Ringwood Brewery
Ringwood, Hampshire, United Kingdom · Est. 1978
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Why this matters
Another victim of CMBC; the historic Hampshire site was closed and sold, stripping the brand of its geographical identity.
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Timeline
- 2020Into Carlsberg Marston's
Carlsberg UK and Marston's merge their brewing operations in a £780 million joint venture — Carlsberg holding 60%, Marston's 40% — approved by the Competition and Markets Authority on 9 October 2020 and completed that month. Marston's kept its 1,400 pubs; the six breweries went into the venture. Marston's had bought Ringwood in 2007.
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Beers
Old Thumper
Year-RoundStrong Bitter
Ringwood's open-fermentation yeast strain was shared with breweries across Britain and North America — including in New Brunswick, where Picaroons still uses it.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1978Founded
- 2020Into Carlsberg Marston's
Carlsberg UK and Marston's merge their brewing operations in a £780 million joint venture — Carlsberg holding 60%, Marston's 40% — approved by the Competition and Markets Authority on 9 October 2020 and completed that month. Marston's kept its 1,400 pubs; the six breweries went into the venture. Marston's had bought Ringwood in 2007.
Today the chain tops out at Carlsberg Group.
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Sources
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Ringwood Brewery is controlled by Foundation / nonprofit.
Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2025 · Carlsberg Group · 2026-02
PrimaryHigh reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-05Reviewed 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 Ringwood Brewery
- Who owns Ringwood Brewery?
- Ringwood Brewery is owned by Carlsberg Group. It is held through Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company. Ringwood Brewery is based in Ringwood, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
- Is Ringwood Brewery still independent?
- No. Ringwood Brewery is owned by Carlsberg Group and is no longer independent.
- When was Ringwood Brewery acquired?
- 2020. Carlsberg UK and Marston's merge their brewing operations in a £780 million joint venture — Carlsberg holding 60%, Marston's 40% — approved by the Competition and Markets Authority on 9 October 2020 and completed that month. Marston's kept its 1,400 pubs; the six breweries went into the venture. Marston's had bought Ringwood in 2007.
- Is Ringwood Brewery still open?
- No. Ringwood Brewery has closed. Another victim of CMBC. The historic Hampshire site was closed and put up for sale, stripping the brand of its identity.
- When was Ringwood Brewery founded?
- Ringwood Brewery was founded in 1978 in Ringwood, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
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