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Where is Bitburger Premium Pils brewed?

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%

Germany

The UK version matches the strength sold in Germany.

Every beer on the shelf by strength

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%

Strength at home (Germany)

4.8%

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."

What changed

5 September 2026: verification notes was "Home brewery site and abv verified from the brewer. UK label country of origin text and UK importer not checked.", now "Home brewery, home strength and the Bitburg site verified from the brewer. The UK pack fields, country of origin Germany and the UK importer address, are verified from a UK supermarket listing that names the 12 x 330ml retail pack." (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 was "Brewer's own site gives 4.8% abv for Premium Pils. A UK retailer page was not fetched, so the UK strength is not established.", now "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." (source)
5 September 2026: UK strength was not established, now 4.8% (source)

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