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Which beers sold as foreign are brewed in Britain, and what to buy instead

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Work in progress. We are still reading cans and settling where listings disagree. Seen a beer whose small print contradicts its label? Tell us.

Who owns the beer on British shelves?

Four groups, Heineken N.V., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Carlsberg Group and Molson Coors Beverage Company, own 76 of the 149 beers on this site and brew 33 of the 40 that are sold as foreign and made in Britain. The 40 are brewed in eleven towns: Ashford, Bedford, Burton upon Trent, Faversham, Glasgow, Hartlepool, Magor, Manchester, Northampton, Samlesbury and Tadcaster.

Each block below is one group: its headquarters, then its beers grouped by the British town they are brewed in. The two flags on each chip are the country on the label and the country the beer is brewed in. Every chip is a link.

Sold as foreign, brewed in Britain What it says it is Split, not established, or unverified

Heineken N.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands. 24 beers on this site, 9 sold as foreign and brewed here.

Brewed at Manchester
AmstelBirra Moretti L'AutenticaBirra Moretti Sale di MareCruzcampo SevillaCruzcampo Sevilla OrangeFoster'sHeineken Original 5%Red Stripe
Brewed at Tadcaster
John Smith's Extra SmoothMurphy's Irish StoutNewcastle Brown Ale
Brewed at Dunbar
Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner
Brewed in Britain, site not named on the pack
SolTiger
Imported
Affligem BlondBirra IchnusaBirra Moretti ZeroDragon StoutHeineken 0.0Heineken SilverSagresZywiec Premium
Split: some packs imported, some brewed here
Desperados
Where it is brewed not established
Birra Messina Cristalli di Sale

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Leuven, Belgium. 20 beers on this site, 8 sold as foreign and brewed here.

Brewed at Magor
Beck'sBoddingtons Draught BitterBud LightBudweiserCorona CeroCorona ExtraModelo EspecialStella ArtoisStella Artois 0.0Stella Artois Unfiltered
Brewed at Samlesbury
Beck'sBoddingtons Draught BitterBud LightBudweiserStella ArtoisStella Artois Unfiltered
Brewed at Burton upon Trent
Bass
Imported
Beck's BlueFranziskaner Hefe-WeissbierHoegaardenLeffe BruneMichelob UltraSpaten Munchner Hell
Split: some packs imported, some brewed here
Leffe Blonde
Where it is brewed not established
BrahmaLowenbrau Original

Carlsberg Group

Copenhagen, Denmark. 17 beers on this site, 9 sold as foreign and brewed here.

Brewed at Northampton
Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 LuppoliCarlsberg Danish PilsnerCarlsberg ExpørtCarlsberg Special BrewHolsten PilsKronenbourg 1664Kronenbourg 1664 BlancMythosSkol
Brewed at Burton upon Trent
Banks's Amber BitterHobgoblin RubyMarston's PedigreeTetley's Smooth FlowWainwright Gold
Brewed in Britain, site not named on the pack
Ringwood Best Bitter
Imported
Grimbergen Blonde
Where it is brewed not established
Tuborg Green

Molson Coors Beverage Company

United States / Canada. 15 beers on this site, 7 sold as foreign and brewed here.

Brewed at Burton upon Trent
Carling Black Label Premium LagerCarling Original LagerCobra PremiumCoors LagerMadrí ExcepcionalPravhaSharp's Doom Bar Amber AleStaropramen Premium Czech LagerWorthington's Creamflow
Brewed at Tadcaster
Caffrey's Irish AleCarling Original LagerCoors LagerMadrí ExcepcionalMadrí Excepcional 0.0%PravhaSharp's Atlantic Pale AleStaropramen Premium Czech Lager
Brewed at Rock
Sharp's Atlantic Pale AleSharp's Doom Bar Amber AleSharp's Offshore Pilsner
Imported
Cobra Zero
Where it is brewed not established
Miller Genuine Draft

The same thing as a tree

Each group, the British sites its beers are brewed at, and the beers. Names in red are sold as foreign. Every name is a link.

76 entries
Ownership tree: each group, the UK sites its beers are brewed at, and the beersCarling Black Label Premium LagerCarling Original LagerCobra PremiumCoors LagerMadrí ExcepcionalPravhaSharp's Doom Bar Amber AleStaropramen Premium Czech LagerWorthington's CreamflowBurton upon TrentCaffrey's Irish AleCarling Original LagerCoors LagerMadrí ExcepcionalMadrí Excepcional 0.0%PravhaSharp's Atlantic Pale AleStaropramen Premium Czech LagerTadcasterSharp's Atlantic Pale AleSharp's Doom Bar Amber AleSharp's Offshore PilsnerRockMolson Coors Beverage CompanyBeck'sBoddingtons Draught BitterBud LightBudweiserCorona CeroCorona ExtraModelo EspecialStella ArtoisStella Artois 0.0Stella Artois UnfilteredMagorBeck'sBoddingtons Draught BitterBud LightBudweiserStella ArtoisStella Artois UnfilteredSamlesburyBassBurton upon TrentAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVBirrificio Angelo Poretti 4 LuppoliCarlsberg Danish PilsnerCarlsberg ExpørtCarlsberg Special BrewHolsten PilsKronenbourg 1664Kronenbourg 1664 BlancMythosSkolNorthamptonBanks's Amber BitterHobgoblin RubyMarston's PedigreeTetley's Smooth FlowWainwright GoldBurton upon TrentCarlsberg GroupAmstelBirra Moretti L'AutenticaBirra Moretti Sale di MareCruzcampo SevillaCruzcampo Sevilla OrangeFoster'sHeineken Original 5%Red StripeManchesterJohn Smith's Extra SmoothMurphy's Irish StoutNewcastle Brown AleTadcasterHeineken N.V.Guinness 0.0Guinness DraughtBelfastGuinness 0.0Guinness DraughtRuncornDiageo plcKorevSt Austell Proper JobSt Austell TributeSt AustellSt Austell Brewery Co LtdFuller's FrontierFuller's London PrideChiswickAsahi Group HoldingsGreene King Abbot AleGreene King IPABury St EdmundsCK Asset Holdings LimitedSan Miguel EspecialMagorSan Miguel EspecialSamlesburyMahou San MiguelEstrella DammBedfordS.A. Damm
The 12 groups that own two or more of the beers on this site are Heineken N.V., 24 beers, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, 20 beers, Carlsberg Group, 17 beers, Molson Coors Beverage Company, 15 beers, Asahi Group Holdings, 12 beers, Diageo plc, 7 beers, Aldi Stores Ltd, 5 beers, S.A. Damm, 5 beers, Mahou San Miguel, 4 beers, Lidl, 3 beers, St Austell Brewery Co Ltd, 3 beers and CK Asset Holdings Limited, 2 beers. Across the whole site 40 beers are sold under branding from another country and brewed in Britain. Every owner, site and beer in the tree is also a link in the lists below. A beer brewed at more than one site appears under each. Only owners and sites with two or more beers have a page, and only beers brewed in the United Kingdom appear here.

Owners with one beer on the site

A single entry so far, so no page of its own yet.