Where is Ringwood Best Bitter brewed?
By Mark Porter Last checked 9 September 2026 How we check
Ringwood Best Bitter is brewed in Britain and sold as British.
More about the brand: rights, style, when it was created, where it is brewed at home
Partly verified
At least one of those three claims rests on a secondary source or an inference, a disagreement between sources is still open, or a split supply has a format that has not been read.
Brewery closure, site sale and brand relocation are verified. Ringwood Best Bitter's own current ABV and whether it survived the 2024 delisting round are not established.
2026-09-09: Ringwood Best Bitter was renamed Razorback in 2015 and survives as a 3.8% cask ale on Matthew Clark's 2026 list; CMBC's December 2023 closure notice sent it to Banks's in Wolverhampton, a brewery since reported closing. No supermarket bottle or can was found at any chain (first no-listing sweep), so the row may not belong in the supermarket scope; the site on record was an inference and is removed.
The small print on the base of a current can or bottle, giving the producer name and address, would settle this.
In short
Ringwood Best Bitter is brewed in Britain by Carlsberg Britvic and sold as British; which site is not established. The brand belongs to Carlsberg Group, which also owns Banks's and Carlsberg in the UK.
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.
Who has brewed it here
| Years | Brewer | Site | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 to 2024 | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Ringwood, Hampshire | thedrinksbusiness.com |
| 2024 to 2025 | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Wolverhampton and Burton upon Trent | thedrinksbusiness.com |
| 2025 to now | Carlsberg Britvic | Burton upon Trent | morningadvertiser.co.uk |
What changed
- 9 September 2026: UK brewing sites was "Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Marston's Brewery)", now "not established: CMBC's 2023 closure notice sent Razorback cask to Banks's, Wolverhampton, which was itself reported closing in 2025"
Questions people ask
Where is Ringwood Best Bitter brewed?
The beer sold in the UK is brewed in Britain by Carlsberg Britvic; the site is not named in the sources.
Is Ringwood Best Bitter brewed in the UK?
Yes, according to the sources on this page; the site is not named.
Who owns Ringwood Best Bitter?
Ringwood Best Bitter is owned by Carlsberg Group, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. In the UK the brand is handled by Carlsberg Britvic.
Which beers are similar to Ringwood Best Bitter?
Beers with a similar story include Banks's Amber Bitter, Bass and Boddingtons Draught Bitter.
See also
Every beer sold as United Kingdom · Every brand owned by Carlsberg Group
Sources
- The Drinks Business (thedrinksbusiness.com), 16 October 2025: Ringwood Brewery closed 2024 and sold to Pennyfarthing Homes in October 2025; Razorback, Fortyniner and Boondoggle moved to Banks's, Old Thumper cask to Burton
- The Morning Advertiser (morningadvertiser.co.uk), 25 November 2024: Ringwood Boondoggle and Old Thumper among the 11 beers delisted at the end of 2024
- Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (carlsbergmarstons.co.uk), December 2023: Closure proposal: Ringwood cask brands Razorback, Fortyniner and Boondoggle to move to Banks's, Old Thumper cask to Marston's Burton.
- Matthew Clark (matthewclarklive.com), 9 September 2026: Ringwood Razorback cask, 3.8%, United Kingdom, on the 2026 wholesale list.
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