What we cannot yet settle
30 of the 150 beers on this site have an open question against them. This page is the queue, kept in public so that the gaps are visible rather than papered over. It is not indexed by search engines.
Each of these is waiting on one specific thing, named in the row. Most of them need the small print on a current pack.
What each verification level means, and what we accept as evidence, is set out in how we check a beer. Most of the unverified rows below are supermarket own-label lagers, where no producer is published anywhere we can reach.
No source we trust 18
Widely sold, but no primary or trade-press source names the producer. Mostly supermarket own-label lagers. A photograph of the base of a can would settle almost all of them.
| Beer | Sold as | Brewed for the UK in | UK | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affligem Blond | Belgium | Imported | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Bavaria Premium | Germany | Not established | 5.0% | 2026-09-05 |
| Birra Ichnusa | Italy | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Birra Mapelli Italia Premium Lager | Italy | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Birra Messina Cristalli di Sale | Italy | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Brahma | Brazil | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Courage Best Bitter | United Kingdom | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Efes Pilsener | Turkey | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Grande | Spain | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Grimbergen Blonde | Belgium | Imported | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Lech Premium | Poland | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Lowenbrau Original | Germany | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Michelob Ultra | United States | Not established | 3.5% | 2026-09-05 |
| Miller Genuine Draft | United States | Not established | 4.5% | 2026-09-04 |
| Perlenbacher Pilsner Lager | Germany | Not established | 4.5% | 2026-09-05 |
| Rheinbacher Pilsner | Germany | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| Rossini Gran Riserva Birra | Italy | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
| San Marcos | Spain | Not established | Not established | 2026-09-05 |
Two research passes disagreed 12
Where the sources contradict each other, the page shows both sides and says the matter is open. These are the ones worth a careful look, because a single fetched primary source would resolve them.
Open the page: two independent passes disagreed; resolution=side_A. Current Tesco cans are 3.4%, so side A holds; the 4.1% figure is the old strength. No trade press or MEN report of the Amstel cut date was found (searches returned only Foster's and Grolsch stories), so the cut date is not established. Sainsbury's search returned no Amstel results and Ocado search is robots-blocked.
Open the page: two independent passes disagreed; resolution=side_A. Both bottles and cans on Tesco carry Birra Peroni, Rome small print at 5.0%. The 2024 Griffin Brewery consolidation covered Meantime and Dark Star only; no source found for Asahi Super Dry moving to Chiswick. Side B not supported.
Open the page: two independent passes disagreed; resolution=unresolved. cruzcampo.es blocked all three fetch attempts (403), so neither side's figure could be checked against the brewer's site. The Spanish variant closest in name to UK Cruzcampo Sevilla (4.4%) is Cruzcampo Pilsen, but its ABV is not established until a primary source is fetched. Secondary sites (Birrapedia) were not used as deciding evidence. SETTLED 2026-09-05: cruzcampo.es was reached and gives Cruzcampo Pilsen at 4,8%, which is the figure now stored.
Open the page: two independent passes disagreed; resolution=both_partly. Side A is right about the UK product (4.7%, both can and bottle, brewed in A Coruna and imported); side B's 5.5% is the Spanish home-market strength of Estrella Galicia Especial, not the UK strength. Both formats are the same 4.7% so no format split. A 330ml bottle listing was not found on Tesco; the 660ml bottle was used instead.
Open the page: two independent passes disagreed; resolution=side_A. Supermarket cans are now 3.4%; side B's 4.0% is a historic figure. Cut confirmed by Morning Advertiser (announced November 2025, effective February 2026).
Open the page: two independent passes disagreed; resolution=side_A. GB retailer cans are 4.1% (Tesco 8x440ml title and spec, Sainsbury's 4x440ml). One older Tesco 4x440ml listing (255238599) still shows 4.2%, which matches the Irish-market strength and is treated as stale or Irish stock. Store 4.1 for GB with 4.2 as origin ABV; both brewed at St James's Gate, Dublin.
Open the page: Carlsberg Britvic's product list gives Hobgoblin Ruby as 5.0%, while the Asda listing for the 4 x 568ml can pack shows 4.5% ABV on the pack image, and the 500ml bottle listing shows no strength. This may be a can-and-bottle split like Proper Job or Landlord, or a change; 5.0% is kept until a pack is read.
Open the page: two independent passes disagreed; resolution=unresolved. The 4.12% figure is almost certainly a data error but neither United Breweries site could be read (SSL failure and age gate). Indian strength also varies by state. Not established; secondary listings (Untappd, retailers) show 4.8% to 5.0% but were not used as deciding evidence.
Open the page: Brauwelt (1 December 2023) reported that 'as of this year, all Leffe sold in the UK comes from the group's Samlesbury brewery', without saying which formats. Every retail bottle listing read in 2026 (Tesco 4 x 330ml and 12 x 330ml, Ocado 4 x 330ml, Asda 4 x 330ml and 750ml) prints 'Brewed by: InBev Belgium, Bd Industriel 21, B-1070 Brussels', and the Asda 750ml listing prints Country of Origin Belgium, so the bottles are recorded as imported from Belgium. The Morrisons 500ml listing shows only AB InBev UK Limited's London address and no country. No can listing could be read, so the can, and any draught, may be the Samlesbury product; supply for those formats is not established.
Open the page: two independent passes disagreed; resolution=side_B. Tesco 4x440ml states country of origin United Kingdom and 'Brewed and canned in the UK' by Heineken UK, so side B holds; side A's Cork/Ireland origin is the brand heritage, not the current product. The specific Heineken UK site is not named on the label and is not established.
Open the page: 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.
Open the page: two independent passes disagreed; resolution=both_partly. Side A is right on supply (imported from Poland, Kompania Piwowarska, Asahi UK as importer) and side B is right on ABV (5.0% on the Tesco 650ml bottle). Side B's 'UK production noted by The Grocer' is contradicted by the label. Polish home ABV was not fetched from a primary source so the home-market strength is not established.