German beer in the UK: which brands are really brewed in Germany?
16 beers on British supermarket shelves are sold as German. 10 of them are genuinely imported from Germany. 2are brewed in the United Kingdom. For 4 the supply is split or not yet confirmed.
Sold as German and brewed in Britain: what to drink instead of Beck's and Holsten Pils.
The widest strength gap in this group is Beck's: 4.0% in the UK against 4.9% at home, 0.9 percentage points weaker.
Brewed in Britain 2
Genuinely imported 10
Beck's Blue
Imported from Germany · 0.05% · sold as German
Genuine import
Bitburger Premium Pils
Imported from Germany · 4.8% · sold as German
Erdinger Weissbier
Imported from Germany · 5.3% · sold as German
Genuine import
Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier
Imported from Germany · 5.0% · sold as German
Genuine import
Krombacher Pils
Imported from Germany · 4.8% · sold as German
Genuine import
Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier Naturtrub
Imported from Germany · 5.5% · sold as German
Genuine import
Perlenbacher Lager
Imported from France · 4.7% · sold as German
Spaten Munchner Hell
Imported from Germany · 5.2% · sold as German
Genuine import
Warsteiner Premium Verum
Imported from Germany · 4.8% · sold as German
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier
Imported from Germany · 5.4% · sold as German
Genuine import
Mixed supply, or not yet confirmed 4
Questions people ask
Is Perlenbacher Lager really German?
It is sold as German, but the beer in UK shops is brewed in France.
Where is Perlenbacher Pilsner Lager brewed?
We have not yet confirmed where the UK supply is brewed. What we do know is set out on this page.
Is Erdinger Weissbier really German?
Yes, on origin: the UK product is brewed in Germany.
Every beer on the site · All the foreign-branded beers brewed in Britain