Top Things to do in Ireland’s Ancient East
The 10 Best Food & Drink in Ireland’s Ancient East, Ireland’s Ancient East
Discover the best top things to do in Ireland’s Ancient East, Ireland including White Gypsy Brewery, Blacks Brewery, West Cork Distillers, Dungarvan Brewing Company, Trouble Brewing Brewery, Pizza Rustika, Carlingford Brewing Company, Rye River Brewing Company, Clonakilty Brewing Company, Ballykeefe Distillery.
Restaurants in Ireland’s Ancient East
1. White Gypsy Brewery
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
2. Blacks Brewery
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5.0 based on 110 reviews
Closed for the season. Open again in Spring 2019. Guided brewery tours with tasting samples. Come see a working Irish micro brewery in action. Home of the award winning Kinsale Pale Ale. See map for walking shortcut. Parking available also. Open for tours tasting Tuesday till Sat 1:30 and 3pm tours. May until end of August and just on Saturdays throughout Sept.
3. West Cork Distillers
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
4. Dungarvan Brewing Company
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Microbrewery in Dungarvan, Co Waterford brewing a range of traditional style bottle conditioned ales and stouts. Brewery tours run Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the summer, with group bookings taken outside of these times. See website for dates and contact details.
5. Trouble Brewing Brewery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
6. Pizza Rustika
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Neapolitan freshly baked pizzas at a street food stall .
7. Carlingford Brewing Company
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5.0 based on 39 reviews
Nestled in a leafy oasis, a Donn Cuailnge gallop from Carlingford; in the heart of the Cooley Peninsula, you'll find the Carlingford Brewing Company. Discover Carlingford Brewing Company while enjoying one of our guided tours. Hosted by Des Goldrick, owner of Carlingford Brewing Company, take your own journey of discovery and learn about: The legend of Donn Cuailnge, the Brown Bull of Cooley who is at the heart of the infamous Tain. The famous Carlingford landmarks that are the inspiration for our beautiful beers. The origins to the Carlingford Brewing Company. The brewing process that makes our beer timeless. And of course sample the exquisite beer that bears our name. You can also enjoy our delicious wood-fired pizzas in the evenings.
Reviewed By AliWhite2208 - Lanzarote, Spain
Alison & Brian – Saturday 3rd August 2019 Carlingford Brewery, The Old Mill Back in early 2018 my sister tagged me in a post on Twitter from Lovin Dublin that said, “You can now get married in a rustic brewery on the Cooley Peninsula and it’s SO FAB” and at this point we hadn’t visited one wedding venue, The Old Mill was the first on our hit list. We made a viewing appointment with Des and set out on the road to Carlingford. Everything about The Old Mill is magical, from the moment you arrive you get a sense of being somewhere very special, soaked in history and completely unique. All it took was that one visit and we had fallen in love. We knew instantly this is where we wanted to celebrate our marriage. If, like us, you are not a fan of lavish, OTT and lots of white wedding venues then you will love the warm and rustic décor of the Old Mill. The location is private, and the land is just stunning, especially when the sun is shining. Words cannot describe the fantastic team who run The Old Mill, but we will try because it is the least we can do to thank them for everything. Des (Owner of Carlingford Brewing Company) is passionate, energetic and a complete joy to be around. Dearbhaile, wedding co-ordinator extraordinaire, is everything a laid-back bride and groom need in their lives, trust me she is just wonderful. The rest of the team at The Old Mill could not do enough for us on the day, I never, not once, saw the bottom of an empty glass of wine in my hand. The Old Mill was everything we hoped for and more, I wouldn’t change a thing.
8. Rye River Brewing Company
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5.0 based on 14 reviews
Come visit an authentic working brewery. Rye River Brewing Company produces the multi award winning range of McGargles' beers. You can also sample the beers in our unique tasting room which looks out on the brewery floor.
Reviewed By _damien_keating - County Kildare, Ireland
Just spent a very enjoyable 1.5 hours in rye river brewing co. Simon the host for the tour is one of the nicest people you’ll meet and is very passionate and knowledgeable about the company and the beer. If you have any interest in beer I would highly recommend a tour. I can’t praise Simon enough. He made the tour extremely enjoyable.
9. Clonakilty Brewing Company
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
At Clonakilty Brewing Company, it’s all about The Beer! Visit the newly established Micro-brewery in Clonakilty. Meet head brewer ‘Thirsty Frank’, taste the award-winning beers and learn about the quirky local stories that inspired them.
Reviewed By thefunkyfaz - Great Wakering, United Kingdom
Visited the brewery while staying with friends a few miles away. The head brewer, Thirsty Frank, showed us round and told us his story of how he started the brewery - a friendly chap with a real passion for good beer and who clearly loves what he does. Then up to the tap room (imaginatively furnished with great upcycled furniture) for some tasting - 5 superb beers were sampled. I've done a number of brewery tours, this is right up there as one of the most enjoyable! We'll definitely be looking out for their beers when we next visit the area. I'd thoroughly recommend both a brewery tour and any of the Clonakilty range of ales.
10. Ballykeefe Distillery
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5.0 based on 214 reviews
Ballykeefe is situated in the heartland of Ireland, adjacent to its medieval capital, Kilkenny city. It is steeped in a historic heritage and tradition, holding the unique distinction of being the birthplace of Irish Whiskey. It is from our area that the first written account of distilling in Ireland comes in 1324. It was written in the Red Book of Ossory. The word “whiskey” is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic phrase, uisce beatha, meaning “water of life”. At Ballykeefe we are now bringing a truly special “water of life” from centuries past to a new generation for their pleasure and good health. The tour; You will see up close every step in the process and also enjoy and have explained the many different aromas and smells at each stage of the brewing and distilling process. Many secrets will be revealed by our award winning Master Distiller . How he makes the “cut” to create the ''Spirit of Kilkenny''
Reviewed By sindbadhill2018
Fantastic tour, top notch facility, fabulous people producing wonderful products! We went on numerous distillery tours during our Ireland vacation with Ballykeefe by far the best! Morgan, Jaime, Carmel, and Sarah were so down to earth and answered all of our questions. They were great with the younger kids they even enjoyed the tour too! If you travel to Ireland don’t miss Ballykeefe! I can’t wait til their products are available here in the States especially the gin! ????????????
