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

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Asahi Super Dry vs Sapporo Premium Beer: which is actually Japanese?

Both are sold as Japanese. Asahi Super Dry is imported from Suita and other Asahi Breweries plants, Japan, Padua and Rome in Italy. Sapporo Premium Beer has a split supply, part imported and part brewed in Britain. On strength they match: both are 5.0% in the UK.

  Asahi Super Dry Sapporo Premium Beer
Sold as a beer from Japan Japan
Brewed for the UK in Suita and other Asahi Breweries plants, Japan, Padua and Rome, Italy Split: part imported, part brewed in Britain
Brand owner Asahi Group Holdings Sapporo Breweries Ltd (Sapporo Holdings)
UK strength 5.0% 5.0%
Strength at home 5.0% 5.0%
Difference None None
Verification Verified Partly verified

The two pages in full

Asahi Super Dry
Imported from Italy · 5.0% · sold as Japanese
Genuine import Verified
Sapporo Premium Beer
Mixed supply · 5.0% · sold as Japanese
Partly verified

Every figure here is taken from the two beers' own pages, where each one carries its source and the date it was checked. This compares the cans and bottles sold in supermarkets. Draught in pubs can come from a different brewery, and this site has not established where it is brewed. For the rest of the group, see every beer sold as Japanese. More pairs: all the beer comparisons.