A-Z of Ireland’s Beer and Cider
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. | ||
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9 White Deer | Microbrewery | ||
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Armagh Cider | Artisan Cider Maker | Carsons, Maddens, Mollys | |
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Apple Farm | Artisan Cider Maker | Con’s | |
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Ballykilcavan | Microbrewery | ||
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BeerHut | Microbrewery | ||
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Bell’s | Microbrewery | The Deer’s Head | |
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Beoir Chorca Duibhne | Microbrewery | West Kerry | |
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Black Mountain | Microbrewery | ||
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Black’s | Microbrewery | ||
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Blarney | Microbrewery | ||
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Bofin Brewing | Microbrewery | ||
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Boundary | Microbrewery | ||
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Boyne Valley | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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Brehon | Microbrewery | ||
Brennan’s | Contract Brand | Brewed in the UK. | ||
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Brew Brothers | Microbrewery | ||
BrewDog Outpost Dublin | Microbrewery | |||
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Brewtonic | Contract Brand | Brewed at Rascals. | |
Brown Bear | Contract brand | Brewed at Pearse Lyons. | ||
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Bubble | Microbrewery | Formerly Norn Iron | |
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Bullhouse | Microbrewery | ||
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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 | ||
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Canvas | Microbrewery | ||
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Carlingford | Microbrewery | ||
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Carlow | Microbrewery | O’Hara’s, Falling Apple, Craigie’s, Devil’s Bit, Cooney’s | 32% owned by Hijos de Rivera. |
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Changing Times | Microbrewery | ||
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Cider Mill | Artisan Cider Maker | Cockagee | |
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Connemara | Contract Brand | Connacht | Brewed at Reel Deel. |
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Connemara Brewery | Microbrewery | ||
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Crew | Microbrewery | ||
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Dan Kelly’s | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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Dead Centre | Microbrewery | ||
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Dew Drop | Microbrewery | ||
Diageo | Multinational | Guinness, Smithwick’s, Harp, Macardles, Rockshore | ||
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Dick Mack’s | Microbrewery | ||
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Donegal | Microbrewery | ||
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Dooliner | Contract Brand | Brewed at Carlow. | |
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Dopey Dick | Contract Brand | Brewed at Rough Brothers. | |
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DOT | Contract Brand | Brewed at various Irish microbreweries. | |
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Dovehill | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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Dundalk Bay | Microbrewery | Brewmaster | |
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Dungarvan | Microbrewery | ||
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Eight Degrees | Microbrewery | ||
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Elbow Lane | Microbrewery | ||
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Falling Apple | Contract Brand | Owned by Carlow Brewing. | |
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Farmageddon | Contract brand | Brewed at Inishmacsaint. | |
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Fat Walrus | Contract brand | Brewed at Third Barrel. | |
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Forged | Microbrewery | ||
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Four Provinces | Microbrewery | ||
Franciscan Well | Microbrewery | Owned by Molson Coors. | ||
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Galway Bay | Microbrewery | BRÚ | Shares a parent company, brewing and distribution with BRÚ. |
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Galway Hooker | Contract brand | Owned by Connacht Hotels Group. Brewed at Rye River. | |
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Gogarty’s | Contract brand | Brewed at Carlow. | |
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Great Eastern | Microbrewery | ||
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Heaney | Microbrewery | ||
Heineken | Multinational | Murphy’s, Beamish, Cute Hoor, Kettle Brew, Island’s Edge | ||
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Hercules | Microbrewery | Yardsman | |
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Highbank | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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Hope | Microbrewery | ||
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Hopfully | Contract brand | Brewed at Eight Degrees | |
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Hopkins & Hopkins | Microbrewery | Barrelhead, HopburgH, H&H | |
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Hyland | Contract Brand | Celtic Warrior | Brewed at Third Barrel. |
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Inishmacsaint | Microbrewery | Fermanagh Beer Company | |
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Jack Smyth’s | Microbrewery | ||
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JJ’s | Microbrewery | ||
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Johnny Fall Down | Artisan Cider Maker | Killahora Orchards | |
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Jumping Church | Microbrewery | ||
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Kildare | Microbrewery | ||
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Kilmegan | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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Kinnegar | Microbrewery | ||
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Knockout | Microbrewery | ||
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Lacada | Microbrewery | ||
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Land & Labour | Contract Brand | Brewed at Wide Street. | |
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Lineman | Microbrewery | ||
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Little Island | Contract Brand | Kenmare | Beer brewed at Brú. Cider made at Armagh Cider. |
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Llewellyn’s Orchard | Artisan Cider Maker | Double LL | |
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Long Meadow | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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Longueville House | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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Lough Gill | Microbrewery | Onward | |
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Mac’s | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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MacIvor’s | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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McGill’s | Microbrewery | ||
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Mad Culchie | Contract Brand | Brewed at JJ’s. | |
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Magic Hill | Microbrewery | ||
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Marks & Spencer | Contract Brand | Irish Stout brewed at Carlow. | |
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MashDown | Contract brand. | Brewed at Whitewater. | |
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McCrackens | Microbrewery | ||
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Mescan | Microbrewery | ||
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Monck House | Contract Brand | Brewed at Sullivan’s. | |
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Modest | Microbrewery | ||
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Mourne Mountains | Microbrewery | ||
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Northbound | Microbrewery | ||
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O Brother | Microbrewery | ||
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O’Shea’s | Contract Brand | Brewed at Carlow. | |
Orchard Thieves | Contract Brand | Made by Heineken. | ||
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Ormeau | Microbrewery | ||
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Otterbank | Microbrewery | ||
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Our Brewery | Microbrewery | Formerly Hillstown. | |
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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. | |
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Persistence | Contract Brand | Zingibeer, Smithfield Brewing | Brewed at JJ’s. |
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Pikeman | Microbrewery | Slieve Bloom Brewery | |
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Pitt Bros | Contract Brand | Beer brewed at Eight Degrees, Cider made at Armagh. | |
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Porterhouse | Contract brand | Brewed at various breweries in Ireland. | |
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Priory | Microbrewery | ||
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Rascals | Microbrewery | ||
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Reel Deel | Microbrewery | ||
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Rí-Rá | Microbrewery | Larkin’s, Curious Society | |
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Rising Sons | Microbrewery | ||
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River Shannon | Contract brand. | Brewed at Ballykilcavan. | |
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Rough Brothers | Microbrewery | ||
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Rye River | Microbrewery | McGargle’s, Colgan’s, Crafty, Grafters, IBU | Part owned by Warsteiner. |
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Scott’s | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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Soulwater | Contract Brand | Brewed at JJ’s. | |
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Spiddal River | Contract Brand | Brewed at Trouble | |
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Stonewell | Artisan Cider Maker | Finnbarra | |
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Sullivan’s | Microbrewery and contract brand | Some beers brewed at Dundalk Bay. Beer for the American market brewed in USA. | |
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Tempted | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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Third Barrel | Microbrewery | Third Circle, Stone Barrel | |
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Tilt & Pour | Contract brewery | Brewed at Heaney. | |
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Toby’s | Artisan Cider Maker | ||
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Tom Crean | Microbrewery | ||
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Torc | Microbrewery | ||
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Treaty City | Microbrewery | Conradh | |
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Trouble | Microbrewery | ||
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Two Sides | Contract brand | Brewed at Third Barrel. | |
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Two Sisters | Contract Brand | Brigid’s Ale | Brewed at Trouble. |
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Urban | Microbrewery | Co-owned by Carlow Brewing. | |
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Walled City | Microbrewery | ||
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West Cork | Microbrewery | ||
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Western Herd | Microbrewery | ||
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Whiplash | Microbrewery | ||
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Whisht | Microbrewery | Formerly Sheelin. | |
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White Hag | Microbrewery and contract brand. | Beer for the American market brewed in USA. | |
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Whitefield | Microbrewery | White Gypsy | |
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Whitewater | Microbrewery | 25% owned by C&C. | |
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Wicklow | Microbrewery | ||
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Wicklow Wolf | Microbrewery | ||
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Wide Street | Microbrewery | ||
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YellowBelly | Contract brand | Brewed at Dundalk Bay. |
Defunct and Discontinued Brands
Irish Craft? | Name | Type | Also Known As | Notes |
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12 Acres | Microbrewery | ||
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59 South | Contract brand | Brewed at Select Batch. | |
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5th Quarter | Contract Brand | Brewed at Hilden. | |
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Achill Island | Microbrewery | ||
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Ards | Microbrewery | ||
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Armagh Brewing | Microbrewery | ||
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Arthurstown | Microbrewery | Dunbrody, King’s Bay, Hook | |
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Barrahooley | Microbrewery | ||
Bartleys | Contract Brand | Brewed at Station Works. | ||
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Beaky Dargus | Microbrewery | ||
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Benwiskin | Contract Brand | Brewed at Brú. | |
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Big Hand | Contract Brand | Formerly brewed at Trouble. | |
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Black Donkey | Microbrewery | ||
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Blockburger | Contract Brand | Brewed at Brú. | |
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Bo Bristle | Microbrewery | ||
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Boghopper | Microbrewery | Inishowen | |
Bohemian Craft Ale | Contract brand | Brewed at Five Lamps. | ||
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Bridewell | Microbrewery | ||
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Catch-22 | Contract brand | Brewed at Brú. | |
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Christy’s | Contract Brand | Brewed at Brú. | |
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Clanconnel | Contract Brand | McGrath’s | Brewed at Whitewater. |
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Clean Slate | Contract Brand | Brewed at Ballykilcavan. | |
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Clonakilty | Microbrewery | ||
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Cloughmore | Contract Brand | Brewed at Whitewater. | |
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Clear Sky | Contract Brand | Brewed at Hilden. | |
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Corrib | Microbrewery | Wild Bat | |
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Costello’s | Microbrewery | ||
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Cotton Ball | Microbrewery | ||
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Crafty Bear | Contract Brand | Brewed at Third Barrel. | |
Desmond | Contract brand | Brewed in Spain. | ||
Dingle | Contract brand | Tom Crean’s | ||
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Downstream | Contract brand | Brewed at Whitewater. | |
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Drew Fox | Microbrewery | Clever Man | |
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Dublin Brewer | Contract brand | Brewed at Brú. | |
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Dublin City Brewing | Contract brand | Formerly Dublin Beer Factory | Brewed at Dundalk Bay |
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Evans’ | Microbrewery | ||
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Finn Valley | Microbrewery | ||
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The Format | Contract brand | Brewed at Third Barrel. | |
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Glens of Antrim | Microbrewery | ||
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Great Island | Contract Brand | Brewed at Select Batch. | |
Hardy Bucks | Contract Brand | Brewed at C&C. | ||
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Hawthorne Tales | Contract Brand | Brewed at Cotton Ball. | |
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Heartland | Microbrewery | ||
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Hilden | Microbrewery | ||
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Independent | Microbrewery | ||
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Irishtown | Contract Brand | Dublin Blonde | Brewed at Hope. |
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Jack Cody’s | Microbrewery | ||
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Jack Doyle’s | Microbrewery | ||
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JW Sweetman | Microbrewery | ||
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Kelly’s Mountain | Microbrewery | ||
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Kerry | Contract Brand | Gnéas | Brewed at Rascals. |
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Killarney | Microbrewery | ||
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Last Port | Contract Brand | Brewed at Cotton Ball. | |
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Lecale | Microbrewery | ||
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Limerick City | Contract Brand | Brewed at Brú. | |
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Loopland | Contract Brand | Brewed at Knockout | |
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Loudons | Microbrewery | ||
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Manor | Contract Brand | Mont | Formerly brewed at Boyne Brewhouse. |
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Baronscourt | Microbrewery | ||
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Metalman | Microbrewery | ||
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Midlands Beer Collective | Contract Brand | Brewed at Hope. | |
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Mountain Man | Contract Brand | Brewed at Cotton Ball. | |
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Munster | Microbrewery | ||
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N17 | Contract Brand | Brewed at Reel Deel. | |
Night Cap | Contract Brand | Gallopers | Brewed in England. | |
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Ó Cléirigh | Microbrewery | ||
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O’Connor | Microbrewery | ||
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Old Mill | Microbrewery | ||
Orpens | Contract Brand | Made at C&C. | ||
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Pokertree | Microbrewery | ||
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Raven | Microbrewery | The Old Schoolhouse | No longer in business as a brewery. |
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Red Hand | Microbrewery | The Brewer’s House | No longer in business as a brewery. |
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Sailortown | Contract Brand | Brewed at Carrig. | |
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Samuels | Contract Brand | Brewed at Knockout. | |
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Select Batch | Microbrewery | BYOB Ventures, formerly Dundalk Heritage Brewery and Craftworks | Mainly produces contract beers. |
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Sesh | Contract Brand | Brewed at Hope. | |
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Sheridan’s | Microbrewery | Walsh’s | No longer in business as a brewery. |
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St. Mel’s | Microbrewery | ||
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Taylored Ales | Microbrewery | ||
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Thompsons | Microbrewery | Owned by Cotton Ball. | |
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Twisted Kettle | Microbrewery | ||
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West Mayo | Microbrewery | ||
Wexford 1798 | Contract brand | Brewed in the Netherlands. | ||
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Wood Key | Contract brand | Brewed at Third Barrel. |
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