Where is Kozel Lezak brewed?

By Mark Porter Last checked 9 September 2026 How we check

Genuine import

Kozel Lezak is genuinely imported from the Czech Republic.

Brewed for the UK in

Imported from Czech Republic

Imported

Sold as a beer from

Czech Republic

Czech name, Velke Popovice goat mascot, Czech lager positioning

Brewed in (country)

Czech Republic

Brand owner

Asahi Group Holdings (Plzensky Prazdroj)

HQ: Japan

UK strength

Not confirmed

Strength at home (Czech Republic)

4.6%

2.6 units a pint. Czech Kozel Lezak is 4.6% (Kozel Premium 12 is 4.8%, and Kozel Cerny, the dark beer, 3.8%). We have not read a UK listing with a strength.

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

Asahi UK Ltd (owned)

Style

Czech lager

Variant as recorded

Lezak / Premium Lager

Brand created

1874, Czech Republic (Bohemia)

Brewed at home in

Velke Popovice, Czech Republic

What we have not confirmed

The owner is confirmed. Kozel is brewed under licence outside the Czech Republic for several markets, so UK stock could in principle be brewed in Poland, and we have not read a UK listing that gives a country of origin or a strength. When we last looked (9 September 2026), Morrisons, Asda, Ocado, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Bestway did not list it. A photo of a can would settle where it comes from.

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

In short

Kozel Lezak is imported. The UK product is brewed at Velke Popovice in the Czech Republic. The brand belongs to Asahi Group Holdings (Plzensky Prazdroj).

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