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Cobra Premium vs Kingfisher Premium Lager: which is actually Indian?

Both are sold as Indian. Cobra Premium is brewed at Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. Kingfisher Premium Lager is brewed at Hartlepool, County Durham. On strength they match: both are 4.5% in the UK. On the supermarket shelf, neither is brewed in India. Both are brewed in Britain and sold under Indian branding.

  Cobra Premium Kingfisher Premium Lager
Sold as a beer from India India
Brewed for the UK in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Hartlepool, County Durham
Brand owner Molson Coors Beverage Company United Breweries Limited (majority owned by Heineken N.V.)
UK strength 4.5% 4.5%
Strength at home Not confirmed Not confirmed
Difference Not confirmed Not confirmed
Last checked 9 September 2026 6 September 2026

The two pages in full

Cobra Premium
Burton upon Trent · 4.5% · sold as Indian
Brewed here
Kingfisher Premium Lager
Hartlepool · 4.5% · sold as Indian
Brewed here

For the rest of the group, see every beer sold as Indian. More pairs: all the beer comparisons.