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Best breweries in Cork, Ireland

Within 16 miles of Cork we track 9 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. Rising Sons Brewery in Cork leads the list at 3.72 (Fine).

The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Rising Sons Brewery

    Cork, County Cork, Ireland

    Rising Sons Brewery produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #26 in Ireland. They are most well known for "Handsum IPA", which is an American IPA and "Changeling Pale Ale", which is an Other Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.72Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  2. 2

    Original 7

    Cork, County Cork, Ireland

    In 1998, Shane Long established the 7th Microbrewery in Ireland, before it was cool! Since then, the brewery has produced some award winning beers enjoyed the world over. As one of the Original 7 Microbreweries in Ireland, it’s time for a new generation to take the reigns. Introducing: Original 7 Beverage Co.

    Rating
    3.68Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  3. 3

    Hopsicle Brewing

    Cork, County Cork, Ireland

    Hopsicle Brewing produce's high quality beer and is ranked #4 in Ireland. They are most well known for "Haus of Fionn 2.0", which is a New Zealand Pale Ale and "Haus of Fionn", which is a New England Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Sours.

    Rating
    3.60Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  4. 4

    Elbow Lane Craft Beer

    Cork, County Cork, Ireland

    We’re really proud of the beers that we make here in our tiny brewery. There are no additives and we proudly brew according to the principles of the German purity law which means that we use four ingredients to make our beer. Quality and taste are paramount to us and we formulated the beers below specifically to work with the food we offer in our four restaurants. We hope you enjoy!

    Rating
    3.50Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  5. 5

    Last Port Brewing Co.

    Cobh, County Cork, Ireland

    We are Located in Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland. The Last Port of Call for Titanic and the Last Port from which thousands of Irish emigrated to America and Australia from.

    Rating
    2.99Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  6. 6

    Bartleys Beers

    Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland

    Bartleys Beers are fruit driven Irish Craft Beers. The First in the series is "Strawbeeri" A uniquely refreshing Irish craft Beer bursting with the sweetness of ripe strawberries. Bartleys Strawbeeri is crafted in Ireland for Bartleys Beers and brewed under licence by: The Station Works Brewery, Newry, Co Down

    Rating
    2.74Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  7. 7

    Heineken Ireland

    Cork, County Cork, Ireland

    Heineken Ireland produce's characterless beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Murphy's Irish Stout", which is an Irish Dry Stout and "Murphy's Irish Red", which is an Irish Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and Amber Ales.

    Rating
    2.97Limited
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  8. 8

    Blacks Brewing

    County Cork, Ireland

    Blacks Brewery produce's unproven beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Kinsale", which is an American Pale Ale and "Black IPA", which is a Black IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    2.93Limited
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  9. 9

    Little Island Brewing Company

    Cork, County Cork, Ireland

    Little Island Brewing Company produce's characterless beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Kenmare Irish Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale and "Kenmare Irish Red Ale", which is an Irish Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Amber Ales.

    Rating
    2.64Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated