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Where is Bitburger Premium Pils brewed?

By Mark Porter Last checked 5 September 2026 How we check

Genuine import Verified Last checked 5 September 2026

Bitburger Premium Pils is genuinely imported from Germany, at the same strength as at home.

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

4.8%

2.7 units a pint

4.8%

Germany

2.7 units a pint

The UK version matches the strength sold in Germany.

Every beer on the shelf by strength · How the units are worked out

Brewed for the UK in

Imported from Germany

Imported

Sold as a beer from

Germany

German name and Reinheitsgebot branding

Brewed in (country)

Germany

Brand owner

Bitburger Braugruppe GmbH

HQ: Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

UK strength

4.8%

2.7 units a pint

Strength at home (Germany)

4.8%

2.7 units a pint. A UK retailer listing gives the 12 x 330ml pack at 4.8% with country of origin Germany, matching the strength on Bitburger's own site. Imported and sold at the German strength.

What the UK label says

“Country of origin: Germany. Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery, East Green, Southwold IP18 6JW”

Source: orders.booths.co.uk

More about the brand: rights, style, when it was created, where it is brewed at home

UK rights held by

Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery, Southwold (as importer and distributor)

Style

Pilsner

Brand created

1817, Germany

Brewed at home in

Bitburg, Germany

In short

Bitburger Premium Pils is imported. The UK product is brewed at Bitburg in Germany. It is also the same strength as at home, 4.8%. The brand belongs to Bitburger Braugruppe GmbH. In the UK it is imported and distributed by Adnams plc. The label says: "Country of origin: Germany. Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery, East Green, Southwold IP18 6JW."

This page is about the packs sold in supermarkets. Draught in pubs can come from a different brewery, and this page does not cover it unless a format table says so.

What changed

5 September 2026: verification notes were rewritten (source)
5 September 2026: verification level was partly verified, now verified (source)
5 September 2026: UK rights holder was not established, now "Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery, Southwold" (source)
5 September 2026: strength gap as a percentage was not established, now 0 (source)
5 September 2026: strength gap was not established, now 0.0% (source)
5 September 2026: pack wording source was not established, now "https://orders.booths.co.uk/bitburger-premium-pils.html" (source)
5 September 2026: pack wording was not established, now "Country of origin: Germany. Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery, East Green, Southwold IP18 6JW" (source)
5 September 2026: strength note were rewritten (source)
5 September 2026: UK strength was not established, now 4.8% (source)

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