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UK beer & its owners.

Follow the owners behind UK-origin beers and familiar beers sold here, from multinational groups to family and independent breweries.

39 owner and brewery profiles · 263 catalogue entries, including related drinks. Ownership reviewed 11 October 2026; additional parent and brand checks 12 October.

Company ownership, group headquarters, and latest verified UK corporation tax paid. Reporting periods and scopes differ.
CompanyCompany behind the nameGroup headquartersUK corporation tax paidProfile
AB InBevFood & drinkAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVListed beer group parentPublic · listed multinational beer groupBelgiumLeuven · group headquarters; registered office BrusselsNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
AdnamsFood & drinkAdnams plcNamed owner / brewery companyIndependent shareholder-owned company · two voting share classesUnited KingdomSouthwold, Suffolk · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
AsahiFood & drinkAsahi Group Holdings, Ltd.Listed beer group parentPublic parent · acquired UK beer businessesJapanTokyo · Azumabashi, Sumida-kuNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brains BreweryFood & drinkS.A. Brain & Company LimitedVerified brewery operatorPrivate brewery · complete ultimate ownership not reconciledUnited KingdomCardiff, Wales · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brew YorkFood & drinkBrew York LtdVerified brewery companyPrivate · founder-controlled breweryUnited KingdomYork · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
BrewDogFood & drinkTilray Brands, Inc.Acquiring parent groupPrivate acquired beer business · Tilray Brands parentCanada / United StatesLeamington, Ontario and New York · dual headquartersNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Budweiser BudvarFood & drinkBudweiser Budvar national corporationNamed owner / brewery companyState-owned · Czech RepublicCzech RepublicČeské Budějovice · brewery and national corporationNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Buxton BreweryFood & drinkBuxton Brewery LimitedVerified brewery companyPrivate · registered corporate-majority breweryNot yet verifiedNot yet verifiedNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
C&C GroupFood & drinkC&C Group plcListed drinks group parentPublic · beer brands and brewing subsidiariesIrelandDublin · group head officeNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
CarlsbergFood & drinkCarlsberg A/SListed beer group parentPublic parent · wholly owned UK brewing businessDenmarkCopenhagen · Carlsberg parent groupNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
CloudwaterFood & drinkCloudwater Brew Co LtdVerified brewery companyPrivate · independent, co-founder-controlled breweryUnited KingdomManchester · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
DammFood & drinkSociedad Anónima DammNamed owner / brewery companyBeer group · acquired British ale brandsSpainBarcelona · group headquartersNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
DEYAFood & drinkDEYA Brewing Company LtdVerified brewery companyPrivate · independent, founder-majority breweryUnited KingdomCheltenham · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
DiageoFood & drinkDiageo plcListed drinks group parentPublic · listed drinks groupUnited KingdomLondon · 16 Great Marlborough StreetNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Great British Drinks CompanyFood & drinkParamount Retail GroupControlling portfolio groupPrivate · brewery and licensed-brand portfolioNot yet verifiedNot yet verifiedNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Greene KingFood & drinkCK Asset Holdings LimitedControlling parent groupPrivate · wholly owned CK Asset group businessHong KongHong Kong · parent principal place of businessNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Hall & Woodhouse / BadgerFood & drinkHall & WoodhouseIndependent brewery businessIndependent family brewer · exact economic shares not verifiedUnited KingdomBlandford, Dorset · brewery / company baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Harvey'sFood & drinkHarvey'sIndependent brewery businessPrivate · independent brewer with family shareholding historyUnited KingdomLewes, East Sussex · brewery / company baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
HeinekenFood & drinkHeineken N.V.Listed operating group parentPublic · listed beer groupNetherlandsAmsterdamNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
JenningsFood & drinkJennings Brewery LimitedNamed owner / brewery companyPrivate · independent local family breweryUnited KingdomCockermouth, Cumbria · Castle BreweryNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Joseph HoltFood & drinkJoseph HoltIndependent brewery businessIndependent family brewer · exact economic shares not verifiedUnited KingdomManchester · brewery / company baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
JW LeesFood & drinkJW LeesIndependent brewery businessIndependent family brewer · exact economic shares not verifiedUnited KingdomMiddleton, Greater Manchester · brewery / company baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Lost and GroundedFood & drinkLost and Grounded Brewers LtdVerified brewery companyPrivate · complete ultimate ownership not reconciledUnited KingdomBristol · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Mahou San MiguelFood & drinkMahou, S.A.Named owner / brewery companyBeer group · Spanish San Miguel brand ownershipSpainMadrid · group headquartersNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Molson CoorsFood & drinkMolson Coors Beverage CompanyListed beer group parentPublic parent · UK beer and brewery businessesCanada / United StatesGolden, Colorado and Montréal, Québec · corporate principal executive officesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Northern MonkFood & drinkNorthern Monk Brewing Co LtdVerified brewery companyPrivate · founder-led with Active Partners investmentUnited KingdomLeeds · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Robinsons BreweryFood & drinkRobinsons BreweryIndependent brewery businessIndependent family brewer · exact economic shares not verifiedUnited KingdomStockport, Greater Manchester · brewery / company baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Samuel Smith'sFood & drinkSamuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)Named owner / brewery companyPrivate · independent brewery with registered trust controlUnited KingdomTadcaster, North Yorkshire · Old BreweryNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Shepherd NeameFood & drinkShepherd Neame LimitedNamed owner / brewery companyIndependent family brewer · AQSE-traded sharesUnited KingdomFaversham, Kent · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Siren Craft BrewFood & drinkSiren Craft Brew LtdVerified brewery companyPrivate · independent breweryUnited KingdomFinchampstead, Berkshire · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
St Austell BreweryFood & drinkSt Austell BreweryIndependent brewery businessIndependent family brewer · exact economic shares not verifiedUnited KingdomSt Austell, Cornwall · brewery / company baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
TheakstonFood & drinkTheakstonIndependent brewery businessIndependent family brewer · exact economic shares not verifiedUnited KingdomMasham, North Yorkshire · brewery / company baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
ThwaitesFood & drinkThwaitesIndependent brewery businessIndependent family brewer · exact economic shares not verifiedUnited KingdomMellor, Lancashire · brewery / company baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Timothy Taylor'sFood & drinkTimothy Taylor'sIndependent brewery businessIndependent family brewer · exact economic shares not verifiedUnited KingdomKeighley, West Yorkshire · brewery / company baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Tiny RebelFood & drinkTiny Rebel LtdVerified brewery companyPrivate · independent brewery with corporate investmentUnited KingdomNewport, Wales · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
VerdantFood & drinkVerdant Brewing Company LtdVerified brewery companyPrivate · selected registered ownership/control evidenceUnited KingdomCornwall · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
VocationFood & drinkVocation Group LtdNamed brewery holding companyPrivate · independent brewery with founder/BGF investmentNot yet verifiedNot yet verifiedNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Wells & Co / BrewpointFood & drinkCharles Wells LimitedIndependent brewery businessIndependent family brewer · exact economic shares not verifiedUnited KingdomBedford · brewery / company baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Wrexham LagerFood & drinkWrexham Lager Beer Co LtdNamed owner / brewery companyPrivate · Roberts family and Red Dragon Ventures co-ownershipUnited KingdomWrexham, Wales · brewery baseNot yet verifiedNot yet verified