It was founded in 1820 by the local Baltic German landlord Graf Karl Friedrich von Rehbinder [et].

[2] Saku Brewery is also the Estonian distributor for the products of Carlsberg Group’s Danish, French, Belgian and Finnish subsidiaries.

Beer brands sold by Saku include Carlsberg, Tuborg, Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc and Grimbergen.

The selection also includes cider, premixed alcoholic beverages, kvass, table water and energy drinks.

In 1876, Valerian Baggo established a new steam-powered plant in place of the traditional manorial operation, and 4 October 1877 marked the production of the first wort at the new facility.

[4] In 1899, the brewery was incorporated as joint stock company Saku Õlletehase Aktsiaselts and a narrow-gauge railway was built to connect the plant with Tallinn.

[4] On 12 July 1991, after Estonia restored independence, the government authorized the Saku Brewery, now in the form of a state-owned company, to establish a joint beer production venture with the Swedish firm Baltic Beverages Holding.

The government also decided to provide 15.4 million roubles of fixed capital owned by the state company to the joint venture’s statutory fund.

[4][5] Carlsberg Group adheres to a sustainability strategy adopted in 2017, rebranded in 2022 to incorporate zero-energy aspirations.

[2] Saku Brewery is the Estonian distributor for the products made by Carlsberg Group’s Danish, French, Belgian and Finnish subsidiaries.

For years, Saku has exported to Iceland, Germany, Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Slovakia, the UAE and more distant countries like China and Australia.

The company is a partner of Estonian umbrella organizations in basketball, tennis, volleyball and skiing, as well as Rally Estonia and JK Tallinna Kalev, among others.