UK advertising watchdog finds Budweiser exaggerated green credentials after complaint by Sinn Féin senator Lynn Boylan

Budweiser said its beers were brewed with 100pc wind and solar electricity. Stock image

Caroline O'Doherty

Advertising standards authorities in Britain have followed their Irish counterparts in finding that Budweiser exaggerated its green credentials.

However, the UK watchdog stopped short of telling the drinks giant to scrap its misleading claims, telling it instead to clarify them.