Smithwick's Original Red Ale
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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.

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Smithwick's Original Red Ale in Kilkenny

Kyteler's Inn ★ 4.0

€€ IrishMedieval Mile

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.

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Matt The Millers ★ 4.0

€€ IrishJohn Street

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.

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Langton's Bar and Restaurant ★ 4.1

€€ Traditional IrishJohn Street

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.

OrderHearty seafood chowder or the Angus beef steak; the Guinness here is poured with care.

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

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Billy Byrnes Gastro Bar ★ 3.9

€€ IrishJohn Street

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.

OrderFresh fish and chips; the daily specials built from local seasonal produce consistently impress.

TipFeatured in Kilkenny Arts Festival 2025 dining listings. Book ahead during festival weeks in August.

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