What to drink instead of Tiger
Tiger is sold as Singaporean and brewed in Britain, at 4.8%. The version sold in Singapore is 5.0%, 0.2 percentage points stronger.
By Mark Porter. Last checked 11 September 2026. Where Tiger is really brewed, with the pack wording and the sources.
What the front says, and what the back says
Front
'Born in Singapore 1932' pack copy, tiger logo, Asian beer positioning
Where it is brewed, against where the brand comes from
| The brand comes from | Singapore, from 1932 |
|---|---|
| Owned by | Heineken N.V. (Heineken Asia Pacific / Asia Pacific Breweries), headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Brewed for the UK at | Site not named by a source (Heineken UK) |
Strength, and what it means in a pack
A pint of Tiger at the UK strength of 4.8% holds 2.7 units. At the 5.0% sold in Singapore it would hold 2.8, so the British pint holds 0.1 fewer units than the same quantity of the beer sold in Singapore.
Instead of Tiger
| 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, 0.1 percentage points weaker than Tiger. | 4.7% |
| Chang ClassicThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed at Cosmos Brewery Co., Ltd, Ayutthaya in Thailand. 5.0% here, 0.2 percentage points stronger than Tiger. | 5.0% |
| Budweiser Budvar OriginalThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed at Ceske Budejovice in the Czech Republic. 5.0% here, 0.2 percentage points stronger than Tiger. | 5.0% |
| Peroni Nastro AzzurroThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed at Rome, Padua and Bari in Italy. 5.1% here, 0.3 percentage points stronger than Tiger. | 5.1% |
| Damm DauraThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed at Barcelona in Spain. 5.4% here, 0.6 percentage points stronger than Tiger. | 5.4% |
| Pilsner UrquellThe same style, genuinely imported from elsewhere | Brewed at Plzen in the Czech Republic. 4.4% here, 0.4 percentage points weaker than Tiger. | 4.4% |
Chosen by rule, not by taste, and no beer pays to appear: how the list is made.
Where Tiger is stocked, and when we last checked
| Supermarket | Product page | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| Ocado | The listing | 5 September 2026 |