Where is Singha brewed?
The UK supply of Singha is split between imported stock and stock brewed in Britain. Check the small print on the pack.
| Format | UK strength | At home |
|---|---|---|
| 630ml bottle | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| 330ml bottle (marketplace import) | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| can | Not established | 5.0% |
Verified
The three claims that matter, where the beer sold in the UK is brewed, its UK strength and who owns the brand, each rest on the brewer's own statement or on a seller's page transcribing the pack. Where the exact brewery is inferred rather than named, the page says so.
origin_abv 5.0 taken from second research pass (their source list), not independently re-fetched.
two independent passes disagreed; resolution=both_partly. Side B is right: since 2022 Shepherd Neame brews and bottles Singha in Faversham (330ml and 630ml bottles plus 30l and 50l kegs), and the Tesco 630ml bottle is 4.8% with Faversham small print. Side A describes the pre-2022 import arrangement. Thai-brewed 5.0% stock still reaches UK shelves through third-party marketplace sellers. No supermarket can listing was found so the can format stays unknown.
UK distributor, origin and UK abv verified from the distributor. Thai home market abv and the 2009 Molson Coors deal rest on a trade press headline that was not fetched.
The small print on the base of a current can or bottle, giving the producer name and address, would settle this.
In short
The UK supply of Singha is split: some of what reaches the shelf is imported and some is brewed here. By format, the record says bottle (Shepherd Neame): brewed in Britain; draught/keg: brewed in Britain; can: not established. The can in your hand could be either, so check the producer address in the small print. In Thailand the same beer is 5.0%. Here it is 4.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points weaker. The brand belongs to Boon Rawd Brewery Co., Ltd.
It depends which one you pick up
The bottles, cans and draught version of this beer do not all come from the same place, or are not all the same strength. This is what the record says per format.
| Format | Supply |
|---|---|
| bottle (Shepherd Neame) | Brewed in Britain |
| draught/keg | Brewed in Britain |
| can | Not established |
Who has brewed it here
| Years | Brewer | Site | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 to 2019 | Not established | Distributed in the UK by Molson Coors from 2009 | talkingretail.com |
| 2019 to now | Not established | Distributed in the UK by Shepherd Neame from July 2019; still imported from Thailand | shepherdneame.co.uk |
Questions people ask
Where is Singha brewed?
The UK supply is split between imported stock and stock brewed in Britain. The British share is brewed at Faversham, Kent. The imported share comes from Bangkok in Thailand.
Is Singha brewed in the UK?
Partly. Some UK stock is brewed in Britain and some is imported, so it depends which pack you pick up.
Is Singha really Thai?
Only partly. Some UK stock is brewed in Thailand and some in Britain.
Who owns Singha?
Singha is owned by Boon Rawd Brewery Co., Ltd, headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. In the UK the brand is handled by Shepherd Neame as importer and distributor.
What strength is Singha in the UK?
Singha is 4.8% ABV in the UK. In Thailand it is 5.0%.
Is Singha weaker in the UK than in Thailand?
Yes. The UK version is 4.8% against 5.0% in Thailand, 0.2 percentage points weaker.
See also
Every beer sold as Thailand · What else is brewed at Faversham, Kent
Sources
- Shepherd Neame (shepherdneame.co.uk), 5 September 2026: Imported from Thailand, produced by Boon Rawd, UK distribution by Shepherd Neame since July 2019, 4.8% bottle and draught, 5.0% can
- verification pass (thedrinksbusiness.com): 7 February 2022. 330ml and 630ml single bottles, as well as 30l and 50l kegs. Shepherd Neame had been the exclusive distributor for Singha in the UK since 2019.
- verification pass (tesco.com): Singha Thai Lager 630ml bottle. 4.8% vol. Brewed and Bottled by: Shepherd Neame Ltd., 17 Court Street, Faversham, ME13 7AX, England
- verification pass (tesco.com): Singha Thai Beer 12 x 330ml bottles. 5%. Boon Rawd Brewery. Sold and sent by Drayman Direct (marketplace seller)
- second research pass (northeastbylines.co.uk): cited by second research pass
- second research pass (shop.shepherdneame.co.uk): cited by second research pass