Who owns Hopleaf Pale Ale?
Hopleaf Pale Ale is owned by Farsons (Malta, MSE: SFC).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Simonds Farsons Cisk p.l.c. Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Simonds Farsons Cisk p.l.c. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇹 Malta, Birkirkara
- Origin
- 🇲🇹 Malta
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Ale
- Parent ticker
- MSE: SFC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hopleaf Pale Ale
Hopleaf is a pale ale and, in the company's own description, one of Malta's and Farsons' most iconic beer brands. It was rebranded and relaunched in 2025 under the line "Original Soul, New Style, Crafted for Generations", a design that keeps the recognisable red hop leaf and won Silver at the 2025/26 World Brand Design awards. The brew itself was given a more modern taste profile while keeping its malt character and aromatic bitterness, and it is now sold in 50cl cans and 25cl returnable glass bottles.
Ownership timeline of Hopleaf Pale Ale
Where Hopleaf Pale Ale sits in Farsons
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Farsons
Farsons controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Cisk (1929)
- EcoPure (1995)
- Elan
- Farsons Blue Label
- Farsons Green Hop IPA
- Kinnie (1952)
- Red Mill Brewing Co. (2023)
- San Michel
- Soltoro
Other brands in ale, and who owns them
The 62 brands in ale on Brandtree belong to 32 owners. The largest is Duvel Moortgat, with 7; Farsons has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Birrificio del Ducato | Duvel Moortgat | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Bishops Finger | Shepherd Neame | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Lagunitas | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Franziskaner | AB InBev | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Avery Brewing Company | Mahou San Miguel | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Fuller's London Pride | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dogfish Head | Boston Beer | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Belikin Stout | Bowen & Bowen | 🇧🇿 Belize |
About the owner: Farsons
Farsons is a publicly listed company headquartered in Birkirkara, Malta, founded in 1928. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as MSE: SFC.
Farsons is Malta's brewer and soft drinks bottler, and traces its origins to 1928, when L. Farrugia & Sons built a brewery in Hamrun and launched Farsons Pale Ale on 19 April. It merged with the British brewer H & G Simonds a year later and with the Malta Export Brewery, makers of Cisk, in 1948, which gave the company the three-part name it still carries. It was the first private-sector company to list on the Malta Stock Exchange, in 1995. In the year to 31 January 2026 it spun off its food business — Quintano Foods and the Maltese Pizza Hut, Burger King and KFC franchises — as Quinco Holdings p.l.c., distributed to its own shareholders as a dividend in kind and separately listed in October 2025, which the company describes as returning it to its original roots as a brewer, bottler and importer of beverages. Turnover from continuing operations was €106.5 million.
🇲🇹 Hopleaf Pale Ale and other Maltese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 17 brands that began in Malta. 5 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Hopleaf Pale Ale is not one of them.
- Air Atlanta Europe — Air Atlanta 🇮🇸
- Challenge Airlines MT — Challenge Group 🇮🇱
- KM Malta Airlines — KM Malta Airlines 🇲🇹
- Lauda Europe — Ryanair 🇮🇪
- QIC Europe — Qatar Insurance Company 🇶🇦
- VistaJet — VistaJet 🇲🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hopleaf Pale Ale?
The parent company of Hopleaf Pale Ale is Farsons, a publicly listed company headquartered in Malta.
Is Hopleaf Pale Ale Maltese?
Yes. Hopleaf Pale Ale originated in Malta and its owner, Farsons, is also headquartered in Malta.
Is Hopleaf Pale Ale still owned by Farsons?
Yes. As of 18 September 2026, Hopleaf Pale Ale is still owned by Farsons. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Simonds Farsons Cisk p.l.c. Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2026 — Simonds Farsons Cisk p.l.c., Annual report; retrieved 18 September 2026.
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