Brewery Owners

ORKILA CAPITAL

What does ORKILA CAPITAL Own? Orkila Capital is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Jesse Du Bey. The company has a controlling interest in Lervig Bryggeri, and also holds minority interests in Alesmith and Mikkeller. LERVIG BEER

ORONO BREWING COMPANY

ORONO BREWING

What does ORONO BREWING COMPANY Own? Orono Brewing was founded in Orono, Maine in 2014 by Abe and Heather Furth. The husband and wife met in college, and started Woodman’s Bar and Grill in 2005 before venturing into the brewing business. The brewery now has a location in Bangor as well, which opened in 2018. …

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OTTAKRINGER GETRÄNKE AG

What does OTTAKRINGER GETRÄNKE AG Own? Ottakringer Getränke AG is the parent company of Ottakringer Brewery, the only remaining brewery in the city of Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1837 and went public in 1986. It also owns a beverage distributor and a mineral water bottler. OTTAKRINGER BREWERY

PABST BREWING CO

What does PABST BREWING CO Own? Pabst Brewing Company was created in 1844 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Jacob Best, originally as The Empire Brewery. In 1860, Jacob’s son Phillip took control and renamed it Phillip Best Brewery. In 1863 Frederick Pabst purchased half of the brewery, and in 1873 he became president, renaming the brewery …

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PASKENTA BAND OF NOMLAKI INDIANS

What does PASKENTA BAND OF NOMLAKI INDIANS Own? The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians is a federally recognized tribe based in the Northern California Counties of Tehama and Glenn. Since 2002, the tribe has operated the Rolling Hills Casino, and in 2021 the tribe opened the Paskenta Brewery and Distillery in the casino. Three years …

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PATCO BRANDS

What does PATCO BRANDS Own? Patco Brands is an alcoholic beverage importer, distributor, and marketer based in Sausalito, California. They own Rancho La Gloria tequila, which also makes Ranch Water hard seltzer. In 2023, they purchased Kyla Kombucha from Encore Consumer Capital. RANCHO LA GLORIA RANCH WATER KYLA HARD KOMBUCHA

PAULANER BREWERY GROUP

What does PAULANER BREWERY GROUP Own? Paulaner Brewery was created sometime before 1634 by the order of Paulaner monks in Munich, Germany. When the monastary was dissolved in 1799, the brewery was taken over by Franz Xaver Zacherl, and eventually was renamed to Gebrüder Schmederer Aktienbrauerei, and then later Paulaner-Salvator-Brauerei to protect their “Salvator” trademark. …

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PHOENIXBEV

What does PHOENIXBEV Own? PhoenixBev was founded in 1931 as Phoenix Camp Minerals, originally producing mineral water in Mauritius. In 1953 they began bottling Coca-Cola, and in 1963 Phoenix Beer was first brewed. In 1993 the company went public, and ten years later it renamed itself Phoenix Beverages Ltd (stylized as “PhoenixBev”) after its flagship …

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PHOTOS PHOTIADES GROUP

What does PHOTOS PHOTIADES GROUP Own? Photos Photiades Group was founded in Cyprus by Photos Photiades in 1942. In 1962, he purchased Platanis & Co, which made Leon beer. Later the brewery acquired the Carlsberg license in Cyprus, and stopped producing Leon. However, in 2003 they brought the brand back as a legacy beer. LEON …

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PHUSION PROJECTS

What does PHUSION PROJECTS Own? Phusion Projects was created in Columbus, Ohio in 2005 by Chris Hunter, Jaisen Freeman and Jeff Wright. Inspired by the caffeinated punches they made in their fraternity, they created Four Loko, which achieved wide success by 2008. Forced to remove the caffeine from their products by regulators, they have since …

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