Why Is UK Brewed Kronenbourg 1664 Such An Inferior Beer? UK Vs French Brewed Kronenbourg 1664

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Why Is UK Brewed Kronenbourg 1664 Such An Inferior Beer? UK Vs French Brewed Kronenbourg 1664
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[@chunks1965]

No shock there, another beer wrecked by the British brewing industry cheaper ingredients used for mass production to fill the supermarket shelves.

[@jeremyghunter]

You do realise Stella is brewed in Belgium right? The home of beer, one of the worst lagers.

[@PointNemo9]

@@jeremyghunter Wrong. UK market Stella is brewed here

[@davidparsons97]

​@@PointNemo9Brewed just outside Newport in Wales, to be exact.

[@petercollins4030]

I've always loved Kronenbourg on holidays in France and used to buy it regularly back home. But I noticed a couple of years ago that it's now brewed here and isn't half as good as the French brew. Disappoined that San Miguel is now brewed here as that was always another favourite. When I buy lager now, I always try and get the brands that are still brewed by the original makers in their own country.

[@jamesedgewood4643]

Did you drink the 1664? It used to be 6.2 percent alcohol and was almost like a Trappist beer in its richness.... the red and whte cans and bottles of Kronenbourg were the standard lager version.... I am not sure when the change down to 5.5 happened.... I was there 1999-2003

[@petercollins4030]

@@jamesedgewood4643 I've mainly bought 1664 but I remember for a few years there was a blanc available in a white bottle and premier cru in a blue bottle. I also found a can of Kronenbourg 7.2% in a small cafe in Nice...never seen one anywhere else.

[@bannman99]

Same with Molsen Canadian n Coors Light far nicer in Canada but rubbish in UK

[@huzcer]

@@jamesedgewood4643 dead right - used to be 6.2/3% in the 90's when I did a study year there.

[@geoffm499]

The brewer at Budweiser Budvar has refused to allow "his" beer to be brewed anywhere else but in "his" brewery! Good for him..

[@Henrik_Holst]

Well they have the benefit of being owned by the Czech state while Kronenbourg have the misfortune of being bought up by the Carlsberg monstrosity so Carlsberg have production of brands like Kronenbourg all over the planet where they have breweries.

[@chrisward1666]

The only way we’ll start getting better continental beer is to stop buying the crap. Too many Brits have grown up drinking Carling so don’t know any better.

[@alanthomson1227]

I’m old enough to remember when this was a premium beer , showing my age now ! Many European beers plus the odd one from elsewhere eg Fosters were superb but as soon as the major chemical brewing giants get a hold on them they are fucked .

[@mhdawber]

Another great review, and another perfect demonstration that the rubbish we brew over here is inferior to the original. Much of the nation doesn't seem to care what they are drinking, so why would the breweries change anything? We're never going to get anywhere, unfortunately.

[@WerdnaLiten]

Yeah, the majority of pub drinkers couldn't care less, as long as they get plastered...That's why rubbish, gassy lagers are the top sellers.

[@RickUnwin]

Sad but so true. I cringe at the amount. Of people that drink fosters/ Carling for the rest of their days and are perfectly happy with it. We are fighting a losing war people and I don't understand why people in this country are so far removed from the rest of continental Europe. Every UK brewed continental lager is piss. Without sounding snobbish I haven't picked up a UK brewed lager for myself for the last 3 years. I will only pick up imported stuff from across the continent. I cant believe so many people put up with/ like/ aren't bothered about the skunky, metallic taste of pretty much all UK brewed lagers. Oh well, just have to look after yourself I guess. I have a mate who loves UK brewed Stella, generally only lager he buys, I don't have it in my heart to tell him it's absolute *****. Although he has tried one or 2 lagers on my PD and liked them, he always reverts back to the 4.6% stella

[@Searly255]

That's mainly because drinking culture changed. UK pub culture used to be some brown beer at your local, darts, pool and enjoying a slow drink after work. Since the 80s and proper nightclubs its just turned into cheap sweet liquid for teenagers to get drunk under the laser lights. These lagers are just made for being downed fast while your dancing and spilling most of it onto the person next to you.. no one even notices what it tastes like which is why i think cider like dark fruits have taken over in that space.

[@OscarOSullivan]

@@Searly255 I agree I think Irish pub culture in general is similar but you still get some of that old way in most pubs with the red ale and stout drinkers

[@airbraker]

I thought it was due to the water but you are spot on. The UK Kronenbourg is syrupy and I can only drink it when it's really cold. I use to think it tasted better on holiday .... because I was on holiday !!

[@nickbrough8335]

With modern tech, you can make any water meet the mineral specification from anywhere in the world IF you want to, We have plenty of good beer water and I doubt that trace levels of minerals make that much difference to the taste.

[@OscarOSullivan]

Nick since the late 19th century with Burtonisation has it been possible. Cairnes brewed two porters often said to be better than Guinness even though the local water was highly suited to ale brewing.

[@katmouse4188]

You're so right, Simon. Why do we put up with being worker ants we just seem to roll over and accept things instead of saying No, we won't accept this. It's the same for beer, wine, food, etc. 🤷

[@Ned47628]

My golden rule with Lager is avoid any 'continental' lager if it's actually brewed in the UK. You say we're not putting up with this, but actually the rise of Real Ale and Craft beer has a lot to do with the complete rubbish the big brewers are making. There simply wouldn't be the market for it if mainstream brews were decent.

[@deanroberts2021]

Can't get along with UK kronenboureg Just seems to suck all the moisture from by body and leave me dehydrated.

[@jamesedgewood4643]

They used to brew two different kinds of 1664 in France. One for the UK market which was pretty good and I think 5 percent, then there was the French 1664 which was only available on the continent and was 6.2 percent. A completely different drink. It was never available in large cans in France, only small bottles usually sold as a 6 pack. This was until maybe twenty years ago I guess. Now the French 1664 is down to 5.5 and the French 1664 for the UK market no longer exists. In France they used to have standard Kronenbourg beer in red and white colours (without the 1664) which was 4.8 percent alcohol, now this has gone down to a paltry 4.2. So Kronenbourg in France has also degraded from what it was....

[@MineshShah]

I think the answer is quite simple: as a nation of beer drinkers, it's simply economies of scale. And bigger margins for the producers. We drink so much of the stuff, it makes sense for the brewers to cut corners for bigger profits...You can see my argument clearly in the size of bottles you managed to buy: Ironically it's volume, not quality that matters!

[@martinkirsch5969]

French brewed 1664 is very nice, I always try to have a few 50cl cans in the fridge (especially in the summer). But I have to say that I do miss British cask ales, I enjoyed drinking the stuff when I was in the UK.

[@Dreamweaver787]

As with most UK brewed copies of there European counterparts, we add corn syrup to everything.

[@Rotherhamvanman]

I think they don’t trust us with the extra .5% alcohol, we get quantity not quality. You imagine the French sat at a little cafe/bar with a savoury snack sipping a small lager. Where as we brits go for the big pint with the lads and knock it back in 10 mins. The brewery and government think we are infantile beer drinkers who don’t have time to savour the different flavours.

[@liamh3710]

Loving these comparison videos, Si. Looking forward to more!

[@peterm7548]

The bottom line is that people on the continent care more about the quality of their food and drink, and so do their governments. UK governments should regulate food and drink quality but they don't due to industry lobbying. So we consumers must get educated about food and drink quality and refuse to buy, among other things, crap beers. Well done Simon for providing these comparisons! I too wouldn't touch UK brewed Kronenbourg. French Kronenboug is certainly drinkable but its not as good as German or Czech lager. If you really want to take a bullet for us Simon do a comparison between Bremen brewed German Becks and Luton brewed UK "Becks"!

[@tomwilliams7391]

Kronenbourg actually list the ingredients, v.unusual...on there is glucose syrup... something that isn't needed in beer A whole aisle in the supermarket is taken up with multipacks of the rubbish brewed under licence lagers. If they got rid of them they could probably stock hundreds of individual bottles of directly imported continental lagers! But they wouldn't because cost is the absolute obsession of our supermarkets

[@jimmy7494]

I think a big chunk of the people in the UK who drink larger don’t really care about quality, as long as it’s decent, cold and reasonably priced then they are happy. It’s the ale/beer drinkers in the UK who are more likely to care about quality, so there’s no incentive for the larger makers to keep the quality high. Also, correct me if I’m wrong but we don’t have that much history and love for larger like continental Europe - we loved beer, whilst they loved larger more, eventually we switched to larger so a quality larger isn’t in our psyche like Europe. I do remember enjoying kronenbourg in France - it was great - maybe not 8/10 though! Maybe 7- 7.5, but with sun, food and holiday vibes 9.5/10

[@OscarOSullivan]

Porter drinkers as well same in Ireland as well

[@TheChodax]

The UK is Phoneyberg.

[@lewiscullen9837]

Nice one for doing this because I was on holidays in France and I thought the kronenbourg over there was beautiful , I live in Ireland and you can't get it in Ireland but I lived in England about 12 years ago and remember drinking this and not mad on it, like Heineken, very generic pale euro lager, not great, drinkable though. Then drinking it in France last summer I was well surprised how nice it was. I was up in Northern Ireland today and bought a few ul ones and muck, crazy difference

[@MarkPhillips1977]

UK production of Kronenbourg has just moved from Heineken to Carlsberg. Maybe do a followup comparison if you can find both types? Would be good to see if the recipie is similar. Looks like Carlsberg have reintroduced Kronenbourg Blanc in the UK as well.

[@marcosalonsoroyo4015]

Here in Spain is the same problem with Dutchs beers for example, in difference with Frenchs, Heineken and Amstel are produced in Spain for bottle and cans, so you need a sub's torp to appreciate them correctly, it's disappoiting

[@Stansb444]

Traveled from USA and found UK 1664 rather poor. Tried it in Paris and what a difference! You are spot on! Also, cannot find it here in Massachusetts.... so... Coors Light it is!

[@solasta]

I have been saying this for years. The wife thinks I am just moaning about nothing and its all in my head... My weekend project is going to be to get a proper Polish Tyskie from the corner shop and compare it with the British brewed stuff from the co-op... Its so sad we can only get good cold beer in the UK from specialist outlets.

[@benno19891]

It's a really good point, we are accepting lower quality stuff overall. Although I do like the French brassiere taste overall, and kronnenberg uk still has that, although a lot less refined and more mass produced with the larger bubbles and lower abv etc etc

[@timpayne7676]

Flavouring and colouring

[@belong53]

I did a brewery trip to the Kronenbourg Brewery in Strassbourg Fantastic

[@davephilip1069]

Thank you for doing this. I'm so glad someone finally did. The inferiority of UK licensed versions of mainland European lagers has irritated me since I tasted real 1664 in France 24 years ago. Like you say, I don't know why Brits put up with it.

[@jamesfarrar604]

One of my favourite brews right now is Hofbrau Original lager, can be found in Morrisons and is really good.

[@LEEHARDCORETILIDIE]

thats why the krups with the sub kegs is the best for this very reason hands down

[@johnp8131]

Excellent stuff. Maybe you could do a similar thing with standard Staropramen? Many people over here that drink it, seem totally unaware the stuff we get isn't Czech. Mainly due to the "deliberate" misdirection on the label.

[@Doupyourflies]

Yeah our advertising standards agency is corrupt to the very top. On the side of Stella it says "Belgium" on it despite the beer coming out of a British brewery toilet.

[@JerseyLostRingMetalDetecting]

Another one ruined. I used to enjoy the Czech brewed beer. One day I thought "this tastes weird.." Turns out they started brewing it in the UK. Tastes minging.

[@arronmason6692]

I live in Kent. I'm tempted to get on a dover ferry for a calais booze haul.

[@johnstevenson8418]

Same for NZ Steinlager in the UK in the 90s, be suspicious of big promotions of imported beer, it precedes the swap out. NZ brewers do the same piss European beer fakes, but the Steinlager here is good

[@lililili76602]

Just got back to the uk after 5 years living in various European countries, 3 pints of lager on Friday and a banging headache all day Saturday!

[@nigelwatson2750]

This is what I have found too

[@147breaks]

Yeh I live in Germany so many months of the year,can get hammered on all their amazing beers ,no headache.get up and go back out . Here it's shite ,wake up feeling like death !!!

[@TeamCGS2005]

The UK Kronenbourg always gives me a bad head if I drink too much of it. I've tried the french one and had no such issues.

[@kinggeoffrey3801]

Same, the hangover with the UK version are horrid.

[@HerbertDuckshort]

Imagine car makers having the same attitude to the U.K.? Like the Toyota Arse….built at their Scunthorpe plant and loosely based on the Toyota Yaris? 500cc twin cylinder engine, no synchro gear box, no central locking, no electric windows, vinyl upholstery and no radio but it’s ok…..it’s just for the British market. They won’t notice.

[@SG400E]

Sit back and take it Britain, what ever has happened, great review Simon as always 👍

[@benno19891]

Love the channel

[@gaspode505]

4 years ago I got beers from Spain Belgium france and Poland. I was completely different stuff sold in UK. Most craft beers in UK go for 3-4GBP

[@Sabhail_ar_Alba]

The worst example for me is Becks beer brewed in the UK. In Germany it's a very distinctive beer and much stronger 4.9% ABV. These big continental brewers will suffer reputational damage if they continue to allow British brewers to murder their brand.

[@maxanderson9692]

Love this video, couldn't agree with you anymore. Not just beer food also in general. 💯👍👍👍

[@andyhudson3495]

When in England. Drink English beer and cider 🤣.You are bang on with our Spartan life here in the uk rather than the dolce vita carry on they seem to manage for themselves on the continent 🙄👍

[@andrewcarr5923]

Morrisons have an offer for fathers day eight or so beers for £1 per bottle and they will sell by the shedload, some of them are beers that where once of great standing, Bombadier, Newcastle brown, Pedigree which have been bought out by the carpetbaggers over the years and they've been stripped of their core ingredients, a sad state of affairs indeed.

[@davidk7262]

I hadn't had 1664 for ages and I picked some up in a supermarket as I remembered it being a decent beer for a hot day. I was astonished how sweet it was. Nothing like I remembered at all, bordering on undrinkable.

[@ScottishT]

This is a brilliant review. Brewing is very good on all four nations of the UK. So you really wonder what happens when things are brewed under licence. As you saw we are flipping ripped off. Poor quality all over the shop from beer to fresh produce. Sick of it

[@Doupyourflies]

I disagree. With maybe one or two exceptions, British brewed beer is always mediocre. You stand a better chance of something tasty if you spend £5.00 but you can still be disappointed even at that price. People here buy what others are drinking. Celebrity will help. Look at Clarkson's Hawkstone. Below average lager, priced high and the Brits can't get enough of it.

[@ScottishT]

@@Doupyourflies can't disagree with much of what you are saying but I do enjoy some beer from over here like Oakham, Williams Bros in which you do t need to spend a fortune. But it's all about taste and each to their own. If I'm to choose something special I'll choose Belgian beer everytime. Ps for what it's worth though Clarkson's lager tasted like his personality - a racist misogynist liquid.

[@kennytait9865]

The problem might be a lot of the big British beer companies have been taken over by foreign beer companies the likes of Scottish & Newcastle have disappeared and to save on shipping cost thay brew it over here under licence so the hops and other ingredients will most likely be not as good a quality I have started to drink the beer from micro breweries as it's far better

[@ScottishT]

@@kennytait9865 spot on mate.

[@mach7056]

Unfortunately, the big coporate breweries in this country are useless at replicating foreign beers & lagers.

[@IainTwin1]

Aldi's copy of 1664 is far better than the uk version

[@davestarkie9977]

You should compare all these awful uk brewed so called foreign beers to see if there is any difference, i'll bet you now it'll be minimal. Just goes to show being on holiday is not the only reason why the beers taste nicer aboard.

[@petrocellihouse]

UK Kronenbourg 1664 Ingredients: Water, malted barley, glucose syrup, hops, hop extract. Alcohol by Volume: 5.0% FR Kronenbourg 1664 Ingredients: Water, barley malt, glucose syrup, wheat, wheat malt, hop extract. ABV 5.5% Interesting

[@mattgeosweirdworld8129]

I would rather drink squash than British Kronenbourg. Nasty nasty stuff

[@jonbarnes2424]

I've stopped drinking UK-brewed 1664 for the reasons you've said: it's syrupy, sugary, slightly sludgy even and that's a combination for a bad belly and bad head. I'm a big fan of the Kronenbourg Biere Blonde that's only available on the continent. It's a lot nicer than 1664, being weaker at 4.2% and a little less sugary than the premium version.

[@mirvids5036]

The alcoholic content is dictated by the duty band that it sits in with even a 0.5% reduction in the beer saving the brewer hundreds of thousands. Purely an economic measure but it obviously will affect the taste. Fosters has recently dropped from 4% to 3.7% on draught too. The tightness of the head is a good observation and I notice it a lot with mainland European brewed lagers. Carlsberg Marstons have recently gained UK rights for distribution of Kronenbourg, taking over from Heineken. I'm not sure what difference this will make to the beer, especially straight away as there might well be lots of Heineken stock to clear in the marketplace before any new Carlsberg Marstons stuff becomes available. This will apply more to packaged versions rather than draught which will be much quicker. It will be interesting to see another comparison with newer Carlsberg Marstons Kronenbourg.

[@capitalb5889]

While I've never been a fan of British pub lagers, British Kronenberg is a particularly bad beer - i seem to remember the taste being kind if metallic.

[@benno19891]

We need a review of their white beer, that would be very interesting... I really want to try it myself.

[@karenhughes2308]

We don't have to put up with poorly brewed Kronenbourg, we just need to buy a different beer... we are all free to vote with our wallets...

[@gregiep123]

There’s a whole bunch of this going on in the world my friend, cheers Simon 🍻

[@buttoxbrown]

Mate, just seen heverlee cans in Asda. Just bought them, it's horrible. I used to love the odd bottle from Belgium but they've started brewing it in the UK. What is happening?

[@nigelwatson2750]

Brits put up with poor quality beer because they have been demoralised over the years. The demoralisation has caused them to lose their self-esteem. They don't think that they deserve better.

[@OscarOSullivan]

Their country stopped believing it could do anything after the Suez canal invasion

[@tomsdaddy]

So why do the UK Brewers do this ? Is it simply that enough of us will still drink this UK-Brewed muck, that because it is produced in a cheaper (more 'industralised' ?) way, that they can still turn a healthy profit with less investment ? I have never liked UK 'Mass' Lagers, and always Is there a real difference in how they are produced ?found them horribly 'chemical-y' but always liked the continental beers, that actually taste like something that had been actually 'Brewed', rather than 'concocted' ?

[@fluffymittens24]

I had what I thought was kronin 89 & 91, they called it craninburn. Has it gone done in apv %?

[@frankcarter6427]

I've 15 cans of UK K'berg that tesco sent as a replacement - have to get stuck in when my covid ends

[@gregormcclung]

We do we accept mediocre lager in the uk? A spoon fed generation that’s used to big corporations basically telling us what we should like. Discernment and critical judgement have been socially engineered out of us. You vote with your money. Really enjoying your content, cheers!

[@OscarOSullivan]

Bit like mediocre stout in Ireland BMG

[@boydosbushbash4trash199]

I have found the exact same issue with Australian brewed 1664, absolute rubbish to the French brewed bottles!

[@nickbrough8335]

I noticed this quite a long time ago based on drinking original and UK brewed versions. UK ones are never as good and are always missing something. I suspect UK brewers are working on some sort of *outdated) market research definition of what is called the UK preference for how larger should taste. They buy the brand name (as we recognise them from holidays) and brew generic UK larger crap under the brand name. Do we tolerate it though ? Kronenbourg and Stella were once high price premium beer with much higher sales than today, when its more likely than not a choice for those who dont really care anyway.

[@DavidSmith-rf4ks]

He's so right. I've stopped drinking all uk brewed foreign beer & cider now, as it's sooooo bad ! All has the same awful taste at the back end. Test the below also and you'll see what I mean.. delicious to frankly discusting.. Corona Steller Sam Adams (Boston lager) Somersby cider

[@nickcastaneda203]

exact same thing AB inbev did to stella artois and becks both beers will never be the same

[@Ngamer834]

Might as well save a little money and buy the copy versions from Aldi. In all fairness the lagers from Aldi are actually nicer.

[@tomwilliams7391]

The Aldi lagers tend to be slightly nicer because they don't seem to have sugar added....I find the St Etienne (Stella) and Rossini (Peroni) better. I can't stand Peroni, but find Aldi Rossini at least drinkable!

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

@@tomwilliams7391 Interesting because I hate seeing these fake made-up brand ripoffs at Aldi, but if the Continental brewers are happy with crap official licensed fake versions of their beer then what the hell why not. I even saw an ‘Italian’ beer brewed in Spain….

[@captaincat1743]

Totally agree - I also find UK brewed Kronenbourg to be incredibly bitter and empty, devoid of flavour apart from that nasty aftertaste. I also find it has a slightly sulphury aroma, a hint of rotten eggs throughout. I was astonished when I found out that Kronenbourg in France is actually a very high quality beer and has won awards. Then I realized we are being taken for a ride here in thew UK with the inferior rubbish they sell us.

[@robplazzman6049]

Tsingtao is still brewed in China in the old German brewery. And it’s good. U.K. brewed Stella, kronenburg, Becks and now, dammit, Heineken are all inferior to euro brewed. But why, do the British actually prefer shite tasting lagers ?

[@OscarOSullivan]

Same with Irish it has to do with it being undemanding

[@richardmarkham8369]

Which UK supermarket lagers are really brewed in Europe, to the same recipie? Such a shame we get served up such rubbish... I was drinking Turia beer in Valencia this year. Lovely lager, quite a dark tint for a larger. I usually avoid lager like the plague here in the UK.

[@OscarOSullivan]

Avoid it like the plague in Ireland as well

[@markwood1846]

All about cost, costs more for higher abv, plus worried about drunkeness

[@pauljames907]

Could you write to the Chief Executive and ask for an explanation for why there is a different in quality between the British and French beers? You could direct them to this review and make an update video on the response or lack of response? The British really are being taken for mugs that will drink anything.

[@pauldavies4348]

Worth doing reviews with Lidl/Aldi copies against the branded gear - hearing rave reviews and... save a bundle - esp on the copy of "Stella"

[@GavinMorris1]

Are we sure these InBev beers are actually different? Heineken, Kronenbourg, Stella - are they actually any different in a can here?

[@andrewsheppard7905]

They add Glucose to the British brew. That always puts me off. Would be Interesting to know if they do with the French stuff.

[@beefsuprem0241]

I bought a case of Kronenberg Blanc when in France recently, the stuff is amazing. But not sold here😢

[@Doupyourflies]

The British public know what they like and they like what they know. They like their beer British, Brexit proved that. They like their beer rubbish and they like it best if everyone else is drinking the same because they can bond in an acceptable male heterosexual fashion.

[@christineayres7199]

UK Kronenbourg is absolute rubbish , not as bad as San Mig but still bad , it ude to be only £1.60p a bottle , glad Home Bargains are keeping prices cheap but id rather buy a German Pilsner than that Crap lol

[@ant7936]

_I'm_ alright Jack, is an English expression. And that's the problem; we don't care about our society.

[@grahamhanks906]

one of my favourite brews at the moment is Menebrea, which is still brewed in Italy, and you can tell. Its so smooth and full of flavour and not a hint of the bitterness that British brews get from over use of cleaning chemicals!

[@grahamhanks906]

@Kermit Idiothunter I have fond memories of me and my son drinking so much Peroni in a Naples bar that you could not see the table for Peroni bottles lol. Perone is currently owned by Asahi which is a Japanese brand, but I doubt they will move production out of Italy. Talking of Brewdog, I was in Japan for a month, a couple of years ago doing a course at Waseda University in Tokyo. There was a British style sports bar run by a Japanese guy who used to live in Brighton. I spent many hours in there because the student accommodation was so bad lol. As well as my beloved Newcastle Brown, they also had a full range of brewdog beers there! great memories

[@grahamhanks906]

@Kermit Idiothunter I remember when I could get Trappist beers in porcelain jugs - deadly stuff but soo nice 🙂

[@richardbennett3804]

I used to suck my Biro in school. One day everyone laughed cos I had a mouthful of ink. British 1664 reminds me of that day. We get what we deserve, Strongbow Dark Fruits is top of the pops 😭😭😭

[@christopherstevens4771]

Totally agree. The UK version is poor compared with the French. This licence arrangement is something to avoid.

[@craigb2644]

I agree Simon, from now on I will only buy beer that is brewed in country of origin. Since it is quite hot here in Scotland got some Magners Irish cider, yeah you guessed it, brewed in Glasgow not Ireland.

[@OscarOSullivan]

Even then Irish Magners (Bulmers) is horrible compared to smaller cider mills cider

[@FOETRAIN]

The ABV variance is again an odd choice. I think it is best to be wary about the carbonation details though , as many glasses are made specifically to produce a type of bubble, using etching inside the drinking vessel.

[@benno19891]

I love kronnenberg

[@vincentmoses9770]

Why do we tolerate terrible beer. Answer I honestly think people do not realise how everything in the UK is being dumbed down if its done behind closed doors and nobody really knows whats going on.

[@8484mart]

Great videos of crappy UK brewed lagers.😂 If you do requests do a carlsberg special brew review. This used to be decent till the abv was lowered.

[@kylereed9309]

I don't understand how they are so crap. It's not fair especially when they have you paying close to £4 a pint in pubs. It's bad enough if you have to pay £1,79 for a bottle.

[@OscarOSullivan]

The price of Coors light in Irish pubs has me laughing single stout from any brewery is more affordable

[@adrianrouse5148]

The same happened in Germany. It got so bad a law was passed for pure ingredients and brewing. The UK is getting to that point. All about profits not quality. I am sure if a brewery brewed a quality range of beers they would do well in the market.

[@minuteman4199]

The main ingredient is beer is water. You can take the exact same recipe but if you are using water from a different source the beer will not be the same. In Canada back in the dark ages beer couldn't be sold other than in the province it was brewed in. There were several brands that were sold all over the country but brewed locally and they didn't taste the same if they came from different places.

[@noescape9923]

Pain in your eyes Simon. UK macros are a disgrace!

[@shibe1367]

Just another victim of the British brewing industry. It is criminal, absolutely criminal, that the British brewing industry advertise these mass produced rubbish lagers as being as authentic to the original version in their respective countries - it skews our perception of the beer breweries and makes us not like it, despite most of us not actually being able to see how the product really tastes in their domestic country.

[@OscarOSullivan]

There are good British brewers but they make up a tiny amount of the market

[@markkipling4630]

Now do proper Budweiser Budvar vs Budweiser.Mostly a seperate problem as its more an IP case Whilst I agree 100% its a particularly UK centric problem (dont get me started on UK bewed SuperBock Vs the original), we're not the only market to suffer this shit. We do seem particularly acclimatised to it though. Got to agree we seem to stand still for this. The French would be burning ports if we dared to import our version of a pint of numbers and rightly so.

[@sav7568]

Probably for the same reason that UK brewed Heineken is such an inferior beer.

[@michaelporteous3083]

The best beers ive drank this year came from Poland ,starpolskie Kozlak at 6.2%,my Polish next door neighbours handed them into me after i gave them some 80/- Scottish ale to try ,the beer quality was really good

[@robkelly9258]

Agree, my local shop stocks a selection of Polish beers, yes they are slightly more expensive but blow all of the "UK brewed under license" beers out of the water, they are a stronger ABV but so clean compared to the crap we have too put up with with the "big brands". No hangover the next day either......

[@OscarOSullivan]

Polish lagers are sold in Ireland Tyskie 7 percent abv is stocked by Lidl’s

[@garyhill9723]

O Are there any brewed under licence beers that even come close to their continental original? Kronenbourg was the first lager I really liked until a few years ago it changed and I realised it started being brewed in the UK, at that point I stopped drinking it. Now I reject any UK brewed continental lager as they are all pretty dire.

[@karlmarx3471]

Is the lower ABV in the Uk brewed beers to do with taxes?

[@OscarOSullivan]

Most likely yes same in Ireland. A beer at 5 percent lets say Sullivans stout is taxed more than Beamish or Murphys despite the strength difference being 0.8 percent

[@Hereward47]

Brands like Kroenenbourg should be ashamed of brewing this piss for the UK market. I wish someone would take them to task on why.

[@janneman63YT]

In beer brewing the water is very important. Local differences make a big difference in the character of the beer. But also the origin of the other ingredients, where dit they get barley and the hops? Every region has it's own specifics. Alcohol.. Yes, alcohol dissolves some aroma and flavour that won't dissolve in water. So more alcohol means more of that flavour and more aroma. You could better compare local British beer with an European brewed ale or bitter.. Probably the British ales and bitters would be the standard.

[@OscarOSullivan]

Or porter from Ireland compared to French brewed porter

[@MrMessiah44]

It's all about water.