# Black Donkey Brewing — Ballinlough, County Roscommon

> Black Donkey Brewing in Ballinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland scores 3.72 out of 5 — Fine, #20 in Ireland. 28 beers tracked, mostly Saison.

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Black Donkey Brewing is a brewery in Ballinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.72 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #20 in Ireland. Of the 28 beers we track, 55% are Saison and 13% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.72 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #20 in Ireland · #8,633 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 28

## About

Brewing without boundaries, in the wild west of Ireland, since 2014. We are Refreshingly Rare, grab one where you can. Now available direct from the brewery shop, and online from the brewery website.

## What they brew

- Saison — 55% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- IPA — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 7% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 3% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Ballinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland
- Coordinates: 53.74451029999999, -8.6405458
- Website: http://www.blackdonkeybeer.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [The White Hag Irish Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-white-hag-irish-brewing-company-16216.md) — 3.47, Poor — Ballymote, County Sligo — 24 mi away
- [Downtime Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/downtime-brewing-30523.md) — 3.56, Poor — 28 mi away
- [Connemara Brewery (Cong)](https://finding.beer/brewery/connemara-brewery-cong-11916.md) — 2.75, Limited — Cong, County Mayo — 30 mi away
- [Galway Bay Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/galway-bay-brewery-6473.md) — 3.78, Fine — County Galway — 34 mi away
- [Galway Hooker Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/galway-hooker-brewery-6627.md) — 2.94, Limited — Deerpark Industrial Estate, County Galway — 34 mi away
- [Soulwater](https://finding.beer/brewery/soulwater-7659.md) — 3.47, Poor — Galway, County Galway — 35 mi away
- [N17](https://finding.beer/brewery/n17-8568.md) — 3.53, Poor — Galway, County Galway — 35 mi away
- [Land & Labour](https://finding.beer/brewery/land-labour-13975.md) — 3.75, Fine — Galway, County Galway — 37 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Ireland](https://finding.beer/breweries/ireland.md)

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