Grimbergen

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Score

4/5

European owner. Some facts are not yet verified.

Grimbergen is a Belgian abbey beer brand that the Carlsberg Group brews and sells worldwide outside Belgium under a licence. The Fathers of the Grimbergen Abbey revived the brewing in 1958 with the Maes brewery in Belgium, later Alken-Maes, and the group runs the Grimbergen Abbey Brewery as a partnership with them. The range covers Blonde, Double, Ambrée and Blanche.

What we know

Owner

Carlsberg A/S, DenmarkEU

Foundation control

Headquarters

Copenhagen, DenmarkEU

Production

Made in several countries worldwide

Share made in Europe unknown

The brand's own site states that the Grimbergen Abbey Brewery is a partnership between the Fathers of the Grimbergen Abbey and the Carlsberg Group, and that the group manages the brewing and distribution of Grimbergen around the world outside of Belgium. It does not state how much of the Grimbergen sold in Europe is brewed in Europe.

Available in

Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine

Not yet verified
  • How much of it is made in the EU or EEA
  • Whether there are large shareholders outside Europe

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Ownership chain

  1. Grimbergen
  2. Carlsberg Breweries A/SLicenseeDenmarkEU
  3. Carlsberg A/SBrand ownerDenmarkEU
  4. Carlsberg FoundationParent companyDenmarkEU

Sources

  1. Hybrid offering memorandum 2026: the Carlsberg Foundation holds 78 per cent. of the voting rights in Carlsberg A/S, and Grimbergen is one of the group's international premium brandsCarlsberg Breweries A/S · Ownership · 26 September 2026
  2. Terms of use grimbergen.com: Carlsberg Breweries A/S, registered office at 100 Ny Carlsberg Vej, 1799 Copenhagen V, DenmarkCarlsberg Breweries A/S · Headquarters · 26 September 2026
  3. Who owns Grimbergen: the Carlsberg Group manages the brewing and distribution around the world outside of BelgiumGrimbergen · Production · 26 September 2026
  4. Privacy policy on the Grimbergen site: the site's country and language selectorCarlsberg Breweries A/S · Availability · 26 September 2026
  5. Grimbergen, the brand's own site: Blonde, Double, Ambrée and BlancheGrimbergen · General · 26 September 2026
  6. Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2025, Related parties: the Carlsberg Foundation, Denmark, exercises control over Carlsberg A/S and holds 77.5% of its voting powerCarlsberg A/S · Ownership · 26 September 2026 · Source about Carlsberg A/S, the owner.
  7. Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2025: Carlsberg A/S, J.C. Jacobsens Gade 1, 1799 Copenhagen V, DenmarkCarlsberg A/S · Headquarters · 26 September 2026 · Source about Carlsberg A/S, the owner.

Last verified on 26 September 2026.

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