Fake UK Brewed Lager!! Warning This Isn't From Sevilla | Cruzcampo Sevilla Beer Review

[@third7715]

I was in Spain recently and can confirm both estrella and san Miguel are both 5.4% and are totally different beers to the rubbish that we’re sold in the UK

[@kylereed9309]

Have you tried the sam Miguel export thing that is 7%

[@johncas1]

I thought the estrella sold in the uk was brewed in Spain same beer

[@robertturner2719]

@@johncas1it is brewed in Spain. But we have the uk version. Lower abv, little tip. Daura damn is 5.4% just it’s gluten free. Tastes amazing.

[@jonbibby9755]

@@robertturner2719 yep I believe you are correct, it's definitely a lower ABV. I haven't bought it for years but the bottles used to say it was brewed in Spain. Things do change though as I hadn't realised Singha is now brewed in the UK but I'm told it now is

[@robrn1975]

San miguel uk is not actually a bad beer

[@jujuUK68]

To be honest, I'm at the end of my teather, with beer getting weaker just so the brewers can save a bit of tax, and fed up of decent foreign beer having its production moved to the UK again to make an inferior product. I've basically given up on just about anything in cans from the supermarkets, apart from Pilsner Urquell or Budvar now, if I cancy a refreshing lager rather than an ale. We have some great regional/craft beers (my own local brewer, Pilgrim in Reigate do *amazing* beers), but I can't even be bothered to go to a pub and pay a modest fortune, for poor, UK Burton brewed nasty lagers. I don't get why having the best possible porduct is so unimportant to these poeple! The giveaway is the Alcohol. Anyhting at 4.8% you know was a beer that got tinkered with for tax, not flavour reasons these days. And I'm not spending my money on them. Surely there must be others like me, who don't just view it as a "commodity", and are not buying anymore.

[@tombyrne9020]

Totally agree, only buy German, Czech and Belgium lager now, can't stand the rubbish we produce 🤬

[@hattmancock6396]

There’s more problems than that with beer in the uk, you can go from one pub to another, buy the same beer you had in the previous pub and it’s totally different! I just can’t understand. I’ve been living in the Netherlands for a few years, and pretty much every beer tastes identical to the equivalent in all pubs. Even the really crap beers here are also drinkable compared to the UK. It is rubbish how they treat us, must be the they’ll drink anything attitude they have to British consimers

[@Coxy-b34]

Yep, year after year the alcohol content gets lower, 5.0& becomes 4.8%, 4.8% becomes 4.6% and so on. It comes to something when my eyebrows are raised whenever I see a lager with 5% or above ABV. And on that subject I'm now regularly buying ASDA's Champigneulles lager, 5.5%, just £1.10 per bottle and tastes great to my palate. Don't think there's a better value lager around at the moment.

[@Rob-e4f]

100% these rubbish supermarket beers all tend to be 4.8%. Iv resorted to drinking Polish lager at least there genuine apart from Tyskie thats now been kindly watered for us.

[@OscarOSullivan]

The weakest alcoholic beer in Ireland is 3.5 percent outside of very low alcohol beers the most common weakest alcoholic beer is 3.8 Smithwicks red

[@Rob-e4f]

Glad you've highlighted this Simon i tried it after been recommended it and its nothing more than glorified Carling at double the price. As with most "European lagers" sold in this country there watered down for the brits.

[@frankcarter6427]

it's cos of brexit

[@Gioza85]

​​@@frankcarter6427Its been nigh on 15 years that continental beers have been getting watered down in the UK

[@fountainwell49man65]

Drank it in Spain once, never again.

[@OscarOSullivan]

Gak beer in Spain can see why they are known for wine not beer

[@Rob-e4f]

@@frankcarter6427 Lol its not because of brexit nice try 😂

[@daveverett1]

You are spot on here Staropramen brewed in Prague, very good. Staropramen brewed in uk, shocking Moretti brewed in Italy, excellent Moretti brewed in uk, very poor And so on etc

[@ambrosejeremiah7869]

I do believe Moretti, Becks, stella are brewed here. Beware of imitations

[@Doupyourflies]

This beer isn't like Madri tho'. Madri is an invention of the 21st century and has nothing to do with Spain. Cruzcampo has been around in Spain for some time. San Miguel is a Phillipino beer adopted by the Spanish as their own. Carling is a Canadian beer adopted by the English as their own. Madri is from nowhere. A beer with no provenance.

[@Irishbeermonk]

Madrí is dirt. It's like the old Black Label Carling from South Africa. Cruzcampo in Spain is nice enough. I will drink extra cold litre bottles in The Canary Islands every few months when I visit and it goes down a treat. I know the Spanish don't really appreciate Cruzcampo, but it's better than San Miguel and Estrella Damm for my person taste.

[@johncas1]

In Spain its the worst beer the locals hate it they only drink it because its so hot and they will drink any cold beer

[@OscarOSullivan]

@@johncas1Pretty gak on draught but then Spain doesn’t do pubs and dedicated beer staff

[@seanmiller6938]

Madri is known as an old 80s carling recipe they’ve brought back ..nothing to do with spain. The only way you can really review this beer and keep talking about out Spanish beer is to have a uk and a Spanish brewed side by side

[@Irishbeermonk]

@@seanmiller6938 agreed, it's Black Lable Carling taste. Rotten sh!te

[@LukeJQ]

Glucose syrup in beer !! We need our own purity law similar to Germany

[@nat2741]

Agreed - but all the top craft breweries use dextrose - verdant, cloudwater etc

[@Class68driver]

The Cruzcampo on the Sub is the real deal at 5.6% it's a lovely beer for the summer. This stuff will be nothing like the original. They've just bought the name and brewed some swill. Best avoided. Cheers 🍻

[@stevogeezer]

Cruzcampo Especial served in a frosted pint mug sat at the local chiringuito watching the waves coming in on a 35 celsius day

[@beerticker1260]

I've had Cruz Campo in Spain and enjoyed it. My local's just started serving it, and it's like water. The same happened to Samuel Adams Boston Lager. A beautiful beer on import then they started brewing it here and ruined it by removing all the taste.

[@igotes]

Since I started watching this channel, I always check the country of origin of "foreign" beers now.

[@discodroidz429]

Yep, been telling this to people for sometime now, nothing like the Spanish Version. I imagine it's been released on the back of the success of 'Spanish Lager ', Madri , (brewed in England), that is everywhere in UK pubs and bars like Japanese knotweed. Best by far of the Spanish Lagers is Moritz, closely followed by 5 star red Mahou and Alhambra reserva 1925, which has a beautiful bottle design. Love the Channel mate. Superb.

[@dansharpe2364]

Tesco sell four 500ml bottles of Erdinger Weissbier or Dunkel for £7.00. It's a no brainer really, isn't it?

[@jasonpratt927]

Franziskaner is the better weissbeir imo but the Erdinger Dunkle is a cracker 👌

[@dansharpe2364]

@@jasonpratt927 yes, I agree. Franziskaner is often in Asda but Tesco don't usually have it and I get my deliveries from Tesco. No reason I can't alternate with Asda of course.

[@terrata1]

I still have Cruzcampo beer mats which i got from the Barry Hotel's side bar when it was called Ziggys back in the 90's , was probably real Spanish beer then.

[@stevej7875]

I remember years ago that Wetherspoons sold Czech beer "Kozel" for £1 a bottle, it was the best lager I had ever tasted and have not drunk our Carling, Fosters drool etc ever since. I bought a bottle of Grolsh on a ferry to France which was brewed in Holland not the PISS poor brewed UK stuff, absolutely wonderful stuff. Always read the back of these Supermarket lagers guys, if it says brewed in the UK leave it there and buy a good German or Continental beer.. Sooner or later our so called "Brewers" will make a better lager...🍻

[@MrTimjm009]

Yes I like Kozel . Its owned by the brewery that makes Pilsner Urquell . That is really nice The Kozel is similar but les ABV and a milder flavour .

[@willemery1040]

Spot on Simon. The labels and adverts for these UK brewed beers are taking the piss. Moretti is another example. Look at the TV ad in Italian , even though its brewed in Tadcaster. And the New York ad for Brooklyn beer...

[@neilsmith3426]

I was in Sevilla a few years ago staying with friends (locals). The people there weren't pleased that Heineken had bought CruzCampo - there were murmurings that they'd ruined it.

[@Verolader]

24 years they have owned cruzcampo

[@andrewsteer8860]

@@Veroladerdon’t let facts get in the way of a good story!

[@heeeeeyyyyyyyyy]

@@andrewsteer8860I am not sure what point you are trying to make. OP simply stated that they had been to Sevilla a few years ago and some locals they spoke to weren’t pleased that Heineken bought the brewery. It being 24 years doesn’t change any of those facts, you can still grumble about things that happened 24 years ago.

[@thebeermonsterreviews]

I reviewed this too hated it and everything it stands for! I'm really happy you did it too mate as a big channel to help spread the fakeness hopefully they sell less of it thanks to the likes of us! I've since tried it on tap also awful stuff all i could taste was syrup shame on Heineken. cheers bosh 🍻

[@jimcazador6057]

Its strange that food can get a regional protection status in the UK due to EU rules, but Beer cant, If Diageo set up a Guinness Brewery in Sheffield no one would bat an Eyelid, but Cornish pasties, pork Pies, Cheeses, French Champagne and wines and its off to court in Strasbourg if they are cloned. Wonder why a Spanish brand can be brewed in the UK and no one seems to care??? If a beer is going to be cloned, at least clone it...

[@michaeldibb]

Newcastle Brown Ale had EU protected status i.e it could only be brewed in Newcastle. But when S&N closed Tyne Brewery and moved production to the Federation brewery in Gateshead they had to remove the protected status. Now it's even brewed in Holland.

[@docastrov9013]

Guinness brewed in London for years. Park Royal.

[@mhdawber]

The thing that irks me most about Cruzcampo is that Heineken didn't even begin importing it before shifting the brewing to the UK. A lot of the other UK-brewed beers began their life in the UK through as a genuine import from the original brewing location; when the giant breweries see it doing well, they then buy the UK rights to it and start brewing it in the UK. Corona is one of the most-recent examples I can think of. I wouldn't have a problem with it if the beer was of good quality. This UK-brewed Cruzcampo is an embarrassment of a beer, and it is quite funny that the genuine Spanish Cruzcampo is poorly thought of in Spain. Madri, on the other hand, I actually don't mind, and I recall you being of the same opinion when you reviewed it on the channel. This is a quick move for Heineken to get a slice of the Madri pie without the marketing investment that Molson Coors made.

[@Adam-eh1qd]

I agree with you regarding the law on this, I don't know what to buy anymore in the supermarket so usually just buy something that I know is brewed where it is supposed to be and that is Guinness. This UK brewed stuff is nothing like the original and it all tastes the same in my opinion - cheap. I did try this Cruzcampo the other day and I just thought it tasted malty and that was it, the only reason I would go back to it is that it is made by Heineken and they don't tend to use as many adjuncts as others so I don't feel ill next day after just 2 or 3 which is 99% or UK brewed beers for me.

[@FighterPilot1945]

Very good review Simon and good your blowing the myths that these foreign beers are now and have been brewed in the UK,which is nothing like the original Spanish beers,having drank Spanish beers myself having lived in Spain 12 years,Estrella damn,San Miguel,cruzcampo,all nice beers in Spain!,sadly not brewed here!,especially Madri horrible stuff!

[@drumz9]

I was talking to the Estrella guy in Barcelona a few months back and I asked him if it's genuine for the UK ,and he claimed it was brewed in Barcelona and bottled in the UK! Not sure if he was telling porkies.

[@nat2741]

Defo all brewed in Barca! - identical recipe - they just drop the ABV for the U.K. market…..and let’s be honest - it’s the booze that makes it delicious! 😂

[@danielhill7502]

Cruzcampo have their own craft beer bar in Malaga. Pretty good actually - they brew about 10 different beer styles.

[@77cjam]

Up until a few years ago a local shop used to still sell the German brewed Becks and the Belgium brewed Stella Artois, and they are world's apart from the domestic brewed counterparts. I can only assume they stopped selling due to difficulties (cost/rules/availability) due to the dreaded word Brexit. Whatever the reason its a shame we have difficulty getting original country brewed lagers

[@briantooze3415]

I'm looking to stock up for Christmas. What about a video on your top 5 lagers and top 5 beers for 2023?

[@lukeskywalker2405]

I still have some cans of cruzcampo I bought back from Spain earlier this year, and I didn’t think the taste between the British and Spanish versions was much different. Cruzcampo Especial is a much better beer with a abv of 5.6% This is the version you often find on draft in Spanish bars. It’s also available on the sub in the UK and it’s awesome on a hot summer’s day.

[@ratttttyyy]

This basically appeared overnight recently. Same as Madri of course. I had a couple pints and bought some cans. Brewed in Edinburgh (I think?) :D

[@Sporadic_Si]

Spot on. You completely echo what I often say. But there again I think most UK mass brewed lager is like fizzy pop. Just a variant of the disgusting Carling. For drinkers who just want to get drunk. Whereas if you want to savour the flavour you must seek it out. From craft breweries or drink genuine foreign beers. That is why German beer is still imported and not replicated in the UK. I hope the likes of Warsteiner, Krombacher, Bitburg and so on don't go down the route of Becks!! You are right though, perhaps they should be more transparent about the brewing origins. A big label on the front might do. I also acknowledge its freedom of choice too and there are plenty of good UK brewed Lagers and other beers.

[@matthewpotter8491]

This beer always makes me chuckle. Don’t know if this is true or not, but I worked with a Spanish guy once and he told me it was a bit of a parody beer in Spain. I.E. if some asks ‘Do you want a beer?’, and you reply ‘Yes, I’ll have a Gruzcampo’… in turn they’ll reply ‘I asked if you wanted a beer’ lol. He didn’t seem to think it was a great beer 😂

[@hattmancock6396]

All Spanish beer is dross IMO

[@dansharpe2364]

@@hattmancock6396 what a very silly comment. Grow up.

[@oz1472]

To be fair estrella Galicia ( not estrella damm) is a very good beer from northern Spain , lovely on draft if you can find it , but decent in bottles Also ❤

[@mrchico2621]

@@hattmancock6396 The stuff that actually comes from Spain is mostly ok. It's these fake UK-brewed imitations that are the problem.

[@johncas1]

Estrella damm I thought was brewed in the uk the address on the bottle is barcalona

[@kezchallacombe6684]

This beer Cruzcampo originally was 4.8% abv. Once again the beer is ruined by being brewed in Britain. 5.6 on Krupps Torps.

[@longers888]

Wish beers in UK would have some cigarette style warning with a union jack or something saying made here or a export flag. I bought a box of these and was really disappointed with how crappy they were also get headaches from the more glucose sucrose style ones.

[@TrapperJohn72]

I bought a ten can case of Cruzcampo from Tesco, had a completely different taste from the lovely malty lager I drink Regularly in Spain. In my opinion the best Cerveza to drink in Spain is El Aguila sin filtrar. 🍺🍺🍺🍺😋😋😋😋

[@adriano4507]

Saw this in Waitrose at £2.50...But Budvar was on offer at £1.50 a bottle,Guess what I went for? Cruz has Maize in it I think.

[@guimarboy]

Funnily enough the 660ml bottles of San Miguel you get in Tesco in Ireland and I guess in Barry are 5% and brewed in Malaga. I have always found Cruzcampo to be bland even the Spanish brewed version.

[@jimmccrae8694]

So true nowadays for many imported beers. They usually say brewed under license and that they follow the same brewing tradition, but the alcohol content is often very different, and usually taste worse.

[@thevolthead]

Spot on, bought some on holiday in Cornwall in summer as it was on offer. Had a few in the garden, terrible nights sleep. Looked at the ingredients, Glucose Syrup. Its nasty stuff. That awful fake sweetness just hits you and removes any other chance the beer had to taste OK. Never buying it again.

[@townicus5908]

Thank you for this review, I had my doubts about this beer seeing this on the shelf and haven't touched it at all and you've confirmed my doubts were valid

[@hegzy2516]

At this stage you have to wonder, are all these uk brewed Heineken beers the exact same beer with a different label? Also i think most Estrella is actually still brewed in barcelona, the glass bottles are anyway, tastes very different (bad) on tap in uk though

[@steveallen1635]

It tastes like Heineken to me! Dry and acidic!

[@nat2741]

Likely that’s people not looking after their lines!

[@davidwinch]

I go to Adalucia on a regular basis because my father in law has an appartment there and its free. To be honest I dont think much of Cruzcampo even in Spain. Its usually cheaper than San Miquel....and dirt cheap in Lidl and Aldi. So there is noway its going to get any better brewed over here.

[@johnkopiec3170]

Totally fooled me I brought a case in Tesco and I think a 5 is generous it’s bad .Thanks for opening my eyes

[@michaeldibb]

I work at the Brewery where its brewed. Thanks for the review.

[@richardpotter712]

If you read the magazines circulated by the brewers, Cruz campo and Madri are nothing more than extra hopped Carling, sold as Mediterranean lager. As to your point about legal sell in the UK, if you think Yorkshire tea is made from tea grown in Yorkshire, then you will be disappointed but it has to say on adverts "brewed in the UK" in normally very small writing.

[@IGee88]

Judging by the comments, Unpopular opinion I know - I didn't think this lager was too bad, especially on a hot summers day or if your mid way through a weekend sesh and flagging a bit. Not tried the proper Spanish brewed Cruzcampo as of yet but I get what you mean about 'Nothing about it' in regards to taste. It is light and at 4.4% I wasn't expecting earth shattering flavour profiles or a quick route to a hangover, but compared to Fosters, Carling or Carlsburg it isn't THAT bad if you want something to share out at your garden BBQ.

[@paulwicks6402]

I suspect these "brewed under licence" lagers are so bad because they are made from cheap ingredients and don't get "lager'ed" for the same length of time they do in Spain, Italy or wherever, to cut the costs and the result is a crap product. I used to think it was because British water and conditions weren't compatible with decent lager, but Czech Mates by Thornbridge has proved that good quality lager can be made in the UK.

[@eamondevlin1860]

The rot started 40 years ago. Its purely a business decision coupled with adhering to local markets tax policies. The pub at the end of my street sells the draught version at a premium price of £5.50. Its very popular as are the others. Occasionally a newbie will come in and ask for a Carling and the pub doesn't sell it and they get Fosters instead or a private label lager (think its from Carlisle), they always appear to be disappointed.

[@Epicurwat]

I actually picked up a bottle of this stuff in a Spar. Cruzampo ain't great in Spain but this was genertic Britfizz at it's worst.

[@alexworrall]

Great video! What pishes me off more than anything is that the ‘brewed in the uk by’ info is getting smaller and smaller, and in this case is well-hidden in a load of other bumph. The first thing I look for is the ‘brewed in’ info but the old eyes and the subdued lighting in the supermarket meant I missed it. I actually think I have been defrauded!

[@robrymond]

Estrella (both versions) are still brewed in Spain. Also from the same brand is Victoria lager which is popping up on draft also brewed in Spain.

[@DamonSlater]

Estrella for the UK market is brewed in Bedford.

[@robrymond]

@@DamonSlater Is the new factory open then?

[@stuartwatterson1918]

Same issue in Australia unfortunately... Stella Artois is terrible over here, I don't understand why people buy it.... 😢

[@dannygreene1122]

As soon as you say "an astringent bitterness on the back end...", that's my code phrase for drain pour. Ha ha Thanks for helping me to dodge a bullet. :)

[@PaulGBass]

Most Italian and Spanish and even Czech lagers/pilsners are brewed in UK these days. A few that are still the real are pilsner Urquell, Budvar and Peroni and I believe bottled Tyskie.

[@PaulGBass]

in fact, so many beers and ales are being buggered about with. Leffe is now only 6% instead of 6.6, even Bishops Finger has been reduced to 5.2% barely deserves the "Kentish strong ale" branding....

[@danhoward1163]

The problem is in this day and age, shipping beer around the world isn't very P.C. The wine industry get away with it by shipping the liquid in massive bases then bottling it in the country its going to be drunk in. This doesn't work for beer.

[@bluemoonmcfc9097]

This was on self serve tap at the all inclusive i went to last November in the canaries and found it decent enough , going back on Saturday 🍺

[@beefsuprem0241]

Did they also have "tropical" lager on draft 🤢🤢 Had a mouthful in fuertaventura, awful stuff.

[@bluemoonmcfc9097]

@@beefsuprem0241 no mate Haha though tried it in lanzarote in 2015 and I agree, though the mrs seemed to like it

[@neiloldfield8661]

I’ve drank many a cruzcampo in Spain lovely on a hot day

[@steviegee42]

I worked in Sevilla for some time back in the 90’s and this was the beer of choice for me. A cracking lager hope this brewery hasn’t ruined this because I’m very tempted to try it anyway,but thanks for your review Simon…

[@markwright564]

Don’t bother pal it’s nothing like the cruzcampo in Spain much better beers on ya 3 for 5.50 range in Tesco

[@mrchico2621]

They have ruined it. That's the whole theme of the video lol.

[@BalearicBeatnik]

I’ve moved to Helles Lager in my local, it’s bottled, miles more £ but it’s that or Madhri which seems to have taken off massively round where I live. All 🇬🇧 brewed stuff is toilet 🚽

[@kevinjames6505]

I picked it up the other day, then read it was brewed in the UK so I put it back.

[@hughphillips1427]

I just bought 12 bottles of this before checking the reviews! 🙁 I should have checked prior to buying. Thankfully I got at a good price in Costco.

[@TheJimmyboy38]

Totally correct Simon this is driving me nuts go on holiday to south Spain and it’s beautiful the uk version is not the same beer

[@MrTimjm009]

It doesnt surprise me it isnt the same . I believe it is mainly down to the water and ingredients being different ( not better or worse ) An interesting story ( true ) that occurred here in Spain some years ago is that San Miguel in Malaga acquired the licence to brew Carling ( now owned by Molson Coors ) in the Malaga brewery. It was a disaster . It was darker and much stronger in flavour than the UK Carling . The ABV was right though ( at least on the kegs ) Never saw it in cans or bottles though , just in the kegs . Many people were convinced it was not Carling , in fact you would imagine it was San Miguel with less ABV ! Lasted about 12 months , then it got cancelled .

[@MrTimjm009]

A note on the Cruzcampo in Spain . I think it has a distinct character to it . Some say it isnt good but Ive had it in bottles , cans and draught and it is a dry , very hoppy aroma and taste. Not particularly sweet . Judging by your review I can tell its not the real deal . I would certainly avoid it if I were back in UK

[@nat2741]

Estrella Damm is 100% brewed in Barcelona - same recipe - they just drop the ABV from 5.4% to 4.6% for the U.K. market

[@the_summer_ends]

I've been living in Spain for the last 20 months and Cruzcampo is generally considered to be the worst lager on the market

[@jakesbeerroulette]

There's a hard and fast rule I stick to with supermarket beer. If it's British brewed but is marketed as european / foreign beer - avoid it. Why do they need to make such an effort to market it that way if it was any good? You're right. Slap a Spanish label on any old rubbish and people buy it. If it's genuine import beer, it's almost always worth a go.

[@cactusdan94]

I'm guessing Cruzcampo was introduced here in the UK to compete with Madri, to be honest I actually enjoy them both but I think Madri is the better beer

[@iskillcorn1]

Will you be decorating the wall behind the bar? Looking a bit plain at the moment 🍻

[@morgan1985uk]

I've seen this arrive in Tesco recently. Not for me. I stick to the dutch brewed small Heineken cans

[@jim.m75]

I drank cruzcampo in spain 25 years ago and it was delicious! Got some tins in tesco last week, utter bleurgh!

[@markl2815]

Try adding the peroni beers and a number of others “brewed in a bath in Walthamstow or wherever” and sold as traditional beers of origin Deceit in the extreme

[@Exparcelman]

Cruzcrappo, it seems to be everywhere. I’m not the biggest lager drinker but when I do fancy one I’m struggling to find a good one in the UK.

[@mattbrierley2807]

Great video , i used to drink this & estrella in Ibiza yrs ago , was goin to try a bottle ( not now ) thanks for this video mate 👍

[@stevesmith9943]

I’ve had a few cans of this on special offer…. I’d rather drink fosters and that’s saying something, definitely not buying again….. I know madri IS a UK beer plain and simple but I do actually like it and I definitely prefer it to this, shocked that it was only 4.4% too, probably a sign of the times 🙁

[@TheJUDGEMENTHOL]

Yep, lots of UK brewed brands, most have glucose syrup in, check the cans.

[@exetercitycubing408]

Had this in Spain and was good! Had this in the pub, and it was aright. I have not had the supermarket version yet. As of most uk brewed lager its got that kinda artifical sweetness.

[@andrewcarr5923]

Glucose syrup, they bung it in most shitty lagers/beers now, even Shepherd Neame are at it with their Spitfire/Bishops Finger.

[@markleitch7328]

Just drink German Weiss or urquell or warsteiner - still good beer to be found on shelves at prices akin to crap like this !

[@stevedyer8016]

I didn't rate Cruzcampo much when I've been in Lanzarote thought it tasted not good. Dorada is a nice lager

[@TrancetasticWilza]

I've started seeing that stuff everywhere recently. Not tried it, doubt I'll bother...

[@andrewgrave]

I think since Heinken lost the Kronenberg licence to Carlsberg (who own it) they are promoting Cruzcampo and Moretti in its place.

[@Sluetch90]

Thanks for that Si , I've been drinking a lot of these lately but at the same time , it's nice enough to drink.

[@FoyleSubs]

This guy has his head screwed on when it comes to beer. The facebook groups of Perfect Draft are now up in arms over UK Brewed stella making its way to the PD. Many saying it doesn't matter where it's brewed. Well, it does unfortunately. Would love to see you review the new Stella on the PD

[@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister]

I had one the other night. It’s not the greatest beer by any means, but come summer having a BBQ in the garden and you open one of these that’s been in the fridge for a few hours then it’s going to go down a treat, but for now it’s all about the Porters for me. 😎

[@jonbritland8389]

I'm a bit down bcus Steinhausser has run out in my local ALDI. Bit down depressed

[@mandymoo7406]

love what you do and i agree with everything you say,unfortunately we are not in the majority when it comes to taste over label,for the record i still miss tetleys bitter as it was

[@paulb7964]

Thanks for highlighting this problem

[@steventopping106]

No wonder this stuff is everywhere at the minute! I quite enjoyed the last bottle I had though I have to add.

[@almac808]

I sometimes fancy a lager when it's hot out but it's so difficult to find one that isn't one of these mega breweries in disguise.

[@jcrulesfootball]

I really liked this on tap in Bognor in the summer.

[@jonbritland8389]

Simon, I am a bit upset because my local Aldi has run out of Steinhausser over the last 3 days. It is in my opinion the best German beer. It is hoppy but not too hoppy. It is in my opinion a seriously underrated beer. It is Great

[@HawkerPaul]

This is a lovely beer out in Spain. Not too bad in a bottle here, but not a patch on the authentic Spanish version. San Miguel isn't Spanish, its Filipino by the way, athough, the Spanish brewed San Miguel knocks spots off the UK brewed version.

[@deanmatthowes]

Drank this in Gran Canaria about 28/30 years ago, wasn't that good back then

[@alexlangford6291]

Should do a stand off tasting of Spanish Gruzcampo and the Manchester brewed version.

[@kaned3570]

does it matter where its brewed now if it uses the recipe from the original spanish brewery?

[@ianswt]

Totally agree Simon. Of the more common beers where I've been to in Spain, my preference was always Cruzcampo over the expat's favourite which was Mahou. I thought the UK brewed Cruzcampo was honestly awful. So disappointing 🍻

[@davidbowie2046]

When I lived in Spain years ago, this was my go to beer, along with San Miguel. This muck they're trying to palm off on us over here is real nasty stuff. Sooner just buy the Aldi and Lidl one's. At least their cheap and decent tasting

[@nathanrodriguez780]

As an American, I'm fascinated by British pronunciations of various Spanish words. One of the most common food items in North America is a taco, but Brits somehow manage to pronounce this as "tack-oh." There are too many bizarre pronunciations to list, but I find it fascinating that despite all this, Brits will also say "Ibitha" with that Spanish lispy sound.

[@OscarOSullivan]

I say it as tack-o

[@letsbeavenue]

You Yanks pronounce an “a” as an “ar”, as in Marfia and parsta, so think on

[@tangfastic7075]

Never heard an American pronounce Edinburgh or Worcestershire correctly.

[@ian436]

Try and say Loch Lomond, bet you say Lock Lomond

[@jontrewfrombarry]

Spanish lager brewed in the UK isn't Spanish, its' Spanish style lager and should be labelled clearly so. Wine makers and drinkers wouldn't stand for buying a Moet and Chandon made in the UK, or a Rioja made in London. Why are beer drinkers not similarly up in arms? British breweries want us to pay imported beer prices for bog standard domestic brewed beer.

[@Stuart-Grant]

was San Miguel not from San Miguel, Manila in the Philippines? I always thought it was Spanish as a kid though to be honest.

[@andrewgrave]

Spanish family set it up in the Philippines and then licensed the brand to a company in Spain where it became popular and the Brits came across it.

[@calidan_sw]

Spain surprised me with some fantastic top class artisanal craft brewed beers especially pilsners , but their usual macro stuff I couldn't drink at all far too carbonated, so much so I had to get a can of guinness instead, obviously stuff brewed in UK will be brewed to a price and in a hurry with cheapest ingredients🍻

[@geoffreydowning6843]

I drank this on an all inclusive holiday in Salou. I was an ale fan and it was crap in 2010

[@johnbailey4618]

My favourite is Victoria malaga

[@jhuc2869]

M&S have a good selection of genuine import lagers under their own brand. Spa do Bittburger 4 x 500ml. Never tasted a genuinely good UK brewed pilsner type lager except for the odd craft type (but usually more hoppy). Bring back Becks - staple of a night out!!

[@JoeAppleton-ec8gv]

Surely almost everyone knows these types of beers are brewed in the UK? Instead of the small percentage you suggested Si... not hating I love the channel, long time viewer