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Which beers sold as foreign are brewed in Britain, and what to buy instead

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Molson Coors Beverage Company: every beer brand it owns in the UK

15 of the beers on this site belong to Molson Coors Beverage Company, headquartered in United States / Canada. Seven of them are sold under branding from another country and brewed in the United Kingdom.

Headquarters
United States / Canada
Brands on this site
15
Sold as foreign, brewed here
7

Sold as British 6

Every beer sold as British

Sold as Czech 2

Every beer sold as Czech

Sold as Indian 2

Every beer sold as Indian

Sold as Spanish 2

Every beer sold as Spanish

Sold as American 2

Every beer sold as American

Sold as Irish 1

Every beer sold as Irish

Licence moves on record

Entries from the licence history of any beer in the data that name this group as the UK brewer. A beer without a link is one the site records but does not publish a page for, either because it is a craft brand or because the entry exists only to hold a past licence.

YearsBeerBrewer as recordedSite
1994 to 2019 Grolsch Premium Pilsner Grolsch (UK) Ltd, a joint venture with Coors Brewers, later Molson Coors Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
2002 to now Carling Original Lager Coors Brewers Ltd, renamed Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Ltd in 2009 (owns the Carling brand outright) Burton; Tadcaster; Alton, Hampshire until June 2015
2002 to 2021 Coors Lager Coors Brewers / Molson Coors UK (as Coors Light) Burton and Tadcaster
2002 to now Worthington's Creamflow Coors Brewers / Molson Coors UK Tadcaster (per Molson Coors site page); Burton (per Protz 2022)
2005 to now Caffrey's Irish Ale Coors Brewers / Molson Coors UK Tadcaster (current, per Molson Coors)
2009 to 2024 Cobra Premium Cobra Beer Partnership Ltd (Molson Coors 50.1%, Bilimoria 49.9%) with brewing moved to Molson Coors Burton Burton upon Trent
2010 to now Blue Moon Belgian White Molson Coors UK (draught launched in UK April 2010); originally imported from North America, now brewed at Burton Burton upon Trent (current)
2011 to now Sharp's Atlantic Pale Ale Molson Coors (Sharp's owner since 2011) Rock (cask); Tadcaster (bottle)
2011 to now Sharp's Doom Bar Amber Ale Molson Coors (acquired Sharp's for £20m, February 2011); packaged beer moved to Burton (2013 or 2015) Rock (cask) and Burton (packaged)
2011 to now Sharp's Offshore Pilsner Molson Coors (Sharp's owner since 2011) Not established
2013 to now Franciscan Well Chieftain IPA / Rebel Red Molson Coors (brand owner); brewed in Cork Cork, Ireland
2015 to now Staropramen Premium Czech Lager Molson Coors UK took exclusive UK distribution from 28 December 2015 (Molson Coors had owned the brand since buying StarBev in 2012); now brewed at Burton and Tadcaster Burton / Tadcaster
2016 to now Miller Genuine Draft Molson Coors (owns Miller brands outside the US after buying SABMiller's MillerCoors stake, 2016) Not established
2016 to now Pravha Molson Coors Burton / Tadcaster
2020 to now Madrí Excepcional Molson Coors Tadcaster (named in the October 2020 launch release); Burton also listed by Molson Coors as a Madrí site
2021 to now Coors Lager Molson Coors UK (as Coors) Burton and Tadcaster
2024 to now Cobra Premium Molson Coors (100% ownership after Lord Bilimoria stepped down as chairman, 28 November 2024) Burton upon Trent
2025 to now Madrí Excepcional 0.0% Molson Coors Tadcaster
2026 to now Carling Black Label Premium Lager Molson Coors (Black Label name revived 16 March 2026) Burton upon Trent

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