Best Breweries in Northern Ireland

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1. Modest Beer

Randalstown, Northern Ireland

We're a little independent brewery crafting small batch beers for discerning drinkers. Originally from Holywood (with one L), County Down but now brewed and canned in Randalstown.

RATING: 3.86
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2. Boundary Brewing

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Boundary is a cooperative brewery owned by its members. A Belfast-based brewery committed to creating only the most interesting of beers, focused on quality ingredients and drawing on inspiration from both the Belgian and the more modern US styles.

RATING: 3.85
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3. Beer Hut Brewing Co.

Kilkeel, Northern Ireland

Beer Hut Brewing Co. produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #3 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "Fluffy Bunny", which is a Milk / Sweet Stout and "Way Out West", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

RATING: 3.8
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4. Mourne Mountains Brewery

Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK. Exploration and adventure in small batch craft beer. Brewed with naturally soft water originating high in the Mourne Mountains, we make a wide variety of beer styles – from crisp, hoppy Pilsners to big, bold Imperial Stouts.

RATING: 3.8
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5. Lacada Brewery

Portrush, Northern Ireland

Lacada Brewery produce's good quality beer and is ranked #4 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "East the Beast", which is an American IPA and "West Bay", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

RATING: 3.79
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6. Bullhouse Brew Co

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Bullhouse Brew Co are one of the fastest growing breweries in the UK and the largest independent brewery in Northern Ireland. We create world-class, award-winning beer that puts Northern Ireland on the map. We are passionate in our belief that great beer has the power to drive positive change and shape communities. We're driven by challenging the status quo, raising the profile of Northern Irish beer and creating vibrant drinking spaces to enjoy our beers, such as Bullhouse East (awarded Best Urban Craft Beer Bar in the UK 2023 at the SIBA Business Awards).

RATING: 3.77
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7. Out of Office

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Out of Office produce's unproven beer and is ranked #12 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "Airplane Mode", which is an American Pale Ale and "NSFW", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

RATING: 3.74
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8. Walled City Brewery

Londonderry, Northern Ireland

The Walled City Brewery makes uniquely local, premium quality, fabulously flavoursome craft beers in small artisan batches, using recipes that Masterbrewer James Huey has been painstakingly perfecting over the last 12 years.

RATING: 3.72
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9. MashDown Brewery

Banbridge, Northern Ireland

MashDown Brewery produce's unproven beer and is ranked #9 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "Belfast Session", which is an American Pale Ale and "Belfast Belle", which is a Pale Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Dark Beers.

RATING: 3.61
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10. Spadetown Brewing Co.

Lurgan, Northern Ireland

We make a range of gorgeous brews to remedy those gloomy β€˜tudes, brewed and canned in our home town of Lurgan, Co. Armagh. Crafted with care, delivering quality & consistency pint, after pint. No funny business, just really great beer!

RATING: 3.6
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11. Our Brewery

Randalstown, Northern Ireland

Our Brewery at Get 'Er Brewed with a vision to pushing the boundaries of fermentation, being part of something special and learning new approaches to brewing while taking inspiration from traditional methods.

RATING: 3.58
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12. Ormeau Brewing Company

Belfast, Northern Ireland

RATING: 3.56
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13. Bell's Brewery (Belfast)

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Re-establishing the old Brewery Quarter of Belfast with a fully operational on-site brewery at The Deer's Head public house. Back in 1778 Bell’s Brewery was a thriving brewery operated by John Bell, adjacent to where we now stand.

RATING: 3.47
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14. Rough Brothers

Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Rough Brothers produce's unproven beer and is ranked #14 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "India Pale Ale", which is an American IPA and "Northern Pale Ale", which is an Other Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

RATING: 3.47
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15. Heaney Brewery

Magherafelt, Northern Ireland

Heaney Brewery produce's unproven beer and is ranked #13 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "Irish Stout", which is an Irish Dry Stout and "Irish Pale Ale", which is an International Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and Pale Ales.

RATING: 3.44
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16. Dopey Dick

Derry, Northern Ireland

Dopey Dick produce's unproven beer and is ranked #16 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "Session IPA", which is a Session IPA and "Red Ale", which is an Irish Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Amber Ales.

RATING: 3.42
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17. Whitewater

Castlewellan, Northern Ireland

Established 1996 on the fifth generation family farm amidst the spectacular Mourne Mountain range in the north of Ireland, Whitewater Brewery still retains the passion and desire to brew beers with fantastic flavours.

RATING: 3.08
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18. Northbound Brewery

Eglinton, Northern Ireland

Northbound Brewery produce's unproven beer and is ranked #18 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "08 KΓΆlsch Style", which is a KΓΆlsch and "26 Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

RATING: 3.06
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19. Ards Brewing Co.

Newtownards, Northern Ireland

Ards Brewing Co. produce's generally unappealing beer and is ranked #19 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "Hip Hop", which is an Other Pale Ale and "Wee Sally's", which is an English Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Dark Beers.

RATING: 3.05
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20. Fermanagh Beer Company

Drumskimly, Northern Ireland

Welcome to the land of Fermanagh Brewing Company, producing fine craft Inishmacsaint beers. We’re a small brewpub based in the heart of rural Fermanagh – the most beautiful county in Ireland (in a β€˜beautiful-but-damp’ kind of way).

RATING: 3.03
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21. McCrackens

Portadown, Northern Ireland

McCrackens produce's unproven beer and is ranked #21 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "Black", which is an Irish Dry Stout and "IPA", which is an Other IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

RATING: 3.01
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22. Norn Iron Brew Co.

Dunmurry, Northern Ireland

Norn Iron Brew Co. produce's unproven beer and is ranked #22 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "IPA", which is an American IPA and "Session IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

RATING: 2.99
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23. Tilt & Pour

Belfast, Northern Ireland

RATING: 2.97
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24. Hilden Brewing Co.

Lisburn, Northern Ireland

Hilden Brewing Co. produce's characterless beer and is ranked #24 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "Twisted Hop", which is an Other Pale Ale and "Headless Dog", which is an American Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Amber Ales.

RATING: 2.95
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25. Hercules Brewing Co

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Hercules Brewing Co produce's characterless beer and is ranked #25 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "Yardsman - Belfast Pale Ale", which is an English Pale Ale and "Yardsman - IPA", which is a Session IPA. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

RATING: 2.92
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