What to drink instead of Kingfisher Premium Lager
Kingfisher Premium Lager is sold as Indian and brewed in Britain, at Hartlepool, County Durham, at 4.5%.
By Mark Porter. Last checked 11 September 2026. Where Kingfisher Premium Lager is really brewed, with the pack wording and the sources.
What the front says, and what the back says
Front
Indian brand, 'India's No.1 premium lager' strapline, sold almost entirely through Indian restaurants
Back
Kingfisher is a brand of United Breweries Ltd, brewed under licence by Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd. Brewed by: Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd, Kingfisher House, 380C New Hythe Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6RZ, UK. Camerons Brewery Ltd, Hartlepool, TS24 7QS, UK.
Where it is brewed, against where the brand comes from
| The brand comes from | India, from 1857 |
|---|---|
| Owned by | United Breweries Limited (majority owned by Heineken N.V.), headquartered in Bengaluru, India; parent Heineken N.V., Amsterdam |
| Brewed for the UK at | Hartlepool, County Durham (Camerons Brewery Ltd) |
Instead of Kingfisher Premium Lager
| Beer | Why it is on the list | Strength here |
|---|---|---|
| Tsingtao Premium LagerThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed at Qingdao, Shandong in China. 4.7% here, 0.2 percentage points stronger than Kingfisher Premium Lager. | 4.7% |
| Chang ClassicThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed at Cosmos Brewery Co., Ltd, Ayutthaya in Thailand. 5.0% here, 0.5 percentage points stronger than Kingfisher Premium Lager. | 5.0% |
| Budweiser Budvar OriginalThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed at Ceske Budejovice in the Czech Republic. 5.0% here, 0.5 percentage points stronger than Kingfisher Premium Lager. | 5.0% |
| Peroni Nastro AzzurroThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed at Rome, Padua and Bari in Italy. 5.1% here, 0.6 percentage points stronger than Kingfisher Premium Lager. | 5.1% |
| Heineken SilverThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed in the Netherlands. 4.0% here, 0.5 percentage points weaker than Kingfisher Premium Lager. | 4.0% |
| Pilsner UrquellThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed at Plzen in the Czech Republic. 4.4% here, 0.1 percentage points weaker than Kingfisher Premium Lager. | 4.4% |
Chosen by rule, not by taste, and no beer pays to appear: how the list is made.
Where Kingfisher Premium Lager is stocked, and when we last checked
| Supermarket | Product page | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| Tesco | The listing | 5 September 2026 |
| Asda | The listing | 6 September 2026 |
| Morrisons | The listing | Date not recorded |
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