Carlsberg Group: every beer brand it owns in the UK
21 of the beers on this site belong to Carlsberg Group, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Nine of them are sold under branding from another country and brewed in the United Kingdom.
Headquarters
Copenhagen, Denmark
Brands on this site
21
Sold as foreign, brewed here
9
UK sites its beers are brewed at
Sold as British 10
Banks's Amber Bitter
Burton upon Trent · 3.4% · sold as British
Verified
Bombardier
Origin not established · sold as British
Partly verified
Courage Best Bitter
Origin not established · sold as British
Unverified
Eagle IPA
Origin not established · sold as British
Partly verified
Hobgoblin Ruby
Burton upon Trent · 5.0% · sold as British
Honest British Partly verified
Jennings Cumberland Ale
Origin not established · sold as British
Partly verified
Marston's Pedigree
Burton upon Trent · 4.5% · sold as British
Honest British Verified
Ringwood Best Bitter
Burton upon Trent · sold as British
Partly verified
Tetley's Smooth Flow
Burton upon Trent · 3.6% · sold as British
Honest British Partly verified
Wainwright Gold
Burton upon Trent · 4.1% · sold as British
Honest British Verified
Sold as Danish 4
Carlsberg Danish Pilsner
Northampton · 3.4% · sold as Danish
Brewed here Verified
Carlsberg Expørt
Northampton · 4.8% · sold as Danish
Brewed here Verified
Carlsberg Special Brew
Northampton · 7.5% · sold as Danish
Brewed here Verified
Tuborg Green
Origin not established · 4.6% · sold as Danish
Partly verified
Sold as French 2
Sold as Belgian 1
Sold as German 1
Sold as Greek 1
Sold as Italian 1
Sold as Scandinavian 1
Licence moves on record
Entries from the licence history of any beer in the data that name this group as the UK brewer. A beer without a link is one the site records but does not publish a page for, either because it is a craft brand or because the entry exists only to hold a past licence.
| Years | Beer | Brewer as recorded | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 to 2020 | Carlsberg Danish Pilsner | Carlsberg UK | Northampton |
| 2004 to 2015 | Staropramen Premium Czech Lager | Imported from Prague; UK distribution by InBev UK, then Carlsberg UK until 27 December 2015 | Smíchov, Prague |
| 2008 to 2023 | Kronenbourg 1664 | Heineken UK (licence acquired following the break-up of Scottish & Newcastle between Carlsberg and Heineken) | UK |
| 2008 to 2020 | San Miguel Especial | Carlsberg UK | Northampton |
| 2009 to 2024 | San Miguel Especial | Carlsberg UK, later Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Northampton |
| 2009 to 2024 | San Miguel 0.0 | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Northampton |
| 2010 to 2022 | Estrella Damm | Charles Wells / Marston's / Carlsberg Marston's (packaging under contract for Damm) | Eagle Brewery, Bedford |
| 2010 to 2021 | Mahou Cinco Estrellas | Carlsberg UK (UK brewing and distribution) | Northampton |
| 2016 to 2020 | Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Lager | Carlsberg UK (exclusive UK distribution from 30 December 2016; previously James Clay) | n/a (imported) |
| 2020 to 2025 | Banks's Amber Bitter | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Wolverhampton (Banks's Brewery) |
| 2020 to 2025 | Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Northampton |
| 2020 to 2024 | Bombardier | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Wolverhampton (Banks's Brewery) |
| 2020 to 2025 | Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Lager | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (Carlsberg acquires European brand rights June 2020) | Northampton for UK-produced lines |
| 2020 to 2025 | Carlsberg Danish Pilsner | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Northampton |
| 2020 to 2025 | Carlsberg Expørt | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Northampton |
| 2020 to 2025 | Carlsberg Special Brew | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Northampton (inferred) |
| 2020 to now | Courage Best Bitter | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company / Carlsberg Britvic | unknown after the Bedford sale |
| 2020 to 2024 | Eagle IPA | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Bedford until the end of 2022, then elsewhere in the CMBC network |
| 2020 to 2025 | Erdinger Weissbier | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (UK distribution) | n/a (imported) |
| 2020 to 2022 | Estrella Damm | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Bedford (Eagle Brewery) |
| 2020 to 2023 | Hobgoblin Ruby | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Witney, Oxfordshire (Wychwood Brewery) |
| 2020 to 2025 | Holsten Pils | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Northampton |
| 2020 to 2022 | Jennings Cumberland Ale | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Cockermouth, Cumbria (Jennings Brewery) |
| 2020 to 2024 | Kirin Ichiban | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Bedford (Eagle Brewery) until the site was sold to Damm |
| 2020 to 2025 | Marston's Pedigree | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Burton upon Trent |
| 2020 to 2024 | Ringwood Best Bitter | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Ringwood, Hampshire |
| 2020 to 2024 | San Miguel Especial | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Northampton and Wolverhampton |
| 2020 to 2025 | Shipyard American Pale Ale | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Not established |
| 2020 to 2025 | Skol | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Northampton (inferred) |
| 2020 to 2025 | Tetley's Smooth Flow | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | site not confirmed; Wolverhampton and Burton were the ale sites |
| 2020 to 2025 | Tuborg Green | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (rights holder; brewing location unconfirmed) | Not established |
| 2020 to 2025 | Wainwright Gold | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Wolverhampton (Banks's Brewery) |
| 2020 to now | Warsteiner Premium Verum | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (UK distribution; current status unclear) | n/a (imported) |
| 2022 to now | Estrella Damm | S.A. Damm (site bought from Carlsberg Marston's, announced November 2022, completed around end 2022 / January 2023) | Eagle Brewery, Bedford |
| 2022 to 2024 | Jennings Cumberland Ale | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Burton upon Trent and Wolverhampton |
| 2023 to 2025 | Hobgoblin Ruby | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Burton upon Trent and Wolverhampton |
| 2023 to now | Kronenbourg 1664 | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (now Carlsberg Britvic); licence effective 1 June 2023, with Heineken UK contract brewing and packing until production moved to CMBC during 2024 | Wolverhampton |
| 2023 to now | Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company / Carlsberg Britvic | Wolverhampton |
| 2024 to now | Bass | Marston's Burton plant passes to Carlsberg Britvic ownership while continuing to brew Bass for AB InBev | Burton upon Trent |
| 2024 to 2025 | Ringwood Best Bitter | Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company | Wolverhampton and Burton upon Trent |
| 2025 to now | Banks's Amber Bitter | Carlsberg Britvic | Burton upon Trent (Marston's Brewery) |
| 2025 to now | Birrificio Angelo Poretti 4 Luppoli | Carlsberg Britvic | Northampton |
| 2025 to now | Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Lager | Carlsberg Britvic | Northampton for UK-produced lines |
| 2025 to now | Carlsberg Danish Pilsner | Carlsberg Britvic | Northampton |
| 2025 to now | Carlsberg Expørt | Carlsberg Britvic | Northampton |
| 2025 to now | Carlsberg Special Brew | Carlsberg Britvic | Northampton |
| 2025 to now | Erdinger Weissbier | Carlsberg Britvic (UK distribution) | n/a (imported) |
| 2025 to now | Hobgoblin Ruby | Carlsberg Britvic | Burton upon Trent |
| 2025 to now | Holsten Pils | Carlsberg Britvic | Northampton |
| 2025 to now | Marston's Pedigree | Carlsberg Britvic | Burton upon Trent |
| 2025 to now | Ringwood Best Bitter | Carlsberg Britvic | Burton upon Trent |
| 2025 to now | Shipyard American Pale Ale | Carlsberg Britvic | Burton upon Trent (inferred) |
| 2025 to now | Skol | Carlsberg Britvic | Northampton (inferred) |
| 2025 to now | Tetley's Smooth Flow | Carlsberg Britvic | Burton upon Trent (Wolverhampton closed autumn 2025) |
| 2025 to now | Tuborg Green | Carlsberg Britvic (rights holder; brewing location unconfirmed) | Not established |
| 2025 to now | Wainwright Gold | Carlsberg Britvic | Burton upon Trent (Marston's Brewery) |
| 2026 to now | Mythos | Carlsberg Britvic | Northampton |