Your favorite "import"

A number of recent requests for Asian beers got me wondering...is your favorite imported beer really imported? Is it really from where you think it's from? So I did some label research on the beers at the store.

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  Sapporo
  
  Brewed and bottled by Sapporo Brewing Company, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  
  (Sleeman Brewing & Malting is owned by Sapporo.)
  


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  Kirin Ichiban
  
  Brewed under the strict supervision of Kirin's brewmaster by Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
  
  (Yes, Kirin's brewmaster undoubtedly spends every waking moment in Los Angeles rather than in Kirin's breweries in Japan.)
  


• 
  Kingfisher
  
  Brewed & bottled by Kingfisher Brewing Co., Saratoga Springs NY under the technical supervision of United Breweries Limited, Bangalore, India
  
  (Olde Saratoga Brewing Co. is owned by Mendocino Brewing Co. / Kingfisher Brewing Co.)
  


• 
  Smithwick's
  
  Brewed by Guinness & Co., Dublin, Ireland
  
  Guinness Draught
  
  Brewed in Ireland by Guinness & Co., St James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland
  
  (No surprises there, but compare them to the next two.)
  


• 
  Harp Lager
  
  Brewed and bottled by Guinness Brewing Company, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
  
  (Moosehead.)
  


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  Guinness Extra Stout
  
  Brewed and bottled by Guinness Brewing Company, Toronto, Canada
  
  (Labatt? Molson Coors?)
  

You get the idea. Is it right or wrong? I've never been a fan of breweries hiding behind fake names: Unibev, AC Golden, Plank Road, etc. If you're proud of your product, you'll put your own name on it. Then again, if a brewery has their beer brewed closer to where it will be consumed, the drinker gets fresher beer.

But in the USA, Sapporo and Kirin are as Japanese as I am.