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Molson Coors

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Molson Coors' UK beer business includes Sharp's and Doom Bar, Cobra, Carling and Madrí Excepcional, alongside international beer brands. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

01 / Behind the name

Who owns Molson Coors?

Public parent · UK beer and brewery businesses [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

  1. 01
    Named beer business / brand owner

    Molson Coors Beverage Company [1]

    As reported · 11 Oct 2026

Molson Coors acquired Sharp's in 2011. Cobra Beer Partnership became wholly owned on 21 October 2024 after the remaining 49.9% was purchased. Madrí Excepcional was developed with La Sagra for a UK/Ireland launch in October 2020; its original release identifies Tadcaster, Yorkshire, brewing. Spanish branding does not establish Spanish manufacture. Carling has Canadian heritage with a separate present UK business. UK accounts identify Molson Coors Holdings Ltd as the UK operator's immediate parent. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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02 / On the map

Where is it based?

Listed beer group parent
Molson Coors Beverage Company [7]
Group headquarters
Golden, Colorado and Montréal, Québec · corporate principal executive offices, Canada / United States [7]
Parent incorporated in
Delaware, United States · Molson Coors Beverage Company [7]

Headquarters, incorporation and tax residence describe different things. A headquarters address does not tell you where all of a company’s tax is paid.

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Investors in Molson Coors

Investor disclosures found

Selected investor disclosures have been found. Each names the held entity, basis and date; the complete investor register remains outside this review. A stake in a parent or operating company is shown against that entity. Dates refer to each disclosure and can differ from the profile review date. Evidence links are included with each record.

Equity ownership

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Held entity · Sharp's Brewery Ltd

100% · UK FY2024 subsidiary interest

Accounts snapshot ·

UK accounts identify Sharp's as wholly owned and as Doom Bar owner. This is the subsidiary interest, not a direct equity percentage in each beer.

Evidence · 2 sources
Equity ownership

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Held entity · Cobra Beer Partnership Ltd

100% · remaining 49.9% buyout completed

Transaction completed ·

The older 50.1% joint venture is historical; this does not establish every overseas Cobra company's cap table.

Evidence · 2 sources

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Brands in the Molson Coors portfolio

Selected beers and brewery brands. Origin, present brewing location and ownership are separate facts; individual products can have different brewing or distribution arrangements. This is not an exhaustive catalogue.

Brand research reviewed . Ownership and tax figures elsewhere on this page describe the group, not individual brands.

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  • Sharp's Brewery

    Beverages · Beer

    Markets & sources (1)

    Also listed or searchable as: Sharps, Doom Bar, Atlantic, Offshore, Sea Fury, Solar Wave, Chalky's Bite

    • UK beer market [3]
  • Cobra

    Beverages · Beer

    Cobra Beer Partnership is wholly Molson Coors-owned following the 21 October 2024 buyout. [4]

    Markets & sources (1)

    Also listed or searchable as: Cobra Beer, King Cobra

    • UK beer market [4]
  • Madrí Excepcional

    Beverages · Beer

    UK/Ireland launch in October 2020, developed with La Sagra; original release identifies Yorkshire brewing. [5]

    Markets & sources (1)

    Also listed or searchable as: Madri, Madri Excepcional

    • UK beer market [5]
  • Carling

    Beverages · Beer

    Markets & sources (1)
    • UK beer market [6]
  • Coors

    Beverages · Beer

    Markets & sources (1)
    • UK beer market [1]
  • Blue Moon

    Beverages · Beer

    Markets & sources (1)
    • UK beer market [1]
  • Staropramen

    Beverages · Beer

    Markets & sources (1)
    • UK beer market [1]
  • Pravha

    Beverages · Beer

    Markets & sources (1)
    • UK beer market [1]
Recent portfolio changes

The historical 50.1% Cobra joint venture became wholly owned on 21 October 2024. [4]

03 / The figures, with context

What does it report in UK tax?

UK cash corporation tax has not been verified in this ownership review. This does not mean no tax was paid.

United KingdomNot yet verified

UK corporation tax paid

Not yet verifiedCash payment

Molson Coors · UK cash reporting scope not reconciled
Annual reporting period not yet verified

This beer ownership review has not established a UK cash corporation-tax payment. Ownership percentages, worldwide tax figures and beer duties do not establish that amount. [1]

These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.

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04 / Check our working

The public record.

Primary sources used in this profile. Company disclosures are attributed to the company; inclusion is not an independent audit.

  1. 01
    Molson Coors UK and Ireland beers (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors · Selected UK beer portfolio; third-party distribution arrangements are not treated as acquisitions

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  2. 02
    Molson Coors UK annual accounts 2024 (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Ltd · Principal activities and notes 28–29, printed p53: Sharp's / Doom Bar; Cobra buyout; immediate and ultimate parents

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  3. 03
    Sharp's brewery history (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors · Cornwall brewery acquired in 2011; Doom Bar and current Sharp's beers

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  4. 04
    Molson Coors Q3 2024 results (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors Beverage Company · Footnote 3: remaining 49.9% of Cobra Beer Partnership acquired on 21 October 2024

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  5. 05
    Madrí Excepcional UK and Ireland launch (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors · 16 October 2020: launch on 19 October; developed with La Sagra and brewed in Tadcaster, Yorkshire

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  6. 06
    Carling UK brand (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors · Canadian heritage; current UK beer brewed in Burton-on-Trent

    Accessed 11 Oct 2026
  7. 07
    Molson Coors annual report 2025 (opens in a new tab)

    Molson Coors Beverage Company · Cover / Item 2 printed p34: Delaware incorporation; corporate principal executive offices Golden and Montréal; Chicago Americas operational headquarters

    Accessed 12 Oct 2026