Beer strength chart: every beer on the shelf, by ABV
135 beers sold in British supermarkets have a UK strength on record, listed here strongest first. The strongest is Chimay Blue at 9.0%; the weakest with alcohol in it is Skol at 2.8%. Twelve sit at exactly 3.4%, a tenth of a point under the 3.5% duty step. Where a beer is imported and the version sold at home is a different strength, the difference is shown.
The strongest lagers on the list are Carlsberg Special Brew at 7.5%, Alhambra Reserva 1925 at 6.4%, Desperados at 5.9%, Zywiec Premium at 5.5% and Damm Daura at 5.4%. 26 of the foreign brands on this page are weaker in Britain than in their home market; the strength gap page lists them by the size of the cut, and the duty guide explains the 3.4% cluster.
Where the numbers come from. The UK strength is read from the pack or from a retailer listing that transcribes it; each beer's page carries the source and the date. The home-market strength comes only from a source addressed to that market, so where none has been read the column says so rather than repeating the UK figure.
Strongest to weakest 123
| Beer | Sold as | Brewed for the UK in | UK | At home | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimay Blue | Belgium | Imported | 9.0% | 9.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Duvel | Belgium | Imported | 8.5% | 8.5% | 0.0 percentage points |
| La Chouffe Blonde | Belgium | Imported | 8.0% | 8.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Carlsberg Special Brew | Denmark | Northampton, Northamptonshire (Carlsberg Brewery) | 7.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Dragon Stout | Jamaica | Imported | 7.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Guinness Foreign Extra Stout | Ireland | Imported | 7.5% | 7.5% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Leffe Brune | Belgium | Imported | 6.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Alhambra Reserva 1925 | Spain | Imported | 6.4% | 6.4% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Leffe Blonde | Belgium | AB InBev UK Limited sites (Magor and/or Samlesbury), not named on pack; inferred | 6.0% | 6.6% | 0.6 percentage points |
| Desperados | Mexico | Mixed supply | 5.9% | 5.9% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Theakston Old Peculier | England | Masham, North Yorkshire | 5.6% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier Naturtrub | Germany | Imported | 5.5% | 5.5% | 0.0 percentage points |
| St Austell Proper Job | England | St Austell, Cornwall | 5.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Zywiec Premium | Poland | Imported | 5.5% | 5.5% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Damm Daura | Spain | Imported | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier | Germany | Imported | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Erdinger Weissbier | Germany | Imported | 5.3% | 5.3% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Lager | United States | Imported | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Spaten Munchner Hell | Germany | Imported | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Peroni Nastro Azzurro | Italy | Imported | 5.1% | 5.1% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Asahi Super Dry | Japan | Imported | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Bavaria Premium | Germany | Not confirmed | 5.0% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Budweiser Budvar Original | Czech Republic | Imported | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Chang Classic | Thailand | Imported | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Efes Pilsener | Turkey | Ashford, Kent (Curious Brewery) | 5.0% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier | Germany | Imported | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Greene King Abbot Ale | England | Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | 5.0% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Heineken Original 5% | Netherlands | Manchester (Royal Brewery, Hulme/Moss Side) | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Holsten Pils | Germany | Northampton, Northamptonshire (Carlsberg Brewery) | 5.0% | 4.8% | 0.2 percentage points |
| Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc | France | Northampton, Northamptonshire (Carlsberg Brewery) | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Sagres | Portugal | Imported | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| San Miguel Especial | Spain | Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales | 5.0% | 5.4% | 0.4 percentage points |
| Sapporo Premium Beer | Japan | Mixed supply | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Staropramen Premium Czech Lager | Czech Republic | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Burton Brewery) | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Stella Artois Unfiltered | Belgium | Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales | 5.0% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Tyskie Gronie | Poland | Imported | 5.0% | 5.2% | 0.2 percentage points |
| Hoegaarden | Belgium | Imported | 4.9% | 4.9% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Birra Menabrea Bionda | Italy | Glasgow, Scotland (Tennent's brewery) | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Birra Moretti Sale di Mare | Italy | Manchester (Royal Brewery, Hulme/Moss Side) | 4.8% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli | Italy | Northampton, Northamptonshire (Carlsberg Brewery) | 4.8% | 5.0% | 0.2 percentage points |
| Bitburger Premium Pils | Germany | Imported | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Carlsberg Expørt | Denmark | Northampton, Northamptonshire (Carlsberg Brewery) | 4.8% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Estrella Damm Inedit | Spain | Imported | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Korev | United Kingdom | St Austell, Cornwall | 4.8% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Krombacher Pils | Germany | Imported | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Lech Premium | Poland | Imported | 4.8% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Lucky Buddha | China | Mixed supply | 4.8% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Mahou Cinco Estrellas | Spain | AB InBev UK Limited sites (Magor and/or Samlesbury), not individually named on pack | 4.8% | 5.5% | 0.7 percentage points |
| Sharp's Offshore Pilsner | United Kingdom | Rock, Cornwall (Sharp's Brewery) | 4.8% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Singha | Thailand | Faversham, Kent (Shepherd Neame) | 4.8% | 5.0% | 0.2 percentage points |
| Tiger | Singapore | Brewed in Britain | 4.8% | 5.0% | 0.2 percentage points |
| Warsteiner Premium Verum | Germany | Imported | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Birra Ichnusa | Italy | Imported | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Carling Black Label Premium Lager | United Kingdom | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Burton Brewery) | 4.7% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Estrella Galicia Especial | Spain | Imported | 4.7% | 5.5% | 0.8 percentage points |
| Fuller's London Pride | United Kingdom | Griffin Brewery, Chiswick, London | 4.7% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Miller Genuine Draft | United States | Not confirmed | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Newcastle Brown Ale | United Kingdom | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (John Smith's Brewery) | 4.7% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Perlenbacher Lager | Germany | Imported | 4.7% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Red Stripe | Jamaica | Manchester (Royal Brewery, Hulme/Moss Side) | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Super Bock | Portugal | Imported | 4.7% | 5.2% | 0.5 percentage points |
| Tsingtao Premium Lager | China | Imported | 4.7% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Birra Moretti L'Autentica | Italy | Manchester (Royal Brewery, Hulme/Moss Side) | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Estrella Damm | Spain | Bedford, Bedfordshire (Eagle Brewery) | 4.6% | 5.4% | 0.8 percentage points |
| Kirin Ichiban | Japan | Bedford, Bedfordshire (Eagle Brewery, owned by S.A. Damm since 2023) | 4.6% | 5.0% | 0.4 percentage points |
| Kronenbourg 1664 | France | Northampton, Northamptonshire (Carlsberg Brewery) | 4.6% | 5.5% | 0.9 percentage points |
| Madrí Excepcional | Spain | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (Tower Brewery) | 4.6% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner | United Kingdom | Dunbar, East Lothian (Belhaven Brewery) | 4.6% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Mythos | Greece | Northampton, Northamptonshire (Carlsberg Brewery) | 4.6% | 5.0% | 0.4 percentage points |
| Sabor Premium Lager | Spain | Imported | 4.6% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Stella Artois | Belgium | Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales | 4.6% | 5.2% | 0.6 percentage points |
| Tuborg Green | Denmark | Not confirmed | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Budweiser | United States | Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales | 4.5% | 5.0% | 0.5 percentage points |
| Cobra Premium | India | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Burton Brewery) | 4.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Coopers Original Pale Ale | Australia | Imported | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Corona Extra | Mexico | Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Fuller's Frontier | United Kingdom | Griffin Brewery, Chiswick, London | 4.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Hobgoblin Ruby | United Kingdom | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Marston's Brewery) | 4.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Kingfisher Premium Lager | India | Hartlepool, County Durham | 4.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| M&S Spanish Lager | Spain | Imported | 4.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Marston's Pedigree | United Kingdom | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Marston's Brewery, established 1834) | 4.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Modelo Especial | Mexico | Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales | 4.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Perlenbacher Pilsner Lager | Germany | Not confirmed | 4.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Sharp's Atlantic Pale Ale | United Kingdom | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (bottles, per Tesco label copy) | 4.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Shipyard American Pale Ale | United States | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Marston's Brewery) | 4.5% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Cruzcampo Sevilla | Spain | Manchester (Royal Brewery, Hulme/Moss Side) | 4.4% | 4.8% | 0.4 percentage points |
| Pilsner Urquell | Czech Republic | Imported | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Sharp's Doom Bar Amber Ale | United Kingdom | Rock, Cornwall (Sharp's Brewery; cask, closing by end of 2026) | 4.3% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Guinness Extra Stout | Ireland | Imported | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri | Italy | Imported | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Shepherd Neame Spitfire | England | Faversham, Kent | 4.2% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| St Austell Tribute | England | St Austell, Cornwall | 4.2% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Adnams Ghost Ship | England | Sole Bay Brewery, Southwold, Suffolk | 4.1% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Guinness Draught | Ireland | Runcorn, Cheshire (packaging only) | 4.1% | 4.2% | 0.1 percentage points |
| Timothy Taylor's Landlord | England | Knowle Spring Brewery, Keighley, West Yorkshire | 4.1% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Wainwright Gold | United Kingdom | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Marston's Brewery) | 4.1% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Beck's | Germany | Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales | 4.0% | 4.9% | 0.9 percentage points |
| Carling Original Lager | United Kingdom | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Burton Brewery) | 4.0% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Heineken Silver | Netherlands | Imported | 4.0% | 4.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Murphy's Irish Stout | Ireland | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (John Smith's Brewery) | 4.0% | 4.0% | 0.0 percentage points |
| Pravha | Czech Republic | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Burton Brewery) | 4.0% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Tennent's Lager | Scotland | Wellpark Brewery, 161 Duke Street, Glasgow | 4.0% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Black Sheep Best Bitter | England | Masham, North Yorkshire | 3.8% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Caffrey's Irish Ale | Ireland | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (Tower Brewery) | 3.8% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Smithwick's | Ireland | Imported | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.0 percentage points |
| John Smith's Extra Smooth | United Kingdom | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (John Smith's Brewery) | 3.6% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Tetley's Smooth Flow | United Kingdom | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Marston's Brewery) | 3.6% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Worthington's Creamflow | United Kingdom | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Burton Brewery) | 3.6% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Michelob Ultra | United States | Imported | 3.5% | 4.2% | 0.7 percentage points |
| Amstel | Netherlands | Manchester (Royal Brewery, Hulme/Moss Side) | 3.4% | 5.0% | 1.6 percentage points |
| Banks's Amber Bitter | United Kingdom | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Marston's Brewery) | 3.4% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Bass | United Kingdom | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Marston's Brewery) | 3.4% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Boddingtons Draught Bitter | United Kingdom | Samlesbury, Lancashire | 3.4% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Bud Light | United States | Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales | 3.4% | 4.2% | 0.8 percentage points |
| Carlsberg Danish Pilsner | Denmark | Northampton, Northamptonshire (Carlsberg Brewery) | 3.4% | 4.6% | 1.2 percentage points |
| Coors Lager | United States | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Burton Brewery) | 3.4% | 4.2% | 0.8 percentage points |
| Foster's | Australia | Manchester (Royal Brewery, Hulme/Moss Side) | 3.4% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Greene King IPA | England | Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | 3.4% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Grolsch Premium Pilsner | Netherlands | Imported | 3.4% | 5.0% | 1.6 percentage points |
| Rosa Blanca | Spain | Imported | 3.4% | 4.8% | 1.4 percentage points |
| Sol | Mexico | Brewed in Britain | 3.4% | 4.2% | 0.8 percentage points |
| Cruzcampo Sevilla Orange | Spain | Manchester (Royal Brewery, Hulme/Moss Side) | 3.3% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Skol | Scandinavia (implied) | Northampton, Northamptonshire (Carlsberg Brewery) | 2.8% | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
Alcohol-free and low alcohol 12
At or below 0.5%. Two decimals are kept where the pack prints them.
| Beer | Sold as | Brewed for the UK in | UK | At home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck's Blue | Germany | Imported | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Birra Moretti Zero | Italy | Imported | 0.05% | Not confirmed |
| San Miguel 0.0 | Spain | Imported | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Asahi Super Dry 0.0 | Japan | Imported | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Cobra Zero | India | Imported | 0.0% | Not confirmed |
| Corona Cero | Mexico | Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Estrella Damm 0.0 | Spain | Imported | 0.0% | Not confirmed |
| Guinness 0.0 | Ireland | Runcorn, Cheshire (packaging only) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Heineken 0.0 | Netherlands | Imported | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Madrí Excepcional 0.0% | Spain | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (Tower Brewery) | 0.0% | Not confirmed |
| Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0 | Italy | Imported | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Stella Artois 0.0 | Belgium | Magor, Monmouthshire, South Wales | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Strength not yet on record 15
Affligem Blond, Birra Mapelli Italia Premium Lager, Birra Messina Cristalli di Sale, Brahma, Damm Voll-Damm, Grande, Grimbergen Blonde, Harp Lager, Kozel Lezak, Lowenbrau Original, Rheinbacher Pilsner, Ringwood Best Bitter, Rockshore Irish Lager, Rossini Gran Riserva Birra, San Marcos. No listing or pack read so far shows the figure; the page for each says what would settle it.
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