Mumbai, April 19: According to the recently launched, Brand Trust Report 2018, Kingfisher Beer, Black Dog and Budweiser are the top three most trusted alcoholic beverage brands. While, liquor baron Vijay Mallya is engulfed in serious controversies, but Mallya-promoted United Breweries, continues to top the most trusted alcoholic beverage brands list. It has been at the top spot for the last eight years. Kingfisher is the flagship brand of United Breweries Ltd.

As per reports, Royal Stag, Signature, Johnnie Walker, Carlsberg, Blenders Pride, Tuborg and Imperial Blue are the other brands which feature in the list. Over 2,450 respondents participated in the survey conducted by TRA Research across 16 cities and its findings have been compiled in The Brand Trust Report 2018.

Mallya, who had fled to London in March 2016, is wanted in India for the defunct Kingfisher Airlines' default on loans worth nearly Rs 9,000 crore owed to a consortium of banks. There were reports few days back that the third marriage of Mallya is on cards as the 'King of Good Times' is reportedly planning to tie the knot with long-time girlfriend Pinky Lalwani.

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