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

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Polish beer in the UK: which brands are really brewed in Poland?

3 beers on British supermarket shelves are sold as Polish. 3 of them are genuinely imported from Poland. 0are brewed in the United Kingdom.

The widest strength gap in this group is Tyskie Gronie: 5.0% in the UK against 5.2% at home, 0.2 percentage points weaker.

Genuinely imported 3

Lech Premium
Imported from Netherlands · 4.8% · sold as Polish
Partly verified
Tyskie Gronie
Imported from Poland · 5.0% · sold as Polish
Verified
Zywiec Premium
Imported from Poland · 5.5% · sold as Polish
Genuine import Verified

Questions people ask

Is Tyskie Gronie really Polish?

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

Is Zywiec Premium really Polish?

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

Is Lech Premium really Polish?

It is sold as Polish, but the beer in UK shops is brewed in the Netherlands.

Every beer on the site · All the foreign-branded beers brewed in Britain