Spanish beer in the UK: which brands are really brewed in Spain?
18 beers on British supermarket shelves are sold as Spanish. 9 of them are genuinely imported from Spain. 5are brewed in the United Kingdom. For 4 the supply is split or not established.
The main page on Spanish lager in Britain is Spanish lager in Britain: which is actually Spanish?. This page is the full list of every beer sold as Spanish.
Sold as Spanish and brewed in Britain: what to drink instead of Cruzcampo Sevilla, Madrí Excepcional, Madrí Excepcional 0.0% and San Miguel Especial.
Compared side by side: Estrella Damm vs Estrella Galicia, Cruzcampo vs Madrí, Estrella Damm vs Madrí and Madrí vs San Miguel.
The widest strength gap in this group is Rosa Blanca: 3.4% in the UK against 4.8% at home, 1.4 percentage points weaker. 5others in this group are also weaker here than at home.
Brewed in Britain 5
Genuinely imported 9
Mixed supply, or not established 4
Questions people ask
Is Cruzcampo Sevilla really Spanish?
The branding is Spanish, but the beer sold in Britain is brewed in the UK at Manchester.
Is Cruzcampo Sevilla Orange really Spanish?
The branding is Spanish, but the beer sold in Britain is brewed in the UK. The pack names Heineken UK, not the brewery; the site on record is Manchester, and the site is inferred.
Is Madrí Excepcional really Spanish?
The branding is Spanish, but the beer sold in Britain is brewed in the UK at Tadcaster, North Yorkshire and Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.
Every beer on the site · All the foreign-branded beers brewed in Britain