# Western Herd — Ennis, County Clare

> Western Herd in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland scores 3.80 out of 5 — Fine, #10 in Ireland. 55 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Western Herd is a brewery in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.80 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #10 in Ireland. Of the 55 beers we track, 38% are IPA and 21% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.80 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #10 in Ireland · #6,373 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 55

## About

Brewing beer the way nature intended.  Our great, great, great, great, great, grandfather farmed the land where our brewery now stands.  Every time we would visit the farm growing up we would think ‘if only we could bottle this’!!!  We aspire to brew beers that embody the charm and character of this idyllic hilltop farm on the west coast of Ireland.

## What they brew

- IPA — 38% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 21% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 10% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 6% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: High Street, Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
- Coordinates: 52.84386680000001, -8.9855606
- Website: https://westernherd.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Loudon's Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/loudons-brewing-18967.md) — 2.80, Limited — County Clare — 13 mi away
- [Burren Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/burren-brewery-7783.md) — 3.87, Fine — Lisdoonvarna, County Clare — 18 mi away
- [Treaty City Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/treaty-city-brewery-16217.md) — 3.70, Fine — Limerick, County Limerick — 19 mi away
- [Spiddal River](https://finding.beer/brewery/spiddal-river-5903.md) — 2.79, Limited — Salthill, County Galway — 29 mi away
- [Land & Labour](https://finding.beer/brewery/land-labour-13975.md) — 3.75, Fine — Galway, County Galway — 30 mi away
- [Galway Hooker Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/galway-hooker-brewery-6627.md) — 2.94, Limited — Deerpark Industrial Estate, County Galway — 30 mi away
- [Galway Bay Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/galway-bay-brewery-6473.md) — 3.78, Fine — County Galway — 30 mi away
- [N17](https://finding.beer/brewery/n17-8568.md) — 3.53, Poor — Galway, County Galway — 31 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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