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A-Z of Ireland’s Beer and Cider

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This table has been created as an at-a-glance guide to the various beers and ciders produced by companies based in Ireland. A tick denotes that this brand’s products qualify as Irish Craft Beer or Cider, that is: produced on the island of Ireland by an Irish company which makes less than 40,000hL per year of beer, or 10,000hL of cider.

With thanks to Roy of Quare Swally for additional information.

Last update: 5th September 2025

Irish Craft? Name Type Also Known As Notes
5 Lamps Microbrewery Owned by C&C.
YES 9 White Deer Microbrewery
YES Armagh Cider Artisan Cider Maker Carsons, Maddens, Mollys
YES Apple Farm Artisan Cider Maker Con’s
YES Ballykilcavan Microbrewery
YES BeerHut Microbrewery
YES Bell’s Microbrewery The Deer’s Head
YES Beoir Chorca Duibhne Microbrewery West Kerry
YES Black Mountain Microbrewery
YES Black’s Microbrewery
YES Blarney Microbrewery
YES Bofin Brewing Microbrewery
YES Boundary Microbrewery
YES Boyne Valley Artisan Cider Maker
YES Brehon Microbrewery
Brennan’s Contract Brand Brewed in the UK.
YES Brew Brothers Microbrewery
BrewDog Outpost Dublin Microbrewery
YES Brewtonic Contract Brand Brewed at Rascals.
Brown Bear Contract brand Brewed at Pearse Lyons.
YES Bubble Microbrewery Formerly Norn Iron
YES Bullhouse Microbrewery
YES Burren Microbrewery Curtin’s, The Roadside Tavern
C&C Multinational Bulmers, Magners, Dowd’s Lane, Clonmel 1650, Roundstone, Tipperary Brewing, Pana Cork Lager, 5 Lamps
YES Canvas Microbrewery
YES Carlingford Microbrewery
YES Carlow Microbrewery O’Hara’s, Falling Apple, Craigie’s, Devil’s Bit, Cooney’s 32% owned by Hijos de Rivera.
YES Changing Times Microbrewery
YES Cider Mill Artisan Cider Maker Cockagee
YES Connemara Contract Brand Connacht Brewed at Reel Deel.
YES Connemara Brewery Microbrewery
YES Crew Microbrewery
YES Dan Kelly’s Artisan Cider Maker
YES Dead Centre Microbrewery
YES Dew Drop Microbrewery
Diageo Multinational Guinness, Smithwick’s, Harp, Macardles, Rockshore
YES Dick Mack’s Microbrewery
YES Donegal Microbrewery
YES Dooliner Contract Brand Brewed at Carlow.
YES Dopey Dick Contract Brand Brewed at Rough Brothers.
YES DOT Contract Brand Brewed at various Irish microbreweries.
YES Dovehill Artisan Cider Maker
YES Dundalk Bay Microbrewery Brewmaster
YES Dungarvan Microbrewery
YES Eight Degrees Microbrewery
YES Elbow Lane Microbrewery
YES Falling Apple Contract Brand Owned by Carlow Brewing.
YES Farmageddon Contract brand Brewed at Inishmacsaint.
YES Fat Walrus Contract brand Brewed at Third Barrel.
YES Forged Microbrewery
YES Four Provinces Microbrewery
Franciscan Well Microbrewery Owned by Molson Coors.
YES Galway Bay Microbrewery BRÚ Shares a parent company, brewing and distribution with BRÚ.
YES Galway Hooker Contract brand Owned by Connacht Hotels Group. Brewed at Rye River.
YES Gogarty’s Contract brand Brewed at Carlow.
YES Great Eastern Microbrewery
YES Heaney Microbrewery
Heineken Multinational Murphy’s, Beamish, Cute Hoor, Kettle Brew, Island’s Edge
YES Hercules Microbrewery Yardsman
YES Highbank Artisan Cider Maker
YES Hope Microbrewery
YES Hopfully Contract brand Brewed at Eight Degrees
YES Hopkins & Hopkins Microbrewery  Barrelhead, HopburgH, H&H
YES Hyland Contract Brand Celtic Warrior Brewed at Third Barrel.
YES Inishmacsaint Microbrewery Fermanagh Beer Company
YES Jack Smyth’s Microbrewery
YES JJ’s Microbrewery
YES Johnny Fall Down Artisan Cider Maker Killahora Orchards
YES Jumping Church Microbrewery
YES Kildare Microbrewery
YES Kilmegan Artisan Cider Maker
YES Kinnegar Microbrewery
YES Knockout Microbrewery
YES Lacada Microbrewery
YES Land & Labour Contract Brand Brewed at Wide Street.
YES Lineman Microbrewery
YES Little Island Contract Brand Kenmare Beer brewed at Brú. Cider made at Armagh Cider.
YES Llewellyn’s Orchard Artisan Cider Maker Double LL
YES Long Meadow Artisan Cider Maker
YES Longueville House Artisan Cider Maker
YES Lough Gill Microbrewery Onward
YES Mac’s Artisan Cider Maker
YES MacIvor’s Artisan Cider Maker
YES McGill’s Microbrewery
YES Mad Culchie Contract Brand Brewed at JJ’s.
YES Magic Hill Microbrewery
YES Marks & Spencer Contract Brand Irish Stout brewed at Carlow.
YES MashDown Contract brand. Brewed at Whitewater.
YES McCrackens Microbrewery
YES Mescan Microbrewery
YES Monck House Contract Brand Brewed at Sullivan’s.
YES Modest Microbrewery
YES Mourne Mountains Microbrewery
YES Northbound Microbrewery
YES O Brother Microbrewery
YES O’Shea’s Contract Brand Brewed at Carlow.
Orchard Thieves Contract Brand Made by Heineken.
YES Ormeau Microbrewery
YES Otterbank Microbrewery
YES Our Brewery Microbrewery Formerly Hillstown.
YES Out of Office Microbrewery Ulster Sports Club
Outer Place Contract Brand Brewed at various breweries, in Ireland and abroad.
Pearse Lyons Brewery Microbrewery Cumberland Breweries, Station Works, Foxes Rock, Journeyman, Hop Seekers Owned by Alltech.
YES Persistence Contract Brand Zingibeer, Smithfield Brewing Brewed at JJ’s.
YES Pikeman Microbrewery Slieve Bloom Brewery
YES Pitt Bros Contract Brand Beer brewed at Eight Degrees, Cider made at Armagh.
YES Porterhouse Contract brand Brewed at various breweries in Ireland.
YES Priory Microbrewery
YES Rascals Microbrewery
YES Reel Deel Microbrewery
YES Rí-Rá Microbrewery Larkin’s, Curious Society
YES Rising Sons Microbrewery
YES River Shannon Contract brand. Brewed at Ballykilcavan.
YES Rough Brothers Microbrewery
YES Rye River Microbrewery McGargle’s, Colgan’s, Crafty, Grafters, IBU Part owned by Warsteiner.
YES Scott’s Artisan Cider Maker
YES Soulwater Contract Brand Brewed at JJ’s.
YES Spiddal River Contract Brand Brewed at Trouble
YES Stonewell Artisan Cider Maker Finnbarra
YES Sullivan’s Microbrewery and contract brand Some beers brewed at Dundalk Bay. Beer for the American market brewed in USA.
YES Tempted Artisan Cider Maker
YES Third Barrel Microbrewery Third Circle, Stone Barrel
YES Tilt & Pour Contract brewery Brewed at Heaney.
YES Toby’s Artisan Cider Maker
YES Tom Crean Microbrewery
YES Torc Microbrewery
YES Treaty City Microbrewery Conradh
YES Trouble Microbrewery
YES Two Sides Contract brand Brewed at Third Barrel.
YES Two Sisters Contract Brand Brigid’s Ale Brewed at Trouble.
YES Urban Microbrewery Co-owned by Carlow Brewing.
YES Walled City Microbrewery
YES West Cork Microbrewery
YES Western Herd Microbrewery
YES Whiplash Microbrewery
YES Whisht Microbrewery Formerly Sheelin.
YES White Hag Microbrewery and contract brand. Beer for the American market brewed in USA.
YES Whitefield Microbrewery  White Gypsy
YES Whitewater Microbrewery 25% owned by C&C.
YES Wicklow Microbrewery
YES Wicklow Wolf Microbrewery
YES Wide Street Microbrewery
YES YellowBelly Contract brand Brewed at Dundalk Bay.

 

Defunct and Discontinued Brands

Irish Craft? Name Type Also Known As Notes
YES 12 Acres Microbrewery
YES 59 South Contract brand Brewed at Select Batch.
YES 5th Quarter Contract Brand Brewed at Hilden.
YES Achill Island Microbrewery
YES Ards Microbrewery
YES Armagh Brewing Microbrewery
YES Arthurstown Microbrewery Dunbrody, King’s Bay, Hook
YES Barrahooley Microbrewery
Bartleys Contract Brand Brewed at Station Works.
YES Beaky Dargus Microbrewery
YES Benwiskin Contract Brand Brewed at Brú.
YES Big Hand Contract Brand Formerly brewed at Trouble.
YES Black Donkey Microbrewery
YES Blockburger Contract Brand Brewed at Brú.
YES Bo Bristle Microbrewery
YES Boghopper Microbrewery Inishowen
Bohemian Craft Ale Contract brand Brewed at Five Lamps.
YES Bridewell Microbrewery
YES Catch-22 Contract brand Brewed at Brú.
YES Christy’s Contract Brand Brewed at Brú.
YES Clanconnel Contract Brand McGrath’s Brewed at Whitewater.
YES Clean Slate Contract Brand Brewed at Ballykilcavan.
YES Clonakilty Microbrewery
YES Cloughmore Contract Brand Brewed at Whitewater.
YES Clear Sky Contract Brand Brewed at Hilden.
YES Corrib Microbrewery Wild Bat
YES Costello’s Microbrewery
YES Cotton Ball Microbrewery
YES Crafty Bear Contract Brand Brewed at Third Barrel.
Desmond Contract brand Brewed in Spain.
Dingle Contract brand Tom Crean’s
YES Downstream Contract brand Brewed at Whitewater.
YES Drew Fox Microbrewery Clever Man
YES Dublin Brewer Contract brand Brewed at Brú.
YES Dublin City Brewing Contract brand Formerly Dublin Beer Factory Brewed at Dundalk Bay
YES Evans’ Microbrewery
YES Finn Valley Microbrewery
YES The Format Contract brand Brewed at Third Barrel.
YES Glens of Antrim Microbrewery
YES Great Island Contract Brand Brewed at Select Batch.
Hardy Bucks Contract Brand Brewed at C&C.
YES Hawthorne Tales Contract Brand Brewed at Cotton Ball.
YES Heartland Microbrewery
YES Hilden Microbrewery
YES Independent Microbrewery
YES Irishtown Contract Brand Dublin Blonde Brewed at Hope.
YES Jack Cody’s Microbrewery
YES Jack Doyle’s Microbrewery
YES JW Sweetman Microbrewery
YES Kelly’s Mountain Microbrewery
YES Kerry Contract Brand Gnéas Brewed at Rascals.
YES Killarney Microbrewery
YES Last Port Contract Brand Brewed at Cotton Ball.
YES Lecale Microbrewery
YES Limerick City Contract Brand Brewed at Brú.
YES Loopland Contract Brand Brewed at Knockout
YES Loudons Microbrewery
YES Manor Contract Brand Mont Formerly brewed at Boyne Brewhouse.
YES Baronscourt Microbrewery
YES Metalman Microbrewery
YES Midlands Beer Collective Contract Brand Brewed at Hope.
YES Mountain Man Contract Brand Brewed at Cotton Ball.
YES Munster Microbrewery
YES N17 Contract Brand Brewed at Reel Deel.
Night Cap Contract Brand Gallopers Brewed in England.
YES Ó Cléirigh Microbrewery
YES O’Connor Microbrewery
YES Old Mill Microbrewery
Orpens Contract Brand Made at C&C.
YES Pokertree Microbrewery
YES Raven Microbrewery The Old Schoolhouse No longer in business as a brewery.
YES Red Hand Microbrewery The Brewer’s House No longer in business as a brewery.
YES Sailortown Contract Brand Brewed at Carrig.
YES Samuels Contract Brand Brewed at Knockout.
YES Select Batch Microbrewery BYOB Ventures, formerly Dundalk Heritage Brewery and Craftworks Mainly produces contract beers.
YES Sesh Contract Brand Brewed at Hope.
YES Sheridan’s Microbrewery Walsh’s No longer in business as a brewery.
YES St. Mel’s Microbrewery
YES Taylored Ales Microbrewery
YES Thompsons Microbrewery Owned by Cotton Ball.
YES Twisted Kettle Microbrewery
YES West Mayo Microbrewery
Wexford 1798 Contract brand Brewed in the Netherlands.
YES Wood Key Contract brand Brewed at Third Barrel.
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