Belgian beer in the UK: which brands are really brewed in Belgium?
11 beers on British supermarket shelves are sold as Belgian. 7 of them are genuinely imported from Belgium. 3are brewed in the United Kingdom. For 1 the supply is split or not established.
Sold as Belgian and brewed in Britain: what to drink instead of Stella Artois, Stella Artois 0.0 and Stella Artois Unfiltered.
Compared side by side: Heineken vs Stella Artois and Budweiser vs Stella Artois.
The widest strength gap in this group is Leffe Blonde: 6.0% in the UK against 6.6% at home, 0.6 percentage points weaker. 1other in this group is also weaker here than at home.
Brewed in Britain 3
Genuinely imported 7
Mixed supply, or not established 1
Questions people ask
Is Stella Artois really Belgian?
The branding is Belgian, but the beer sold in Britain is brewed in the UK at Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales and Samlesbury, Lancashire.
Is Stella Artois 0.0 really Belgian?
The branding is Belgian, but the beer sold in Britain is brewed in the UK at Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales.
Is Stella Artois Unfiltered really Belgian?
The branding is Belgian, but the beer sold in Britain is brewed in the UK. The pack names AB InBev UK Limited, not the brewery; its plants are Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales and Samlesbury, Lancashire, and the site is inferred.
Every beer on the site · All the foreign-branded beers brewed in Britain