Holsten

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Holsten is a German pilsner brand, brewed in Hamburg by Holsten-Brauerei AG. The brewery was founded in 1879 in Hamburg and Altona, and Carlsberg has owned it since 2004. The Carlsberg Foundation controls Carlsberg A/S.

What we know

Owner

Carlsberg A/S, DenmarkEU

Foundation control

Headquarters

Hamburg, GermanyEU

Production

Germany(main)EU

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Ownership chain

  1. Holsten
  2. Holsten-Brauerei AGBrand ownerGermanyEU
  3. Carlsberg A/SBrand ownerDenmarkEU
  4. Carlsberg FoundationParent companyDenmarkEU

Sources

  1. Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2025: the Carlsberg Foundation exercises control over Carlsberg A/S, and Holsten-Brauerei AG in Germany is a wholly owned group companyCarlsberg A/S · Ownership · 26 September 2026
  2. Impressum holsten-pilsener.de: Holsten-Brauerei AG, Jürgen-Töpfer-Straße 50, 22763 Hamburg, eingetragen beim Amtsgericht HamburgHolsten-Brauerei AG · Headquarters · 26 September 2026
  3. Braukunst: seit über 140 Jahren brauen wir unser Holsten in HamburgHolsten-Brauerei AG · Production · 26 September 2026
  4. Carlsberg Group in Germany: Holsten-Brauerei in Hamburg was founded in 1879 and acquired by Carlsberg in 2004Carlsberg Group · General · 26 September 2026
  5. Holsten Pilsener, the brand's own siteHolsten-Brauerei AG · General · 26 September 2026
  6. Offering Memorandum dated 13 May 2026: the Carlsberg Foundation's voting rights in Carlsberg, and Carlsberg Italia and Poretti in the Carlsberg GroupCarlsberg Breweries 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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