Brewed Where?

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Where is Courage Best Bitter brewed?

Origin not established Unverified Last checked 5 September 2026

Where the UK supply of Courage Best Bitter is brewed is not established.

Brewed for the UK in
Not established
Not established
Sold as a beer from
United Kingdom
Historic London brewing name, cockerel emblem
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
Not recorded. Carlsberg Britvic's Courage brand page lists only Courage Light Ale at 3.2% ABV, with no Best Bitter entry.
Style
Bitter
Brand created
United Kingdom; year not established
Brewed at home in
n/a (UK brand). Most recently associated with the Eagle Brewery, Bedford
What the UK label says
Not established

Unverified

No brewer statement or pack transcription has been found for the key claims. This page is published so that readers can send evidence; it is not indexed by search engines.

Only the brand ownership and the Bedford brewery sale are sourced. Courage Best's current brewer, brewery and ABV are all unknown; the only Courage product on the owner's site is Light Ale. Needs a direct check with Carlsberg Britvic or a pump clip or bottle label.

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 Courage Best Bitter 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 Wells / Wells & Young'sBedford (Eagle Brewery)beeradvocate.com
2017 to 2020Marston's plcBedford (Eagle Brewery)foodmanufacture.co.uk
2020 to nowCarlsberg Marston's Brewing Company / Carlsberg Britvicunknown after the Bedford salecarlsbergbritvic.co.uk

Questions people ask

Where is Courage Best Bitter brewed?

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

Is Courage Best Bitter brewed in the UK?

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

Who owns Courage Best Bitter?

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

Which beers are similar to Courage Best Bitter?

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
Bombardier
Origin not established · sold as British
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

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

Sources

  1. Carlsberg Britvic (carlsbergbritvic.co.uk), 5 September 2026: Courage brand page lists only Courage Light Ale at 3.2% ABV, brand origin United Kingdom
  2. Food Manufacture (foodmanufacture.co.uk), 8 November 2022: Eagle Brewery, Bedford, sold to Damm; Marston's had acquired it with Charles Wells' brewing business in 2017