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What to drink instead of Stella Artois 0.0

Stella Artois 0.0 is sold as Belgian and brewed in Britain, at Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales, at 0.0%.

By Mark Porter. Last checked 6 September 2026. Where Stella Artois 0.0 is really brewed, with the pack wording and the sources.

What the front says, and what the back says

Front

Stella Artois Belgian brand equity

Back

Country of Origin: United Kingdom. Manufacturer: AB InBev UK Limited, EC4A 1EN; InBev Belgium, BD Industriel 21, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium

The listing it was read from

Where it is brewed, against where the brand comes from

The brand comes fromBelgium
Owned byAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium
Brewed for the UK atMagor, Monmouthshire, South Wales (AB InBev UK Limited)

Instead of Stella Artois 0.0

Beer Why it is on the list Strength here
Heineken 0.0The same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere Brewed in the Netherlands. 0.0% here, the same strength as Stella Artois 0.0. 0.0%
Beck's BlueThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere Brewed at Bremen in Germany. 0.05% here, 0.1 percentage points stronger than Stella Artois 0.0. 0.05%
Guinness 0.0The same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere Brewed at St James's Gate, Dublin in Ireland. 0.0% here, the same strength as Stella Artois 0.0. 0.0%
Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0The same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere Brewed in Italy. 0.0% here, the same strength as Stella Artois 0.0. 0.0%
San Miguel 0.0The same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere Brewed at Málaga in Spain. 0.05% here, 0.1 percentage points stronger than Stella Artois 0.0. 0.05%

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

Where Stella Artois 0.0 is stocked, and when we last checked

SupermarketProduct pageLast checked
Morrisons The listing 5 September 2026

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