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

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

Beer against beer: which one is the real one?

Two beers sold on the same shelves, side by side: where each is brewed for the UK, who owns it, and how strong it is here. These are the comparisons people search for, so the pairs are ordered that way. Where two beers claim the same country, the page says which of them is actually from there.

Comparison Sold as UK strength
Murphy's vs Guinness Both Irish 4.0% and 4.1%
Bud Light vs Budweiser Both American 3.4% and 4.5%
Moretti vs Peroni Both Italian 4.6% and 5.1%
Estrella Damm vs Estrella Galicia Both Spanish 4.6% and 4.7%
Modelo vs Corona Both Mexican 4.5% and 4.5%
Corona vs Sol Both Mexican 4.5% and 3.4%
Asahi vs Sapporo Both Japanese 5.0% and 5.0%
Cruzcampo vs Madrí Both Spanish 4.4% and 4.6%
Sagres vs Super Bock Both Portuguese 5.0% and 4.7%
Bud Light vs Coors Both American 3.4% and 3.4%
Cobra vs Kingfisher Both Indian 4.5% and 4.5%
Heineken vs Stella Artois Dutch and Belgian 5.0% and 4.6%
Pravha vs Staropramen Both Czech 4.0% and 5.0%
Asahi vs Peroni Japanese and Italian 5.0% and 5.1%
Bud Light vs Corona American and Mexican 3.4% and 4.5%
Budweiser vs Corona American and Mexican 4.5% and 4.5%
Budweiser vs Heineken American and Dutch 4.5% and 5.0%
Carling vs Carlsberg British and Danish 4.0% and 3.4%
Carlsberg vs Heineken Danish and Dutch 3.4% and 5.0%
Corona vs Peroni Mexican and Italian 4.5% and 5.1%
Amstel vs Heineken Both Dutch 3.4% and 5.0%
Budweiser vs Stella Artois American and Belgian 4.5% and 4.6%
Carlsberg vs Tuborg Both Danish 3.4% and 4.6%
Estrella Damm vs Madrí Both Spanish 4.6% and 4.6%
Madrí vs San Miguel Both Spanish 4.6% and 5.0%

Every beer sold as foreign and brewed in Britain · What to drink instead, beer by beer · Every beer we have checked