Archive record · Brewery
Lao Brewery Company
Vientiane, Laos
- Founded
- 1973
- Archive ID
- TB-AT65J9C0
- Last checked
- 2026-08-05
Who owns this brewery?
The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.
- Lao Brewery CompanyThis brewery
- Carlsberg GroupConglomerate
From the record
Summary
Producer of Beerlao, a rice-adjunct lager with a cult following far beyond Laos and a reputation as one of Southeast Asia's best mass-market beers.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Beerlao punches absurdly above its weight — a rice lager with a genuine cult following well outside Laos.
The Beer Library
Beers
Beerlao
Year-RoundRice Lager
Brewed with local jasmine rice. Landlocked, barely marketed, and yet backpackers have spent decades calling it Asia's best-kept secret — which means it is not a secret anymore.
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Sources
- controlConfirmed
Lao Brewery Company is controlled by Foundation / nonprofit.
Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2025 · Carlsberg Group · 2026-02
PrimaryHigh reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-05Claim last checked 2026-08-05
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Lao Brewery Company
- Who owns Lao Brewery Company?
- Lao Brewery Company is owned by Carlsberg Group. Lao Brewery Company is based in Vientiane, Laos.
- Is Lao Brewery Company still independent?
- No. Lao Brewery Company is owned by Carlsberg Group and is no longer independent.
- When was Lao Brewery Company founded?
- Lao Brewery Company was founded in 1973 in Vientiane, Laos.
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