Archive record · Brewery
Wróblewski Brewery / Harbin Beer Factory
Nangang / Harbin, China
- Founded
- 1900
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-TDQTE25Z
- Last checked
- 2026-08-21
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Harbin Municipal Archives and AB InBev preserve the 1900 brewery as China's earliest modern brewery/oldest beer-brand lineage. Renamed through Gloria/Harbin Beer Factory phases before later corporate consolidation.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
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Brewery record from Tally's UK master, Pass 147. Harbin Municipal Archives and AB InBev preserve the 1900 brewery as China's earliest modern brewery/oldest beer-brand lineage. Renamed through Gloria/Harbin Beer Factory phases before later corporate consolidation.
Tally's China master, Pass 76 — Xi'an, Kingway entity and photo resolution · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-21Claim last checked 2026-08-21
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 Wróblewski Brewery / Harbin Beer Factory
- Who owns Wróblewski Brewery / Harbin Beer Factory?
- Wróblewski Brewery / Harbin Beer Factory is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Nangang / Harbin, China.
- Is Wróblewski Brewery / Harbin Beer Factory independent?
- Yes. Wróblewski Brewery / Harbin Beer Factory is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- Is Wróblewski Brewery / Harbin Beer Factory still open?
- No. Wróblewski Brewery / Harbin Beer Factory has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Harbin Municipal Archives and AB InBev preserve the 1900 brewery as China's earliest modern brewery/oldest beer-brand lineage. Renamed through Gloria/Harbin Beer Factory phases before later corporate consolidation.
- When was Wróblewski Brewery / Harbin Beer Factory founded?
- Wróblewski Brewery / Harbin Beer Factory was founded in 1900 in Nangang / Harbin, China.
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