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Where is Cobra Zero brewed?

Imported, not from the country on the label Partly verified Last checked 5 September 2026

Cobra Zero is sold as Indian, but the beer in UK shops is imported from Serbia.

Brewed for the UK in
Imported from Serbia
Imported
Sold as a beer from
India
Same Indian positioning as Cobra Premium
Brewed in (country)
Serbia
Inferred from the sources, not read from a label
Brand owner
Molson Coors Beverage Company
HQ: United States / Canada
UK rights held by
Cobra Beer Partnership Ltd (Molson Coors) (owned)
UK strength
0.0%
Strength at home (India)
Not established
0.0 in the Ocado ABV field and '0% ABV' on the brewer's own site.
Style
Alcohol-free lager
Brand created
2005, United Kingdom
Brewed at home in
None
What the UK label says
“Brewed and packaged under licence in Apatinska pivara. UK: MCBC (UK) Ltd., 137 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 1JZ, UK. EU Food Business Operator: MCBC (Ireland) DAC, Block J1 Unit Centre, Maynooth Business Campus, Straffan Road, Republic of Ireland.”
Source: www.ocado.com

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.

Owner and strength verified from the brewer's site; the pack wording naming Apatinska pivara is verified from the Ocado listing. The country is inferred from the brewery's name and is flagged as such, because no country of origin field or address for the brewery appears on the listing. A can photo showing the full small print would settle it.

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

In short

Cobra Zero is imported. The UK product is brewed in Serbia. That country is inferred from the sources rather than read from a label. That is not the country the branding suggests: it is sold as Indian, but the beer comes from Serbia. The UK version is 0.0%; the home-market strength is not established. The brand belongs to Molson Coors Beverage Company, which also owns Caffrey's and Carling in the UK.

What changed

Questions people ask

Where is Cobra Zero brewed?

The UK product is imported from Serbia.

Is Cobra Zero brewed in the UK?

No. The UK product is brewed in Serbia.

Is Cobra Zero really Indian?

It is sold as Indian, but the beer in UK shops is brewed in Serbia.

Who owns Cobra Zero?

Cobra Zero is owned by Molson Coors Beverage Company, headquartered in United States / Canada. In the UK the brand is handled by Cobra Beer Partnership Ltd.

What strength is Cobra Zero in the UK?

Cobra Zero is 0.0% ABV in the UK.

What does the Cobra Zero label say about where it is brewed?

The UK label text on record reads: "Brewed and packaged under licence in Apatinska pivara. UK: MCBC (UK) Ltd., 137 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 1JZ, UK. EU Food Business Operator: MCBC (Ireland) DAC, Block J1 Unit Centre, Maynooth Business Campus, Straffan Road, Republic of Ireland."

See also

Kingfisher Premium Lager
Hartlepool · 4.5% · sold as Indian
Brewed here Partly verified
Caffrey's Irish Ale
Tadcaster · 3.8% · sold as Irish
Brewed here Partly 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
Coors Lager
Burton upon Trent · 3.4% · sold as American
Brewed here Verified
Madrí Excepcional
Tadcaster · 4.6% · sold as Spanish
Brewed here Verified

Every beer sold as India · Every brand owned by Molson Coors Beverage Company

Sources

  1. Molson Coors (molsoncoors.com): Cobra Zero 0% in UK range
  2. Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org): secondary: launched 2005, 0.0%
  3. Ocado (ocado.com), 5 September 2026: Cobra Zero Premium Alcohol Free Beer, 4 x 330ml: alcohol by volume 0.0; 'Brewed and packaged under licence in Apatinska pivara'; UK: MCBC (UK) Ltd., 137 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 1JZ; EU food business operator MCBC (Ireland) DAC, Maynooth Business Campus. No country of origin field.
  4. Cobra Beer (cobrabeer.com), 5 September 2026: Brewer's own range page: Cobra Zero '0% ABV'; Cobra Premium 4.5% bottled and 4.3% draught. No brewing location is given for any of the beers.