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Where is Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner brewed?

British, brewed in Britain Partly verified Last checked 5 September 2026

Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner is brewed in Britain, at Dunbar, East Lothian, and sold as British.

Brewed for the UK in
Dunbar, East Lothian (Belhaven Brewery)
Brewed in Britain
Sold as a beer from Craft-styled British branding created by Heineken UK
Brewed in (country)
United Kingdom
Brand owner HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
UK rights held by
Heineken UK Limited (owned)
UK strength
4.6%
Strength at home (United Kingdom)
Not established
Both the pilsner and the IPA launched at 4.6% ABV in 2017. Current strengths were not re-checked against a live retailer listing.
Style
IPA / pilsner
Brand created
2017, United Kingdom
Brewed at home in
None: UK brand
What the UK label says
Not established

Partly verified

At least one of those three claims rests on a secondary source or an inference, a disagreement between sources is still open, or a split supply has a format that has not been read.

Launch details, original brewery and the 2022 transfer to Belhaven are verified from trade press and Heineken UK's own release. Whether Maltsmiths is still in production and at what strength was not confirmed: no current UK retailer listing was found within the research budget.

The small print on the base of a current can or bottle, giving the producer name and address, would settle this.

In short

Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner is a British beer brewed in Britain, at Dunbar, East Lothian, and the packaging does not pretend otherwise. The brand belongs to Heineken N.V., which also owns Amstel and Heineken in the UK. It is 4.6%.

Who has brewed it here

YearsBrewerSiteSource
2017 to 2022Heineken UKCaledonian Brewery, Edinburghmorningadvertiser.co.uk
2022 to nowBelhaven Brewery (Greene King) under contract for Heineken UKDunbar, Scotlandheineken.co.uk

Questions people ask

Where is Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner brewed?

The beer sold in the UK is brewed at Dunbar, East Lothian.

Is Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner brewed in the UK?

Yes. It is brewed at Dunbar, East Lothian.

Who owns Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner?

Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner is owned by Heineken N.V., headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In the UK the brand is handled by Heineken UK Limited.

What strength is Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner in the UK?

Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner is 4.6% ABV in the UK.

Which beers are similar to Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner?

Beers with a similar story include Banks's Amber Bitter, Bass and Boddingtons Draught Bitter.

See also

Every beer sold as United Kingdom · Every brand owned by Heineken N.V.

Sources

  1. Morning Advertiser (morningadvertiser.co.uk), 23 February 2017: Maltsmiths launched 27 March 2017 with a Bavarian-style pilsner and an American-style IPA, both 4.6% ABV, brewed at Heineken's Caledonian brewery
  2. Heineken UK (heineken.co.uk), 25 May 2022: Caledonian closure announced 25 May 2022; Deuchars, Coast to Coast and Maltsmiths IPA and Lager to be produced at Belhaven brewery in Dunbar