BreweryModern Irish craft, IPA and lager focus, full visitor centre€€howth-suburbTours Thu-Fri 17:00, Sat 16:00; booking required
Hope Beer Brewery in Kilbarrack near Howth Junction in Dublin 5, an independent micro-brewery with a German-spec brewhouse and a taproom inside.
Tip: Tour runs around 90 minutes and includes a tasting of the core range; €20 per person. Take the DART to Howth Junction, the brewery is a five-minute walk.
BreweryInkwell, pizza-pairing, fruited sours and hazy IPA€€the-libertiesMon-Fri 16:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 13:00-22:00
Rascals Brewing on the Goldenbridge Estate in Dublin 8, the brewpub and taproom of the husband-and-wife Inkwell brewery, the city's reference for craft pizza.
Tip: Taproom is a working pizza kitchen; the wood-fired Rascals margherita pairs with the in-house lager. Saturday brewery tours at 14:30.
BreweryModern hazy IPA and barrel-aged sours€€docklandsWholesale only; beers on tap city-wide
Hopfully Brewing, the Dublin craft beer label distributing modern hazy IPA and barrel-aged sours to specialty bars city-wide, no public taproom.
Tip: Find Hopfully draft at The Big Romance, P. Mac's and Underdog Bar; the four-pack retail at L. Mulligan's Wine Shop.
BreweryModern hazy IPA and lager€€docklandsWholesale brewery; beers on tap city-wide via sister bar Fidelity, 79 Queen Street, Dublin 7
Whiplash Beer in Ballyfermot Dublin 10, the craft label by Alex Lawes brewing hazy IPA and a clean lager, the city's most ubiquitous craft draft.
Tip: Find Whiplash at P. Mac's, Underdog and Fidelity on Queen Street. The Body Riddle IPA is the year-round flagship.
BreweryModern Irish craft, hazy IPA and stout€€the-libertiesWholesale brewery; taproom Fri-Sat 15:00-22:00
Third Barrel Brewing in Dublin 8, a Liberties craft brewery doing modern IPA and stouts, with a small Friday-Saturday taproom and a serious wholesale draft.
Tip: Friday and Saturday taproom only; the rotating IPA flight runs €12. Six-packs to take home.
BreweryIrish whiskey distillery and tour€€north-inner-cityMon 10:00-19:00, Tue-Wed 10:00-18:30, Thu-Fri 10:00-19:00, Sat 10:00-19:30, Sun 10:00-18:30
Jameson Distillery on Bow Street in Smithfield Dublin 7, the original 1780 Jameson distillery turned visitor experience, three Irish whiskeys tasted and one.
Tip: Bow Street experience runs €25 with a comparative tasting; the Cask Workshop is the premium upgrade at €65.