Companies
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Heineken owns British beer brands including John Smith's, Newcastle Brown Ale, Beavertown and Brixton, alongside its international lager brands. [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Beavertown became wholly Heineken-owned on 7 September 2022, after a minority investment in 2018; Brixton was fully acquired in 2021. Heineken Holding N.V. is a higher listed layer whose complete voting-control structure has not been reviewed here. Foster's rights differ by territory: this portfolio describes the UK/European business. Greene King/Belhaven's production of Caledonian beers is licensed, not proof of brand ownership. [1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Full ownership · Beavertown acquisition
Transaction completed ·
Full ownership replaced the earlier minority investment.
Ownership & related brands
Heineken UK · 7 September 2022: full ownership after the 2018 minority investment
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Full ownership · 2021 sale confirmed
Ownership sources checked ·
The current brewery history confirms full ownership from 2021; the precise completion day is not inferred.
Ownership & related brands
Brixton Brewery · Full ownership sale to Heineken in 2021
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Beavertown's former minority-investment structure was replaced by full Heineken ownership in September 2022. [3]
Research reviewed . Sources for individual investments are included on their disclosure cards.
Heineken UK · Current beer brands, country heritage and UK brewing descriptions
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Heineken NV · Reporting entity: Netherlands incorporation and Amsterdam head office; Heineken Holding is a separate higher listed layer
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Heineken UK · 7 September 2022: full ownership after the 2018 minority investment
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Brixton Brewery · Full ownership sale to Heineken in 2021
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Irish Competition Authority · 2008 determination: Heineken European Foster's rights; this is not worldwide ownership
Accessed 11 Oct 2026Heineken UK · 25 May 2022: Deuchars, Coast to Coast and Maltsmiths licensed to Greene King / Belhaven
Accessed 11 Oct 2026