Beer is hot right now and so are many beer stocks. But you shouldn’t just throw money blindly into this sector. There are some beer stocks that are doing things right, earning market share and growing revenues, and then there are the others who seem to be lost at sea.

In this post, I am going to highlight 4 beer stocks to do some research into. Two of the stocks have been doing everything right. One stock is still working on turning things around. And the final stock is trying to reverse a downtrend. And if they can reverse it, the future looks good.

So let’s take a look at these beer stocks and see which ones whet your whistle.

4 Best Beer Stocks To Start Investing In

#1. Anheuser Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD)

The All-American brewer went through some tough times a couple of years ago. Craft beer sales were spiking as consumers were tired of the same old beers they had been drinking for decades.

As any solid company does, when the market changes, you become proactive and get ahead of the trends so you can stay in business. This is what Anheuser Busch did.

They began to buy up smaller craft breweries as it was cheaper to do this rather than create their own craft beers and try to market them in a fierce marketplace. They also merged with SABMiller to bring other popular brands under their control.

This spree has paid off as the company controls 50% of the US market and 30% of the global market for beer sales.

In their most recent earnings release, earnings per share came in at $1.31 which beat estimates by $0.12. Revenues also beat, coming in at over $14 billion. This was an increase of 4%.

As of this writing, there are no signs of Anheuser Busch dominance of the beer market slowing down. Of all the beer stocks, this one is easily best of breed.

#2. Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ)

Many consumers don’t know who Constellation Brands is but they know their beer. Their most popular beers are Corona and Modelo. In fact, Modelo is the fastest growing beer brand in the world.