Guides
The beer pages answer one question each. These are the longer pieces: the tax band that explains why so many beers are exactly 3.4%, what the small print on a can actually has to tell you, and who has taken over brewing which brand since 2022. Each one carries its sources, and anything we could not source is flagged on the page rather than smoothed over.
Why so much beer in Britain is exactly 3.4% strong
The duty band that explains the 3.4% cluster, with the published rates and the arithmetic.
How to read the small print on a can
Where the producer has to be named, what "brewed for" means, and why listings contradict the can.
Every change of UK brewer since 2022
A dated timeline of who took over brewing which brand, and where it moved to.
Spanish lager in Britain: which is actually Spanish?
Madrí, Cruzcampo, San Miguel, Mahou, the two Estrellas and Rosa Blanca, sorted by where they are made.
Italian lager in Britain: which is actually Italian?
Peroni, Moretti, Poretti, Menabrea and the Japanese lager that is brewed in Italy.
The Mahou problem: when the can and the carton disagree
A worked example of verification: two Morrisons listings, two answers, and no winner declared.