Breweries around Northern Ireland

Ards began brewing in 2011 using a 100-litre plant. A five-barrel plant is now in operation, allowing cask production in addition to the increasing range of bottle-conditioned and KeyKeg beers. Very m... View

A microbrewery based on the outskirts of Armagh, established in 2016. View

A family-run, farm-based brewery founded in 2018 nestled at the foot of the picturesque Bessie Bell mountain, close to Harry Avery’s Castle, producing high end, hand-crafted, artisan beer. Brewery was... View

Microbrewery situated near Kilkeel harbour. Established in a flat pack hut using a 100 litre kit, it has since upscaled twice and now operates using a 1,000 litre plant. Further expansion is planned.  View

Brewery within the Deer's Head pub, Belfast. View

Boundary is a cooperative brewery based in Belfast, established in 2014.  View

Bullhouse was set up in 2016 by beer enthusiast and homebrewer William Mayne at his family farm. The brewery has since relocated to Belfast and a brewery tap opened at 442-446 Newtownards Road, Belfas... View

A microbrewery founded in Derry. Beers can be found at its sister pub, the Guildhall Taproom. Beers are contract brewed.  View

Fermanagh Beer Company is a small-scale brewery producing a range of bottle-conditioned beers within their Inishmacsaint and Farmageddon brands. Draught is also available at the brewery's pub, Old Pal... View

Founded in 2014. Initially beers were brewed at Boundary (qv) in Belfast while Mal and Suzy McCay's brewhouse project was being constructed on the farm in Bellaghy, Co Londonderry. In 2019 production... View

The original Hercules Brewing Company, founded in the 19th century, was one of 13 breweries in Belfast at the time. The company has been re-established to produce small batch brews using old brewing t... View

Established in 1981, Hilden is Ireland's oldest independent brewery. Now in the second generation of family ownership, the beers are widely distributed across the UK. The beers are regularly available... View

Founded in 2009 by Joseph McMullan, Knockout produces a range of bottle-conditioned beers. Each brew is usually in small 900-litre batches. View

Lacada is a co-operative brewery founded in 2015. It produces a wide variety of styles. It is situated on the scenic north coast of Northern Ireland, and each beer is named after a feature of the coas... View

Mashdown began brewing on its own nanobrewery in 2018, with brewing formerly taking place in collaboration with other breweries. Although cask is available on occasion the majority of production is bo... View

Currently Co Armagh's only real ale brewery, established in 2018. Producing a range of bottle-conditioned beers. View

Small, independent brewery, originally brewing in a private garage but has now moved to a much larger brewery in Randalstown. View

Mourne Mountains have been brewing with beautifully soft water sourced directly from the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland, since 2015. Five core beers and numerous seasonal and specia... View

Proudly brewing beer on the outskirts of Belfast since 2018 using quality local ingredients. View

Established in 2015, Northbound produce a range of bottle-conditioned beers primarily named after their measurement of bitterness (IBUs). View