Heineken N.V.: every beer brand it owns in the UK
24 of the beers on this site belong to Heineken N.V., headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ten of them are sold under branding from another country and brewed in the United Kingdom.
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brands on this site
24
Sold as foreign, brewed here
10
UK sites its beers are brewed at
Sold as Italian 6
Birra Ichnusa
Origin not established · sold as Italian
Unverified
Birra Messina Cristalli di Sale
Origin not established · sold as Italian
Unverified
Birra Moretti L'Autentica
Manchester · 4.6% · sold as Italian
Brewed here Verified
Birra Moretti Sale di Mare
Manchester · 4.8% · sold as Italian
Brewed here Verified
Birra Moretti Zero
Imported from Netherlands · 0.05% · sold as Italian
Verified
Ichnusa
Imported from Italy · 4.7% · sold as Italian
Genuine import Partly verified
Sold as Dutch 4
Sold as British 3
Sold as Mexican 2
Sold as Spanish 2
Sold as Australian 1
Sold as Belgian 1
Sold as Irish 1
Sold as Jamaican 1
Sold as Polish 1
Sold as Portuguese 1
Sold as Singaporean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? to 2015 | Red Stripe | Diageo-controlled Desnoes & Geddes supply; UK production under Diageo's arrangements before Heineken took control | Jamaica and UK contract sites |
| 1758 to now | John Smith's Extra Smooth | John Smith's Brewery, Tadcaster (owned successively by Courage, Scottish Courage, Scottish & Newcastle and, since 2008, Heineken UK) | Tadcaster, North Yorkshire |
| 1961 to 2008 | Heineken Original 5% | Whitbread, then Scottish & Newcastle (Heineken brewed under licence in the UK from 1961 as 'Heineken Cold Filtered' at lower strength) | various |
| 1983 to now | Murphy's Irish Stout | Heineken (Heineken acquired Murphy's Brewery, Cork, in the early 1980s and it trades today as Heineken Ireland) | Cork |
| 1996 to now | Birra Moretti L'Autentica | Heineken group (Heineken acquired Birra Moretti from Fratelli Moretti/Interbrew in 1996); UK production at Manchester under Heineken UK | Manchester |
| 2004 to 2010 | Newcastle Brown Ale | Scottish & Newcastle, then Heineken UK from 2008 | Federation Brewery, Dunston, Gateshead |
| 2008 to now | Amstel | Heineken UK | Manchester |
| 2008 to now | Desperados | Heineken UK | Not established |
| 2008 to now | Foster's | Heineken UK | Manchester |
| 2008 to now | Heineken Original 5% | Heineken UK (following the break-up of Scottish & Newcastle) | Manchester |
| 2008 to 2023 | Kronenbourg 1664 | Heineken UK (licence acquired following the break-up of Scottish & Newcastle between Carlsberg and Heineken) | UK |
| 2008 to 2023 | Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc | Heineken UK | UK |
| 2008 to now | Sagres | n/a (imported); Heineken took control of Sociedade Central de Cervejas via the Scottish & Newcastle break-up | Portugal |
| 2010 to now | Newcastle Brown Ale | Heineken UK | John Smith's Brewery, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire |
| 2010 to now | Sol | Heineken UK (Heineken acquired the FEMSA beer business, including Sol, in 2010) | Not established |
| 2012 to now | Tiger | Heineken UK (Heineken took control of Asia Pacific Breweries in 2012) | Not established |
| 2013 to now | Kingfisher Premium Lager | Heineken UK | Site not named in the announcement |
| 2016 to now | Red Stripe | Heineken UK | Manchester |
| 2017 to 2021 | Brixton Brewery Reliance Pale Ale | Brixton Brewery (Heineken minority investment 2017) | Arch 547, Brixton Station Road, London |
| 2017 to now | Heineken 0.0 | Heineken Brouwerijen B.V. (imported) | Netherlands |
| 2017 to now | Lagunitas IPA | Heineken (took 100% of Lagunitas in 2017); UK distribution via Heineken UK | Not established |
| 2017 to 2022 | Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner | Heineken UK | Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh |
| 2018 to 2022 | Beavertown Neck Oil Session IPA | Beavertown Brewery (Heineken minority stake, 40 million pound Enfield brewery funded) | Enfield, London |
| 2021 to now | Birra Moretti Sale di Mare | Heineken UK | Manchester |
| 2021 to 2024 | Brixton Brewery Reliance Pale Ale | Brixton Brewery (Heineken full acquisition announced 1 February 2021) | Arch 547, Brixton Station Road, London |
| 2022 to now | Beavertown Neck Oil Session IPA | Beavertown Brewery (wholly owned by Heineken from September 2022) | Enfield, London |
| 2022 to now | Beavertown Gamma Ray American Pale Ale | Beavertown Brewery (wholly owned by Heineken) | Enfield, London |
| 2022 to now | Heineken Silver | Heineken UK (UK launch March 2022) | Not established |
| 2022 to now | Maltsmiths IPA and Pilsner | Belhaven Brewery (Greene King) under contract for Heineken UK | Dunbar, Scotland |
| 2023 to now | Cruzcampo Sevilla | Heineken UK | Manchester |
| 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 |
| 2024 to now | Brixton Brewery Reliance Pale Ale | Beavertown Brewery (Heineken UK) | Enfield, London |
| 2025 to now | Cruzcampo Sevilla Orange | Heineken UK | Manchester |