Italian beer in the UK: which brands are really brewed in Italy?
12 beers on British supermarket shelves are sold as Italian. 5 of them are genuinely imported from Italy. 4are brewed in the United Kingdom. For 3 the supply is split or not established.
Sold as Italian and brewed in Britain: what to drink instead of Birra Moretti L'Autentica, Birra Moretti Sale di Mare, Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli and Birra Menabrea Bionda.
Compared side by side: Moretti vs Peroni, Asahi vs Peroni and Corona vs Peroni.
The widest strength gap in this group is Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli: 4.8% in the UK against 5.0% at home, 0.2 percentage points weaker.
Brewed in Britain 4
Genuinely imported 5
Mixed supply, or not established 3
Questions people ask
Is Peroni Nastro Azzurro really Italian?
Yes, on origin: the UK product is brewed in Italy.
Is Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0 really Italian?
Yes, on origin: the UK product is brewed in Italy.
Is Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri really Italian?
Yes, on origin: the UK product is brewed in Italy.
There is a longer piece on this group: Italian lager in Britain: which is actually Italian?
Every beer on the site · All the foreign-branded beers brewed in Britain