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Carling Original Lager vs Carlsberg Danish Pilsner: where is each one brewed?

Carling Original Lager is sold as British; Carlsberg Danish Pilsner is sold as Danish. Carling Original Lager is brewed at Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire and Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. Carlsberg Danish Pilsner is brewed at Northampton, Northamptonshire. On strength, Carling Original Lager is 4.0% in the UK and Carlsberg Danish Pilsner is 3.4%. Carlsberg Danish Pilsner is 1.2 percentage points weaker here than the version sold at home.

  Carling Original Lager Carlsberg Danish Pilsner
Sold as a beer from United Kingdom Denmark
Brewed for the UK in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire and Tadcaster, North Yorkshire Northampton, Northamptonshire
Brand owner Molson Coors Beverage Company Carlsberg Group
UK strength 4.0% 3.4%
Strength at home Not established 4.6%
Difference Not established 1.2 percentage points weaker here
Verification Verified Verified

The two pages in full

Carling Original Lager
Burton upon Trent · 4.0% · sold as British
Honest British Verified
Carlsberg Danish Pilsner
Northampton · 3.4% · sold as Danish
Brewed here 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. More pairs: all the beer comparisons.