Franciscan Well Brewpub ★ 4.3
Cork's original craft brewery, founded in 1998 on North Mall beside the medieval city wall and a monastic well that gives the pub its name. The Molson Coors.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Cork worth taking a tram to.
Where to drink local
Rising Sons Brewery ★ 4.3
Cork city's most visible craft brewery, operating a glass-fronted taproom on Cornmarket Street where brewery operations are visible from the bar.
Elbow Lane Brew and Smoke House ★ 4.3
Cork's smallest production brewery, a nano-brewery embedded in a restaurant and smoke house on Oliver Plunkett Street. Opened in 2014, the Elbow Lane brewing.
Murphy's Brewery ★ 4.0
Cork's legendary stout brewery founded in 1856 and owned by Heineken since 1983. The Leitrim Street brewery is a working production site with heritage tours.
9 White Deer Brewery ★ 4.2
Based in the Gaeltacht region of Ballyvourney, one hour west of Cork city, 9 White Deer is one of Ireland's most innovative craft brewers. Named for the nine.
Stonewell Cider ★ 4.4
Ireland's Supreme Champion premium cider, produced by husband-and-wife team Daniel and Geraldine Emerson since 2010 at their Nohoval farm near Kinsale.
Eight Degrees Brewing ★ 4.1
An award-winning craft brewery established at the foot of the Galtee mountains in Mitchelstown by New Zealander Scott Baigent and Australian Cameron Wallace.
Blacks Brewing and Distilling ★ 4.4
Ireland's first co-located craft brewery and distillery, founded by Sam and Maudeline Black beside the Bandon River estuary near Kinsale. The distillery.
West Cork Brewing Company ★ 4.1
A small craft brewery in the fishing village of Baltimore, 90 minutes southwest of Cork city. Produces distinctive Irish craft beers including a Coffee.
Cotton Ball Brewing Company ★ 4.2
Lynch family pub since 1874 with a microbrewery installed beneath the lounge in 2013. The ground-floor bar pours their own beers alongside Irish craft guests.
Clonakilty Distillery ★ 4.3
A purpose-built single malt Irish whiskey distillery on the Clonakilty waterfront, producing whiskey from Inchydoney headland water and local barley.
Eight Degrees Brewing Cork Stockists ★ 4.1
A Mitchelstown craft brewery founded in 2011 by New Zealander Scott Baigent, with Howling Gale Ale and Sunburnt Irish Red stocked across Cork.