Breweries in Ireland

9 White Deer Brewery

Ballymakeera

9 White Deer Brewery is an independent brewery based in Ballyvourney, West Cork, Ireland. They produce an entire range of gluten-free beers using Irish ingredients, sourcing local grains and barley, and following eco-friendly brewing practices. Their beers include styles like Kölsch, Irish red ale, pale ale, stout and a Black IPA, and they emphasize sustainability through initiatives like the ENSO project. The brewery is Irish-owned, located in a Gaeltacht area, and draws inspiration from local folklore—its name and one of its beers reference the legend of St. Gobnait.

Ards Brewing Co.

Greyabbey

Ards Brewing Company Ltd, founded in 2011 and based in Greyabbey on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland, operates as a small, local brewery producing bottle-conditioned, cask, and KeyKeg beers. Their core range includes beers such as Pig Island, Scrabo Gold, Hip Hop, Ballyblack Stout and several seasonal and golden ales, most of which are distributed within a roughly 15-mile radius. The brewery emphasizes traditional brewing methods and serves a community-focused market.

Ballykilcavan Brewing Co.

Stradbally

Ballykilcavan Brewing is a family-owned craft brewery deeply rooted in its 13-generation farm heritage, using barley, hops and water all sourced from the farm itself. Their beers are unfiltered and unpasteurised, giving them extra flavour and complexity. Sustainability is a core focus: they’re Gold-level members of Ireland’s Origin Green programme and regularly hit ambitious targets on energy, water, packaging and biodiversity. Their product line includes traditional beers like red ale, stout and lager, as well as modern hop-forward styles, and they even brew a special “fresh-hopped” ale using ingredients grown within 500 m of the brewery.

Barronscourt Brewing Co.

Newtownstewart

Barronscourt Brewing Company is a family-run farm-based brewery, founded in early 2018, that produces artisan craft beers with a strong focus on flavour and sustainability. Their range includes a wheat beer, red ale, stout, IPA and golden lager, and they use spring water from their own estate. The brewery also recycles its spent ingredients through local anaerobic digestion, making them one of Ireland’s more environmentally conscious brewers.

Beer Hut Brewing Co

Newry

A small batch brewery based in Kilkeel Co Down NI brewing fresh modern beer.

Bell's Brewery

Belfast

Bell’s Brewery in Belfast revives one of the city’s oldest brewing roots, founded in 1778 by John Bell, a Wine & Spirit Merchant who helped spark Belfast’s early beer revolution. Located in The Deer’s Head pub on what was once known as Bell’s Lane, the brewery is a fully operational brewpub that brings brewing back into the heart of the city’s now historic Brewery Quarter. It crafts a range of on-site beers while celebrating local heritage and architecture, offering patrons the chance to watch the brewing process from their seats and to engage with Belfast’s brewing history.

Beoir Chorca Duibhne (West Kerry Brewery)

Ballyferriter

West Kerry Brewery (also known as Beoir Chorca Dhuibhne) is a small-batch, family-run microbrewery anchored in the Dingle Peninsula’s Gaeltacht. Founded by Adrienne Heslin—one of Ireland’s pioneering women brewers—they brew atop-fermented ales using hard, lime-rich well water (from 150 ft deep), Irish malted barley, whole European hops, and their own house yeast. Their beers are unfiltered, naturally carbonated (including cask-conditioned varieties), and deeply tied to their landscape, with ranges reflecting seasonal botanicals, traditional styles, and experimental small-batch creations.

Black Donkey Brewing

Ballinlough

Black Donkey Brewing, founded in 2014 by Richard Siberry and Michaela Dillon after returning to Ireland, was born from a desire for better beer and a spirit of adventure. Frustrated by the lack of variety in Irish pubs, they set out to brew the beers they wanted to drink, starting with their flagship Sheep Stealer. Using Ireland’s abundant barley, they craft uniquely Irish beers to suit local tastes, focusing on quality and personal satisfaction over market trends.

Black Mountain Brewery

Lisburn

A brewpub. Brewed in the Speckled Hen, Lisburn.

Blacks Brewery & Distillery

Kinsale

Blacks Brewery & Distilling (also known as Blacks of Kinsale) is a pioneering craft brewery and distillery founded in 2013 by husband-and-wife team Sam and Maudeline Black. It’s based in Kinsale, Co. Cork, and holds the distinction of being Ireland’s first co-located brewery and distillery. The business grew from a home-brewing hobby into a full-scale operation producing award-winning craft beers, gins and, more recently, whiskey, rum, and more experimental spirits. Sustainability is important to them—they’re part of the Origin Green programme—and they’ve also expanded their facilities to include a visitor centre, bar, and tasting experiences overlooking the Bandon estuary.

Blarney Brewing Co

Cork

Blarney Brewing Company is an independent craft brewery based in Cork, Ireland, built on a simple ethos of brewing great-tasting, sessionable beer without unnecessary complexity. They blend traditional brewing techniques with modern flavour profiles to produce approachable beers like clean, crisp lagers, vibrant pale ales and juicy IPAs, all designed to be flavourful, drinkable and rooted in the local community. The brewery emphasises sustainability and efficiency in its brewing operations as it grows its presence across pubs and taps in the Cork area, focusing on quality ingredients and honest brewing rather than corporate scale.

Blarney Brewing Co

Cork

Blarney Brewing Company began with a simple idea: great beer doesn’t need to be complicated. We blend traditional brewing methods with modern flavour to craft honest, sessionable pints that speak to the everyday drinker. Every brew is a nod to our heritage, our land, and the community we’re proud to call home. Unit 18, Millfield Industrial Estate, Commons Rd, Cork, T23 CH28, Ireland