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Breweries in Cork, Ireland
Every brewery recorded in Cork, Ireland by Open Brewery DB, 11 in all across 7 cities and towns.
Breweries in Cork, Ireland
Open Brewery DB records 11 breweries in Cork, Ireland, spread across 7 cities and towns. By type they include 5 microbreweryies, 3 brewpubs, 2 large breweryies and 1 regional brewery.
The full list appears in the table below, with the city and type of each. Every brewery is an independent business, so confirm current opening hours, tours and taproom availability directly before visiting.
The cities with the most breweries recorded here are Cork, Macroom, Kinsale, Mayfield, Mitchelstown and Youghal.
Cities and towns covered
Breweries in this directory are found in Baltimore, Cork, Kinsale, Macroom, Mayfield, Mitchelstown and Youghal.
Each city page, where one exists, narrows the list down to a single town with the address of each brewery, which is the quickest way to plan a visit or a crawl.
Why a brewery scene matters to a homebrewer
A strong local brewery scene is a resource for anyone brewing at home. Taprooms let you taste well-made examples of the styles you are trying to recreate, which is the single best reference point for judging your own results.
Beyond that, many breweries sell fresh spent grain, will talk process with a curious homebrewer, and anchor the local club and competition scene. A region with this many breweries usually has an active homebrew community alongside it.
About this directory
This directory is compiled from Open Brewery DB, an open, community-maintained dataset of breweries worldwide. Coverage depends on the records submitted there, so a very new or very small brewery may not yet appear, and an occasional closed one may linger.
The listing is a starting point rather than a definitive register. Where a brewery lists a website in the data, that is the best place to check its current beers and hours.
| Brewery | City | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9 White Deer Brewery | Macroom | Microbrewery |
| Beamish and Crawford (Heineken) | Cork | Large brewery |
| Blacks Brewery | Kinsale | Microbrewery |
| Cotton Ball Brewing Company | Mayfield | Brewpub |
| Eight Degrees Brewing | Mitchelstown | Microbrewery |
| Franciscan Well Brewery & Brewpub | Cork | Brewpub |
| Munster Brewery | Youghal | Microbrewery |
| Murphy's Brewery (Heineken) | Cork | Large brewery |
| Rising Sons Brewery | Cork | Microbrewery |
| The Franciscan Well Brewery | Cork | Regional brewery |
| West Cork Brewing Co. | Baltimore | Brewpub |
Source: Open Brewery DB (open data).
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Sources: Open Brewery DB