Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of breweries in Europe holds companies in 45 of its countries.
List of Breweries in Europe
Breweries brew lager, ale and specialty beers and supply them to bars, shops and drinks wholesalers. We list 19,904 breweries in Europe, most of them in the UK (17%) and France (15%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
19,904 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies19,904
Countries45
Largest countryThe UK
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email40%
Phone36%
Website49%
CEO name79%
Live sample of breweries in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 19,904 breweries, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
Greene King Brewing And Retailing LIMITEDGreene King Brewing And Retailing LIMITED
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greene King Brewing And Retailing LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Bury Saint Edmunds | Westgate Brewery | Suffolk | IP33 1QT | *****.uk | 1799 | $3,272,601,425 | 37,933 | Corporation | 645 | 03298903 |
| 2 | Greene King Retail Services LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Bury Saint Edmunds | Abbot House | Suffolk | IP33 1QT | *****.uk | 1997 | $1,094,742,271 | 36,022 | Corporation | 645 | 03324496 |
| 3 | Pivovarennaya Kompaniya Baltika, OOO | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | D. 3 Litera A, Per. 6-I Verkhni | Sankt-peterburg | 194292 | N/A | 1992 | $1,856,658,775 | 9,163 | Corporation | 27 | 01824944 |
| 4 | Heineken Nederland B.V. | Netherlands | Leiden | Stationsweg 43 | Zuid-holland | 2312 AT | *****.nl | 1970 | $34,566,356,088 | 4,217 | Corporation | 4065 | 33127977 |
| 5 | Inbev Belgium | Belgium | Anderlecht | Boulevard Industriel 21 | Bruxelles Capitale | 1070 | *****.com | 1988 | $1,939,735,712 | 2,765 | Corporation | 1150 | BE0433666709 |
| 6 | Kompania Piwowarska S A | Poland | Warszawa | Ul. Emilii Plater 53 | Województwo Mazowieckie | 00113 | *****.pl | 1991 | $987,387,963 | 2,532 | Corporation | 643 | 6460325155 |
| 7 | Brau Union Osterreich Aktiengesellschaft | Austria | Linz | Gruberstraße 3 | Oberösterreich | 4020 | *****.at | 1988 | $982,102,448 | 2,236 | Corporation | 4065 | FN77559h |
| 8 | Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Barton-under-needwood | 137 High Street | Staffordshire | DE14 1JZ | *****.com | 1888 | $2,067,281,295 | 2,188 | Corporation | 270 | 00026018 |
| 9 | Obolon Prjsc | Ukraine | Kyiv | 3 Vul. Bohatyrska | Kiev | 04212 | N/A | 1993 | $324,667,277 | 2,162 | Corporation | 8 | 05391057 |
| 10 | Plzenský Prazdroj, A. S. | Czechrepublic | Plzeň | U Prazdroje 64/7 | Plzeňský | 30100 | *****.cz | 1992 | $965,421,576 | 2,151 | Corporation | 643 | 45357366 |
| 11 | Diageo Ireland Unlimited Company | Ireland | Dublin | St Jamess Gate | Dublin | D08 PV2T | *****.com | 1965 | $7,227,720 | 2,000 | Corporation | 579 | 22876 |
| 12 | AB Inbev Efes, AO | Russia | Klin | 28 Ul. Moskovskaya | Moskovskaya Oblast' | 141607 | N/A | 2004 | $1,251,136,509 | 1,914 | Corporation | 25 | 70449753 |
| 13 | Belhaven Brewery Company LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Dunbar | Brewery Lane | East Lothian | EH42 1PD | *****.uk | 1944 | $124,998,790 | 1,883 | Corporation | N/A | SC022860 |
| 14 | Bitburger Braugruppe GMBH | Germany | Bitburg | Römermauer 3 | Eifelkreis Bitburg-prüm | 54634 | *****.de | 2023 | $7,227,720 | 1,800 | Corporation | 65 | 54516B31048 |
| 15 | Opkh, OOO | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | D. 24 Litera A, Ul. Telmana | Sankt-peterburg | 193230 | N/A | 1998 | $791,314,578 | 1,791 | Corporation | 15 | 44336385 |
| 16 | AB Inbev UK LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | Bureau 90 | London | EC4A 1EN | *****.com | 2000 | $2,123,984,711 | 1,572 | Corporation | 1150 | 03982132 |
| 17 | Ursus Breweries SA | Romania | București | Sos. Pipera Nr. 43 Et. 2, Sectorul 2 | Bucureşti | N/A | *****.ro | 2025 | $649,347,412 | 1,531 | Corporation | 643 | 199095 |
| 18 | Cmbc Supply LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Northampton | Carlsberg Brewery | West Northamptonshire | NN1 1PZ | N/A | 2013 | $892,921,343 | 1,529 | Corporation | 439 | 08626420 |
| 19 | Grupa Żywiec Sp Z O O | Poland | Żywiec | Ul. Browarna 88 | Województwo Śląskie | 34300 | *****.pl | 2001 | $987,316,744 | 1,518 | Corporation | 4065 | 5530007219 |
| 20 | Pivovary A Sodovkarny Brno, A.S., Zkratka: P & S Brno, A.S. V Likvidaci | Czechrepublic | Brno | Hlinky 160/12 | Jihomoravský | 60300 | N/A | 1991 | $50,000 | 1,500 | Corporation | N/A | 15547272 |
| 21 | Butcombe Brewery LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Bridgwater | The Polden Business Centre | Somerset | TA6 4AW | *****.com | 2003 | $104,326,223 | 1,474 | Corporation | 12 | 04631145 |
| 22 | Mahou, SA | Spain | Madrid | Calle Titan 15 | Madrid | 28045 | *****.com | 1957 | $1,621,902,135 | 1,459 | Corporation | 83 | A28078202 |
| 23 | Heineken España SA | Spain | Sevilla | Avenida Andalucia 1 | Sevilla | 41007 | *****.es | 1900 | $1,094,862,338 | 1,435 | Corporation | 4065 | A28006013 |
| 24 | Carlsberg Ukraine PJSC | Ukraine | Zaporizhzhia | 6 Vul. Stusa Vasylia | Luhansk Oblast | 69123 | N/A | 1993 | $287,568,302 | 1,429 | Corporation | 6 | 00377511 |
| 25 | Hijos De Rivera, SA | Spain | A Coruña | Calle Jose Maria Rivera Corral, Pol de la Gre 1 | La Coruña | 15008 | *****.es | 1980 | $1,021,583,553 | 1,318 | Corporation | 59 | A15002637 |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most breweries?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Breweries per country, 45 countries
The UK and France together hold 33% of the breweries in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 30 countries hold 1,881 more.
Largest breweries in Europe
The biggest breweries in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in the UK, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Greene King Brewing And Retailing Limited is the largest brewery in Europe by headcount. 628 breweries employ 50 people or more; 337 employ 100 or more.
768 breweries in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 439 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
The UK has the most breweries in Europe: 3,415, or 17% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
420 breweries were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
227 breweries in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most breweries in Europe are very small: 74% have 1 to 4 employees, and 79% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 13,346 | 74% | |
| 5-9 | 2,328 | 13% | |
| 10-19 | 893 | 5% | |
| 20-49 | 736 | 4% | |
| 50-99 | 291 | 2% | |
| 100-199 | 147 | 1% | |
| 200-499 | 105 | 1% | |
| 500+ | 85 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 6,494 | 41% | |
| $100K-$500K | 6,055 | 38% | |
| $500K-$1M | 958 | 6% | |
| $1M-$5M | 1,706 | 11% | |
| $5M-$10M | 329 | 2% | |
| $10M-$50M | 252 | 2% | |
| $50M+ | 187 | 1% |
How many breweries started this year?
This year 420 new breweries registered in Europe, after 741 last year.
Founded per year
- 9862022
- 9562023
- 8052024
- 7412025
- 4202026 so far
Legal forms of breweries in Europe
59% of the breweries in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations11,758
- Sole traders3,129
- Partnerships998
- Cooperatives197
- Non-profit112
- Foreign companies18
- Other or unknown3,692
Which breweries are part of a group?
5,835 of the 19,904 breweries in Europe (29%) are part of a chain or group: 2,400 head offices or parent companies and 3,435 branches. The other 14,069 (71%) trade from a single location. All 50 of the 50 largest breweries in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 14,069 | 71% | |
| Head office | 2,400 | 12% | |
| Branch | 3,435 | 17% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Brand Bierbrouwerij B.V.4,065 in group
- 2Portfolio Concentrate Solutions Unlimited Company3,811 in group
- 3Marston's plc1,448 in group
- 4Abi UK Holding 1 Limited1,150 in group
- 5Paulaner Brauerei Gruppe GmbH & Co. Kgaa660 in group
The groups are counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 19,904; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do breweries do?
Breweries range from craft brewers with a taproom next to the brewhouse to industrial plants that produce beer under international brands. They supply bars, restaurants, retailers and drinks distributors, and many also sell directly to visitors and through beer subscriptions.
Our data comes from the business registers of 45 European countries, where breweries are classified under SIC code 2082 (malt beverages). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 19,904 of them (100%) sit in class 11.05 (manufacture of beer), part of division 11 (manufacture of beverages).
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Our data holds 19,904 breweries in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
The UK, with 3,415 breweries or 17% of the total, followed by France (3,081) and Germany (2,176).
Most breweries in Europe are very small: 74% have 1 to 4 employees, and 79% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Greene King Brewing And Retailing Limited in Bury Saint Edmunds with 37,933 employees.
This year 420 new breweries registered in Europe, after 741 last year.
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