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

Japanese beer in the UK: which brands are really brewed in Japan?

4 beers on British supermarket shelves are sold as Japanese. 3 of them are genuinely imported from Japan. 1 are brewed in the United Kingdom.

Sold as Japanese and brewed in Britain: what to drink instead of Kirin Ichiban.

The widest strength gap in this group is Kirin Ichiban: 4.6% in the UK against 5.0% at home, 0.4 percentage points weaker.

Brewed in Britain 1

It is sold as Japanese, but the beer in UK shops is brewed in Italy.

It is sold as Japanese, but the beer in UK shops is brewed in Italy.

Yes, on origin: the UK product is brewed in Japan.