With the cost of living squeezing millions of households, savvy shoppers are looking at various ways of cutting costs. And buying own-brand lager from supermarkets is just one potential shopping move to save cash.
But does it taste as good as premium lager? It's certainly cheaper with a four pack of own branded alcohol selling in supermarkets for about half the price.
Manchester Evening News writer Thomas George decided to put budget lager to the taste test, sampling Tesco Ashfield lager, Sainsbury’s Original Crown, Morrisons Continental lager, Aldi's Galahad, Lidl's Excelsior and Asda's Biere de Luxe. Here are his reviews of each with scores out of ten.