Name: Smithwick's Original Red Ale (home recipe)
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: Irish pale malt; roasted barley; Kilkenny hops (Fuggles or Goldings); ale yeast; water

Make it at home

Ingredients

Irish pale malt
roasted barley
Kilkenny hops (Fuggles or Goldings)
ale yeast
water

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Tip from the editors. Use a small amount of roasted barley (around 5 percent of grain bill) for the copper-red colour without heavy roast flavour.

Where to eat smithwick's original red ale

Smithwick's Original Red Ale in Kilkenny

Kyteler's Inn ★ 4.0

Irish€€medieval-mileMon-Sat 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-23:30

Kyteler's Inn on St Kieran's Street serves over 90 Irish whiskeys with live trad music in a medieval building that stays open until 00:30 most nights.

St Kieran's Street, Kilkenny

Matt The Millers ★ 4.0

Irish€€john-streetMon-Wed 10:30-00:30, Thu-Sat 10:30-02:30, Sun 10:30-00:30

Matt The Millers on John Street is a popular late-night pub for trad music and live acts in a converted mill, with food until 20:30 and late bar trading.

1 John Street, Kilkenny

Langton's Bar and Restaurant ★ 4.1

Traditional Irish€€john-streetDaily 09:00-21:00 (food); bar later

Langton's on John Street is a Kilkenny institution, winner of Best Gastro Pub Kilkenny 2025, serving hearty Irish food and an extensive Irish whiskey list.

Signature: Seafood chowder, Kilkenny steak

Order: Hearty seafood chowder or the Angus beef steak; the Guinness here is poured with care.

Tip: Food runs noon to 21:00 daily. Live music starts at 21:00; arrive before 20:30 if you want to eat in peace.

67-69 John Street Lower, Kilkenny, R95 XN44

Billy Byrnes Gastro Bar ★ 3.9

Irish€€john-streetMon-Sun 12:00-LATE

Billy Byrnes on John Street Upper is a Kilkenny social institution serving locals since the 1980s, a gastro bar with food, pints, live music, plus sport.

Signature: Fresh fish and chips, Daily specials

Order: Fresh fish and chips; the daily specials built from local seasonal produce consistently impress.

Tip: Featured in Kilkenny Arts Festival 2025 dining listings. Book ahead during festival weeks in August.

39 John Street Upper, Kilkenny, R95 K091

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