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Where is San Marcos brewed?

Origin not established Unverified Last checked 5 September 2026

Where the UK supply of San Marcos is brewed is not established.

Listed by Aldi when last checked. The product pages are among the sources below.

Brewed for the UK in
Not established
Not established
Sold as a beer from Spanish-styled name and pack
Brewed in (country)
Not established
Brand owner HQ: Germany
UK strength
Not established
Strength at home (Spain)
Not established
No Spanish original exists. UK ABV not captured: no Aldi page fetchable.
What the UK label says
Not established
More about the brand: rights, style, when it was created, where it is brewed at home
UK rights held by
Aldi Stores Ltd (owned)
Style
Lager
Brand created
United Kingdom; year not established
Brewed at home in
None: own-label brand

Unverified

No brewer statement or pack transcription has been found for the key claims. This page is published so that readers can send evidence; it is not indexed by search engines.

Second pass reported UK ABV 5.0 but gave no product-page source; not stored.

No product page found or fetchable. ABV, origin and brewer are all not established. Needs a can photo.

The small print on the base of a current can or bottle, giving the producer name and address, would settle this.

In short

We have not been able to establish where the UK supply of San Marcos is brewed. It is sold as a beer from Spain. What is known and what is still open is set out in the verification box above. A photo of the small print on a current can or bottle would settle it.

Questions people ask

Where is San Marcos brewed?

Where the UK supply is brewed is not established. See the verification notes on this page for what is known.

Is San Marcos brewed in the UK?

Not established. No source found so far settles where the UK supply is brewed.

Who owns San Marcos?

San Marcos is owned by Aldi Stores Ltd (own label), headquartered in Germany. In the UK the brand is handled by Aldi Stores Ltd.

Which beers are similar to San Marcos?

Other beers sold as Spanish in the UK include Alhambra Reserva 1925, Cruzcampo Sevilla and Cruzcampo Sevilla Orange.

See also

Every beer sold as Spain · Every brand owned by Aldi Stores Ltd

Sources

  1. Aldi (groceries.aldi.co.uk), 5 September 2026: Site refused fetch (robots.txt response too large); no San Marcos product page located by search
  2. second research pass (pintplease.com): cited by second research pass
  3. second research pass (medium.com): cited by second research pass
  4. second research pass (liverpoolecho.co.uk): cited by second research pass

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