the-citys-one-time-budweiser-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/256452\/","title":{"rendered":"A San Antonio mansion listed for $7.4 million is being sold by the city’s one-time Budweiser king"},"content":{"rendered":"

An opulent mansion has hit the market for $7.4 million in Terrell Hills, and its seller was once the Alamo City\u2019s king of beers. <\/p>\n

The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath Spanish villa is designed to impress, with formal living and dining spaces, wainscoting panels and elaborately carved archways between rooms. A cubed tile design and a grand staircase set the stately tone as a visitor enters the residence. <\/p>\n

The dining room has not one but two chandeliers above the table. The formal living room seems as if it was assembled not for lounging but, rather, having tea with dignitaries. A leopard skin is draped over the coffee table, adding an exotic element to the stately setting. Elsewhere in the study, more exotic game is displayed on the walls.<\/p>\n

Lets just say this isn\u2019t the type of place to kick back and enjoy a Budweiser. Ironically, though the, sellers of the house are Berkley V. Dawson and Bonnie Dawson.<\/p>\n

If Berkley Dawson\u2019s name doesn\u2019t ring a bell, he helped build Budco Ltd., San Antonio\u2019s wildly successful beer distributorship. He and his brother Vincent \u2014 both second-generation Anheuser-Busch distributors \u2014 are known for moving their wholesale operation to the Alamo City from Amarillo, then growing its\u00a0market share from 27% to more than 60%, according to the\u00a0Express-News.<\/p>\n

They pair sold the business in 2007, although they have remained busy with local business concerns. What\u2019s more, the\u00a0newly opened city park adjacent the\u00a0Hays Street Bridge bears the influential brothers\u2019 names. <\/p>\n

Seems like the Budweiser profits afforded Berkley Dawson a champagne lifestyle. Or a malbec, if you prefer.<\/p>\n

The house, though built in 2009, has a wine cellar that feels like a catacombs from the Middle Ages, where guests can sip at a table surrounded by the hush of the stone cavern and extensive collection of bottles.<\/p>\n

Upstairs, a vast bathroom and powder room with an island of vanities opens onto a balcony with sliding floor-to-ceiling French doors. A mammoth walk-in closet with custom cabinetry is nearby for dressing after bathing al fresca. <\/p>\n

Outside a heated pool is crowned by a tiled water fixture that looks from far away like a smiling face. And with a life like this, there is much to smile about.<\/p>\n

This home is listed by\u00a0Sharon Thurmond<\/a> with Phyllis Browning Co.
All photos and listing info via\u00a0Realtor.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Every house has a story, and our mission is to tell San Antonio\u2019s story through the lens of our community\u2019s historic and colorful homes. The San Antonio Current\u2019s real estate features are not ads, and are strictly operated through our editorial department. But we love public input. Do you know of a unique San Antonio home that we should highlight? Let us know, and email skoithan@sacurrent.com.<\/p>\n

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