Brewed Where?

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

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Where is Bombardier brewed?

Origin not established Partly verified Last checked 5 September 2026

Where the UK supply of Bombardier is brewed is not established.

Brewed for the UK in
Not established
Not established
Sold as a beer from
United Kingdom
Bedford brewing heritage, 'Bombardier English Premium Bitter' and patriotic advertising
Brewed in (country)
Not established
Brand owner
Carlsberg Group
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
UK rights held by
Carlsberg Britvic (owned)
UK strength
Not established
Strength at home (United Kingdom)
Not established
No current ABV recorded: Bombardier does not appear on Carlsberg Britvic's current beer product listing.
Style
English Bitter
Brand created
1980, United Kingdom
Brewed at home in
n/a (UK brand). Original home: Eagle Brewery, Bedford (Charles Wells)
What the UK label says
Not established

Partly verified

At least one of those three claims rests on a secondary source or an inference, a disagreement between sources is still open, or a split supply has a format that has not been read.

The 2024 delisting and the Wolverhampton brewing are sourced. Current ABV, current brewer and whether any Bombardier is still produced are unknown.

The small print on the base of a current can or bottle, giving the producer name and address, would settle this.

In short

We have not been able to establish where the UK supply of Bombardier is brewed. 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.

Who has brewed it here

YearsBrewerSiteSource
? to 2017Charles WellsBedford (Eagle Brewery)foodmanufacture.co.uk
2017 to 2020Marston's plcBedford (Eagle Brewery)foodmanufacture.co.uk
2020 to 2024Carlsberg Marston's Brewing CompanyWolverhampton (Banks's Brewery)morningadvertiser.co.uk
2024 to nowdelisted in keg; current status unclearNot establishedmorningadvertiser.co.uk

Questions people ask

Where is Bombardier brewed?

Where the UK supply is brewed is not established. See the verification notes on this page for what is known.

Is Bombardier brewed in the UK?

Not established. No source found so far settles where the UK supply is brewed.

Who owns Bombardier?

Bombardier is owned by Carlsberg Group, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. In the UK the brand is handled by Carlsberg Britvic.

Which beers are similar to Bombardier?

Beers with a similar story include Banks's Amber Bitter, Bass and Boddingtons Draught Bitter.

See also

Banks's Amber Bitter
Burton upon Trent · 3.4% · sold as British
Verified
Bass
Burton upon Trent · 4.4% · sold as British
Honest British Partly verified
Boddingtons Draught Bitter
Samlesbury · 3.4% · sold as British
Honest British Verified
Carling Original Lager
Burton upon Trent · 4.0% · sold as British
Honest British Verified
Carling Black Label Premium Lager
Burton upon Trent · 4.7% · sold as British
Honest British Verified
Courage Best Bitter
Origin not established · sold as British
Unverified

Every beer sold as United Kingdom · Every brand owned by Carlsberg Group

Sources

  1. The Morning Advertiser (morningadvertiser.co.uk), 25 November 2024: Bombardier among the 11 beers CMBC delisted at the end of 2024 (listed under kegged beers)
  2. The Morning Advertiser (morningadvertiser.co.uk), 8 October 2024: Bombardier named as one of the brands brewed at Banks's, Wolverhampton
  3. Carlsberg Britvic (carlsbergbritvic.co.uk), 5 September 2026: Bombardier absent from the current Carlsberg Britvic beer product listing