Archive record · Brewery
Uiltje Brewing Company
Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
- Founded
- 2012
- Archive ID
- TB-BS274DAE
- Last checked
- 2026-08-05
Who owns this brewery?
The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.
- Uiltje Brewing CompanyThis brewery
- Swinkels Family BrewersConglomerate
From the record
Summary
Famous for ultra-fresh IPAs and comic-book branding. Sold out to Swinkels Family Brewers in 2021.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Comic-book branding and ultra-fresh IPA, sold to Swinkels in 2021. Freshness is a logistics problem, and logistics is what large groups are actually good at.
Ownership & corporate history
- Acquired by Royal Swinkels Family BrewersApril 2021
What the sources say
Researched 2026-09-13 (Wikidata parent lead); no held claim preceded it. Announced 28 April 2021; Uiltje kept its Haarlem brewery and taproom.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
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Timeline
- 2012Founded
Uiltje Brewing Company begins brewing in Haarlem, North Holland.
- 2021Sold
Sold out to Swinkels Family Brewers in 2021.
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Beers
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 2012Founded
- 2021Sold
Sold out to Swinkels Family Brewers in 2021.
Today the chain tops out at Swinkels Family Brewers.
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Sources
- controlConfirmed
Uiltje Brewing Company is controlled by Founder / family.
Royal Swinkels Annual Report 2025 · Royal Swinkels Family Brewers · 2026
BreweryHigh reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-05Brewery-statedClaim 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 Uiltje Brewing Company
- Who owns Uiltje Brewing Company?
- Uiltje Brewing Company is owned by Swinkels Family Brewers. Uiltje Brewing Company is based in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands.
- Is Uiltje Brewing Company still independent?
- No. Uiltje Brewing Company is owned by Swinkels Family Brewers and is no longer independent.
- When was Uiltje Brewing Company acquired?
- 2021. Sold out to Swinkels Family Brewers in 2021.
- When was Uiltje Brewing Company founded?
- Uiltje Brewing Company was founded in 2012 in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands.
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