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

Aldi, Lidl and M&S own-label lagers: who brews them?

Aldi Stores Ltd, Lidl and Marks and Spencer plc sell lagers styled as Spanish, Italian or German under names of their own. These are the beers this site exists for, and they are the ones we know least about: for 6 of these 9 beers we have not yet confirmed who brews them, because the retailers do not name a producer on their product pages.

What would settle it. The base or side panel of the can carries a producer name and address, and a country of origin. If you have one of these cans to hand, a photo of that panel is enough for us to fill the gap.

Birra Mapelli Italia Premium Lager
Origin not confirmed · sold as Italian
Grande
Origin not confirmed · sold as Spanish
Rheinbacher Pilsner
Origin not confirmed · sold as German
Rossini Gran Riserva Birra
Origin not confirmed · sold as Italian
San Marcos
Origin not confirmed · sold as Spanish
Perlenbacher Pilsner Lager
Origin not confirmed · 4.5% · sold as German
Perlenbacher Lager
Imported from France · 4.7% · sold as German
Sabor Premium Lager
Imported from Spain · 4.6% · sold as Spanish
M&S Spanish Lager
Imported from Spain · 4.5% · sold as Spanish
Genuine import

We publish these pages so the gap is visible rather than hidden, but keep them out of search results until there is a source behind them.