Gulpener
Non-EuropeanBeer
Score
2/5Non-European owner, with production in the EU or EEA.
Dutch beer brand brewed in Gulpen, in the Limburg hills, for more than 200 years and made with ingredients sourced as locally as possible. In July 2026 Gulpener announced that Grolsch is expanding its stake from 15% to full ownership. Grolsch in turn belongs to the Japanese Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
What we know
- Owner
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., JapanNon-European
Listed, no controlling shareholder
- Headquarters
Gulpen, NetherlandsEU
- Production
Netherlands(main)EU
European alternatives
Ownership chain
- Gulpener
- Gulpener Bierbrouwerij BVBrand ownerNetherlandsEU
- Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland B.V.Parent companyNetherlandsEU
- Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.Brand ownerJapanNon-European
Sources
- Gulpener Bierbrouwer
- Privacybeleid: contact details name the entity as Gulpener Bierbrouwerij BV, Rijksweg 16, 6271 AE Gulpen
- Contact: Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland B.V., Brouwerslaan 1, 7548 XA Enschede
- Asahi Europe & International
- Asahi Europe & International
- Integrated Report 2026, Company Profile / Investor Information: legal name, head office address, Tokyo Stock Exchange listing and major shareholders
- Privacybeleid: Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland B.V. as part of the Asahi group, with Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. as ultimate holding company
- Stock Ownership (as of 30 June 2026): total issued shares, major shareholders and breakdown by investor type
Last verified on 23 September 2026.