12. Kronenbourg, France
Decidedly France’s most famous beer, Kronenbourg is one that is much loved across the pond here in Britain, and possibly one of the most mispronounced too. We’re all a bit afraid of sounding pretentious when pronouncing French words aren’t we, but if we want to get this one right, we need to overcome this barrier.
Mispronunciation: Krow-nen-berg
Correct pronunciation: Kro-nan-bour
12. Peroni, Italy
The margins of mispronouncing Peroni are small, but with a few little tweaks, you will be pronouncing the thirst-clenching beer like a true Milanese in no time.
Mispronunciation: Per-on-knee
Correct pronunciation: Per-own-i
13. Sagres, Portugal
With Spain and Portugal being so close to each other, it’s sometimes easy to forget that they speak different languages. Although they are similar and originate from the same language family, their pronunciations differ quite starkly. That’s why we need to shelf the Spanish ‘s’ pronunciation from this beer and replace it with the more Portuguese ‘shh’ sound.
Mispronunciation: Sag-rez
Correct pronunciation: Sa-gresh
14. Singha, Thailand
Originating from the Land of Smiles, this fresh beer definitely helps put a smile on our faces. It’s excellent with Thai food of course, and the pronunciation of it couldn’t be easier – Sing!
Mispronunciation: Sing-ha
Correct pronunciation: Sing
15. Heineken, Netherlands
Easily one of the world’s most recognisable beers, Heineken has been the sponsor for major sports events, notably within the world of football and rugby. The beer has also featured in no less than eight Bond films where they probably have been pronouncing it all wrong. Would you like your Hin-eh-ken shaken or stirred?
Mispronunciation: Hei-knee-ken
Correct pronunciation: Hai-nuh-kn
16. Duvel, Belgium
Another tricky Belgium beer enters the list! This high-percentage blonde beer is very often mispronounced, but with a few tweaks to your pronunciation, you’ll sound like a Belgian beer pro in no time.
Mispronunciation: Duh-vell
Correct pronunciation: Doo-vul
17. Kirin Ichiban, Japan
Kirin Ichiban has become one of the most popular beers in Japan right now and its popularity is growing steadily to other parts of the world, especially the UK. That means two things; 1) we are blessed with another delicious-tasting beer, and 2) we have another difficult name to pronounce. But we’re here to help!
Mispronunciation: Keer-in Ish-i-ban
Correct pronunciation: Ke-reen Itchy-bahn
18. Birra Moretti, Italy
Thought you had the pronunciation of this one under control? Well, think again. It’s all about perfecting your Italian pronunciation here – feel free to join in with some wild hand gesticulation as well for added effect.
Mispronunciation: Birra More-et-ti
Correct pronunciation: Bi·ruh-muh·reh·tee
19. Budweiser, USA
A ‘bud’ has become one of the world’s most iconic beers, so it must be gutting to learn that we’ve been saying it wrong all this time. You can say goodbye to the perceived American pronunciation of this one and instead opt for the German way.
Mispronunciation: bud-wee-i-zer
Correct pronunciation: buh·dwai·zuh
20. Guinness, Ireland
Impressively, one out of every 10 pints sold in London is a Guinness, making the UK capital the undisputed king of Guinness drinking. How embarrassing that we tend to pronounce it wrong then! The emphasis is much more on the ‘s’ at the end of the name rather than the ‘ee’ sound at the start.
Mispronunciation: Gooin-is
Correct pronunciation: Gi-nuss
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