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What to drink instead of Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli

Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli is sold as Italian and brewed in Britain, at Northampton, Northamptonshire, at 4.8%. The version sold in Italy is 5.0%, 0.2 percentage points stronger.

By Mark Porter. Last checked 25 September 2026. Where Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli is really brewed, with the pack wording and the sources.

What the front says, and what the back says

Front

Italian brand name, 1877 Valganna founding story, Italian-language pack cues, sold as 'Premium Italian Lager'

Back

Country of origin: United Kingdom. Cans: 'Brewed and canned in the U.K.' Bottles: 'Brewed and bottled in the U.K.' Producer address: Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Co. Ltd, Wolverhampton, WV1 4JT.

The listing it was read from

Where it is brewed, against where the brand comes from

The brand comes fromItaly, from 1877
Owned byCarlsberg Group (Carlsberg Italia), headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark
Brewed for the UK atNorthampton, Northamptonshire (Carlsberg Britvic)

Strength, and what it means in a pack

A pint of Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli at the UK strength of 4.8% holds 2.7 units. At the 5.0% sold in Italy it would hold 2.8, so the British pint holds 0.1 fewer units than the same quantity of the beer sold in Italy.

Instead of Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli

Beer Why it is on the list Strength here
Peroni Nastro AzzurroFrom the country on the label Brewed at Rome, Padua and Bari in Italy. 5.1% here, 0.3 percentage points stronger than Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli. 5.1%
Birra IchnusaFrom the country on the label Brewed at Assemini, Sardinia in Italy. 4.7% here, 0.1 percentage points weaker than Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli. 4.7%
Damm DauraThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere Brewed at Barcelona in Spain. 5.4% here, 0.6 percentage points stronger than Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli. 5.4%
Sabor Premium LagerThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere Brewed in Spain. 4.6% here, 0.2 percentage points weaker than Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli. 4.6%
SagresThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere Brewed at Vialonga in Portugal. 5.0% here, 0.2 percentage points stronger than Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli. 5.0%
M&S Spanish LagerThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere Brewed in Spain. 4.5% here, 0.3 percentage points weaker than Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli. 4.5%

Chosen by rule, not by taste, and no beer pays to appear: how the list is made.

Where Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli is stocked, and when we last checked

SupermarketProduct pageLast checked
Tesco The listing 5 September 2026
Ocado The listing 5 September 2026

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