Lagunitas is owned by Heineken (the Netherlands, AEX: HEIA), which acquired the brand on 1 May 2017.[1][2] Lagunitas was founded in 1993 in Petaluma, California and was independent until 2017.
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Lagunitas is a Californian craft brewery founded in 1993 in Petaluma, known for its IPA and for irreverent labelling. Heineken bought half the business in 2015 and the remainder in 2017, a move that prompted debate about what counts as a craft brewery.
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Heineken took full ownership of the Californian craft brewer Lagunitas, having bought half in 2015. Craft brewers acquired by multinationals frequently lose shelf space in independent bottle shops as a result, a tension the sector still argues about.
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The parent company of Lagunitas is Heineken, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Lagunitas originated in the United States in 1993, but it is owned today by Heineken, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Lagunitas is an American-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Heineken completed its acquisition of Lagunitas on 1 May 2017, after announcing the deal on 1 May 2017. The price was not disclosed.
Lagunitas was an independent company from its founding in 1993 in Petaluma, California until Heineken acquired it in 2017.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Lagunitas is still owned by Heineken. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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