Which beer brands do AI assistants recommend in France? Q4 2026
In France, AI assistants most often recommend Kronenbourg 1664, Heineken and Gallia for beer. Kronenbourg 1664 is named by 5 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Kronenbourg 1664 (Carlsberg Group) is the beer brand AI assistants recommend most in France, taking 10% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Heineken follows with 9.7% and Gallia is third with 8.3%.
The top spot is close: only 0.3 points separate Kronenbourg 1664 and Heineken, so a small change in how either brand is described online could flip the order.
DeepSeek, Gemini and Grok put Kronenbourg 1664 first, while ChatGPT favours Heineken and Claude favours Heineken.
The top five brands hold 41% of recommendations out of 41 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kronenbourg 1664 | Carlsberg Group | 10% | 25 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 2 | Heineken | Heineken | 9.7% | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 3 | Gallia | Heineken | 8.3% | 35 | – | 35 | 35 | 20 |
| 4 | Heineken 0.0 | Heineken | 7.7% | 35 | – | 35 | 20 | 25 |
| 5 | Tourtel Twist | Carlsberg Group | 4.8% | 25 | – | 12 | 35 | – |
| 6 | Desperados | Heineken | 4% | 20 | – | 20 | 20 | – |
| 7 | Kronenbourg Sans Alcool | Carlsberg Group | 3.5% | 20 | 8 | 25 | – | – |
| 8 | Leffe | AB InBev | 3.3% | 12 | 25 | – | 12 | – |
| 9 | Stella Artois | AB InBev | 3.2% | 8 | 28 | – | – | 12 |
| 10 | Carlsberg | Carlsberg Group | 3% | – | 25 | – | – | 20 |
| 11 | Guinness 0.0 | Diageo | 2.9% | 8 | 35 | – | – | – |
| 12 | Grimbergen | Carlsberg Group | 2.9% | – | 35 | – | 8 | – |
| 13 | Brasserie Dupont | Brasserie Dupont | 2.3% | – | – | – | – | 35 |
| 14 | Kronenbourg 1664 0.0 | Carlsberg Group | 2.3% | – | – | – | – | 35 |
| 15 | Ninkasi | Ninkasi | 2.2% | 8 | – | – | 25 | – |
| 16 | Budweiser | AB InBev | 2.2% | – | 25 | – | – | 8 |
| 17 | Brewdog | BrewDog plc | 2.1% | 20 | – | – | – | 12 |
| 18 | Leffe Blonde 0.0 | AB InBev | 2.1% | – | – | 20 | 12 | – |
| 19 | Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn Brewery | 1.7% | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | La Chouffe | Duvel Moortgat | 1.7% | – | – | – | – | 25 |
Questions about AI beer recommendations
- Which beer brand does ChatGPT recommend most in France?
- ChatGPT recommends Heineken most often for beer in France. Across all assistants, Kronenbourg 1664 leads with 10% of recommendations.
- Which beer brand is improving fastest in France?
- Gallia has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 3 of 4 answers where it appears, while holding 8.3% share. This is the first Q4 2026 reading; change over time will be shown from the next update.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- We ask each AI assistant the questions shoppers ask in each category and market, record the top five brands it names, and give 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points for positions one to five. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded.
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Covers: Craft Beer, Lager, Non-Alcoholic Beer.
Method: each AI assistant is asked the shopper questions for every segment in the category and market; the top five brands named score 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded. Rankings reflect AI answers, not sales.
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