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Where is Lowenbrau Original brewed?

By Mark Porter Last checked 9 September 2026 How we check

Origin not confirmed

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

Brewed for the UK in
Not confirmed
Not confirmed
Sold as a beer from Munich lion emblem, German name, Oktoberfest association
Brewed in (country)
Not confirmed
UK strength
Not confirmed
Strength at home (Germany)
5.2%
3.0 units a pint. Lowenbrau Original is 5.2% in Germany. No current UK supermarket listing was found from which to take a UK ABV.
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
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I (AB InBev UK Limited) (as importer and distributor)
Style
Munich Helles
Brand created
1383, Germany
Brewed at home in
Munich, Germany

What we have not confirmed

We have not found Lowenbrau in a UK supermarket, or a source for how it reaches the UK, its UK strength or who brews it. AB InBev owns it through the Spaten-Franziskaner-Lowenbrau group, which is well established but not separately sourced here. When we last looked (9 September 2026), Morrisons, Asda, Ocado, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Bestway and Trolley did not list it; it is sold through specialist importers.

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 Lowenbrau Original is brewed. It is sold as a beer from Germany. 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 Lowenbrau Original brewed?

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

Is Lowenbrau Original brewed in the UK?

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

Who owns Lowenbrau Original?

Lowenbrau Original is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Spaten-Franziskaner-Lowenbrau-Gruppe), headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. In the UK the brand is handled by Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I as importer and distributor.

Which beers are similar to Lowenbrau Original?

Other beers sold as German in the UK include Bavaria Premium, Beck's and Beck's Blue.

See also

Every beer sold as Germany · Every brand owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Last checked 9 September 2026. How we check.

Spotted an error?Tell us what the pack says and we will check it. mark@pretendpint.com