American beer in the UK: which brands are really brewed in the United States?
7 beers on British supermarket shelves are sold as American. 2 of them are genuinely imported from the United States. 4are brewed in the United Kingdom. For 1 the supply is split or not established.
Sold as American and brewed in Britain: what to drink instead of Bud Light, Budweiser, Coors Lager and Shipyard American Pale Ale.
Compared side by side: Bud Light vs Budweiser, Bud Light vs Coors, Bud Light vs Corona, Budweiser vs Corona, Budweiser vs Heineken and Budweiser vs Stella Artois.
The widest strength gap in this group is Bud Light: 3.4% in the UK against 4.2% at home, 0.8 percentage points weaker. 3others in this group are also weaker here than at home.
Brewed in Britain 4
Genuinely imported 2
Mixed supply, or not established 1
Questions people ask
Is Bud Light really American?
The branding is American, 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.
Is Budweiser really American?
The branding is American, but the beer sold in Britain is brewed in the UK at Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales and Samlesbury, Lancashire.
Is Coors Lager really American?
The branding is American, but the beer sold in Britain is brewed in the UK at Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire and Tadcaster, North Yorkshire.
Every beer on the site · All the foreign-branded beers brewed in Britain