In November 2005, the Suffolk based brewery Greene King completed a £187 million takeover of the company.

Since Belhaven's site is immediately outside the limits controlled by the then Dunbar Council, and hence would be free of the 'impost' or tax, it is possible that the 1719 date records the relocation of an existing business.

Its entrance gates were previously the jaw-bones of a whale (as also found on nearby North Berwick Law) but these have eroded to stumps.

[2] In November 2005, the Suffolk based brewery Greene King completed a £187 million takeover of Belhaven.

[3] In 2019 the Hong Kong based CK Assets announced the take over of the owner of Belhaven, Greene King.

[4][5][6] According to the Financial Times, the holding company is taking the view that the pubs owned by Greene King are an asset that is safe from potential recession.

Launches since 2015 include Intergalactic Dry-Hopped Lager, Bridge to Nowhere Pale Ale and Twisted Grapefruit IPA.