Beer volumes at Anheuser-Busch InBev turned positive for the first time since 2023. The world’s largest brewer posted a 1.2% increase in beer sales during the first quarter of 2026. Revenue climbed 5.8%. Underlying earnings per share hit a record first-quarter level of $0.97. Those results, released in early May, arrived against a backdrop of steady capital commitment to American soil. Yahoo Finance reported on May 29 that the company would spend $5.8 million at its Williamsburg, Virginia facility and $5 million at its Columbus, Ohio brewery. Both outlays target higher output of Michelob Ultra, the top-selling and fastest-growing beer in the U.S., along with its non-alcoholic sibling Michelob Ultra Zero. The small but targeted expenditures form part of a larger pattern. Last month Anheuser-Busch, the U.S. subsidiary, raised its planned manufacturing investment for 2025 and 2026 to $600 million from an earlier $300 million commitment for this year alone.…