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Where is Grande brewed?

By Mark Porter Last checked 5 September 2026 How we check

Origin not confirmed

We have not yet confirmed where the Grande sold in the UK is brewed.

Listed by Aldi when last checked. The product pages are among the sources below.

Brewed for the UK in
Not confirmed
Not confirmed
Sold as a beer from
Spain
Spanish-styled name and pack
Brewed in (country)
Not confirmed
Brand owner
Aldi Stores Ltd (own label)
HQ: Germany
UK strength
Not confirmed
Strength at home (Spain)
Not confirmed
No Spanish original exists. UK ABV not captured: no Aldi page fetchable.
What the UK label says
We have not yet read the wording on a UK pack or listing.
More about the brand: rights, style, when it was created, where it is brewed at home
UK rights held by
Aldi Stores Ltd (owned)
Style
Lager
Brand created
United Kingdom
Brewed at home in
None: own-label brand

What we have not confirmed

We have not been able to find or read an Aldi product page for Grande, so we have not confirmed its strength, where it is brewed or who brews it. A photo of the small print on a can would settle it.

If you have a can or bottle to hand, the producer's name and address in the small print would settle it.

In short

We have not been able to establish where the UK supply of Grande is brewed. It is sold as a beer from Spain. What is known and what is still open is set out in the verification box above. A photo of the small print on a current can or bottle would settle it.

Questions people ask

Where is Grande brewed?

We have not yet confirmed where the UK supply is brewed. What we do know is set out on this page.

Is Grande brewed in the UK?

We do not know yet. No source we have found says where the beer sold here is brewed.

Who owns Grande?

Grande is owned by Aldi Stores Ltd (own label), headquartered in Germany. In the UK the brand is handled by Aldi Stores Ltd.

Which beers are similar to Grande?

Other beers sold as Spanish in the UK include Alhambra Reserva 1925, Cruzcampo Sevilla and Cruzcampo Sevilla Orange.

See also

Alhambra Reserva 1925
Imported from Spain · 6.4% · sold as Spanish
Genuine import
Cruzcampo Sevilla
Manchester · 4.4% · sold as Spanish
Brewed here
Cruzcampo Sevilla Orange
Manchester · 3.3% · sold as Spanish
Brewed here
Damm Daura
Imported from Spain · 5.4% · sold as Spanish
Damm Voll-Damm
Imported from Spain · sold as Spanish
Estrella Damm
Mixed supply · 4.6% · sold as Spanish

Every beer sold as Spain · Every brand owned by Aldi Stores Ltd

Last checked 5 September 2026. How we check.

Sources

  1. Aldi (groceries.aldi.co.uk), 5 September 2026: Site refused fetch (robots.txt response too large); no Grande product page located by search
  2. The Grocer (thegrocer.co.uk), 5 September 2026: Fetch returned HTTP 405
  3. worldbeerawards.com
  4. Liverpool Echo (liverpoolecho.co.uk)

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