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Where is Lowenbrau Original brewed?

Origin not established Unverified Last checked 6 September 2026

Where the UK supply of Lowenbrau Original is brewed is not established.

Brewed for the UK in
Not established
Not established
Sold as a beer from Munich lion emblem, German name, Oktoberfest association
Brewed in (country)
Not established
UK strength
Not established
Strength at home (Germany)
5.2%
Lowenbrau Original is 5.2% in Germany. No current UK supermarket listing was found from which to take a UK ABV.
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
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I (AB InBev UK Limited) (as importer and distributor)
Style
Munich Helles
Brand created
1383, Germany
Brewed at home in
Munich, Germany

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.

No current UK grocery listing for Lowenbrau was found at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Ocado, Waitrose or Morrisons, and no source was found for UK supply, UK ABV or a UK brewer. Ownership by AB InBev via the Spaten-Franziskaner-Lowenbrau group is well established but is not separately sourced in this record. Treat this entry as a placeholder needing fresh research.

Not listed at Ocado in a search on 2026-09-06.

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 Lowenbrau Original is brewed. It is sold as a beer from Germany. 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 Lowenbrau Original brewed?

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

Is Lowenbrau Original brewed in the UK?

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

Who owns Lowenbrau Original?

Lowenbrau Original is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Spaten-Franziskaner-Lowenbrau-Gruppe), headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. In the UK the brand is handled by Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I as importer and distributor.

Which beers are similar to Lowenbrau Original?

Other beers sold as German in the UK include Bavaria Premium, Beck's and Beck's Blue.

See also

Every beer sold as Germany · Every brand owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

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