# Dublin craft beer venues

> 30 craft beer bars, brewpubs and taprooms in Dublin on our self-guided crawl routes.

Source: https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/ (The Craft Beer Crawl, 2026-10-21)

- [Anseo](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/anseo/): 18 Camden St Lower, Dublin 2 · Dive bar with local taps (Scraggy Bay, Ambush), gigs and comedy.
- [Arthur's](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/arthurs/): 28 Thomas St, Dublin 8, D08 VF83 · Liberties pub and music venue with some craft taps.
- [Barebone](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/barebone/): 11 Wexford St, Dublin 2, D02 HY84 · Vinyl bar and grill with a short independent tap list (Hope, Whiplash, Trouble).
- [Bonobo](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/bonobo/): 119 Church St Upper, Dublin 7, D07 E128 · Kinnegar's taproom-only beers, pizza and a covered beer garden.
- [Caribou](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/caribou/): 30 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2, D02 XY61 · Irish craft taps and cans, with plenty of alcohol-free choice. Craft Central bottle shop next door.
- [Cassidy's](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/cassidys/): 27 Westmoreland St, Dublin 2, D02 PX77 · Candlelit dive bar with one of the city's best craft lists (Rye River, Trouble, Thornbridge). Opens 4pm (1pm Sat).
- [Drop Dead Twice](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/drop-dead-twice/): 18–19 Francis St, Dublin 8, D08 EK06 · Reopened February 2026 after a fire: bar, food and events.
- [Dudley's](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/dudleys/): 47–48 Thomas St, Dublin 8 · 28 craft taps.
- [Fidelity](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/fidelity/): 79 Queen St, Dublin 7, D07 DW3R · Whiplash's own bar: 24 taps and vinyl.
- [Grogan's](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/grogans/): 15 South William St, Dublin 2, D02 H336 · The Castle Lounge, an artists' and writers' pub since the 1970s: no TV, no music, original art for sale on the walls, famous toasties and a well-kept pint.
- [Guinness Open Gate Brewery](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/guinness-open-gate-brewery/): 53 James's St, Dublin 8, D08 ET27 · Guinness's experimental brewery taproom: small-batch beers you won't find elsewhere.
- [Kehoe's](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/kehoes/): 9 South Anne St, Dublin 2, D02 NY88 · First licensed in 1803, with its late-Victorian interior intact: mahogany bar, snugs and the old grocery counter. A haunt of Kavanagh, Behan and Flann O'Brien, known for a creamy pint just off Grafton Street.
- [Kodiak](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/kodiak/): 304 Rathmines Rd Lower, Dublin 6, D06 W3Y1 · Two bars with different taps, a big can fridge, beer garden and pizza.
- [L. Mulligan Grocer](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/l-mulligan-grocer/): 18 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, D07 KN77 · Pioneering craft gastropub with a strong Irish craft and whiskey list.
- [Lucky's](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/luckys/): 78 Meath St, Dublin 8, D08 A318 · Relaxed local with a beer garden and independent taps.
- [Mulligan's](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/mulligans/): 8 Poolbeg St, Dublin 2, D02 TK71 · Licensed since 1782 and on Poolbeg Street since 1854: a no-frills newspaper and theatre pub with Joyce and JFK lore, barely changed in generations and regularly named among Dublin's best pints of Guinness.
- [Porterhouse Temple Bar](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/porterhouse-temple-bar/): 16–18 Parliament St, Dublin 2, D02 VR94 · Ireland's first brewpub (1996). House stouts and live music every night.
- [Rascals HQ](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/rascals-hq/): Goldenbridge Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 HF68 · Rascals' brewery taproom and pizza.
- [Tapped](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/tapped/): 45–47 Nassau St, Dublin 2 · Late bar with about 50 taps and 100+ beers. Open until 3am.
- [The Belfry](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/the-belfry/): 37 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, D07 X029 · Rotating independent Irish taps.
- [The Black Sheep](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/the-black-sheep/): 61 Capel St, Dublin 1, D01 E0H2 · Galway Bay's Dublin flagship, with a big tap list and food.
- [The Christchurch](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/the-christchurch/): 13 High St, Dublin 8 · Third Barrel's own pub, opened July 2026, pouring mostly Third Barrel beers.
- [The Glimmer Man](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/the-glimmer-man/): 14–15 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, D07 RK37 · Family-run local since 1989 in an 1880s pub, with every wall and ceiling crammed with memorabilia, a jukebox, a big back lounge and a beer garden. Traditional rather than craft-led, but it stocks Irish craft from Trouble, Kinnegar, Whiplash, Hope and Larkin's alongside the usual pints.
- [The Libertine](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/the-libertine/): 57 Clanbrassil St Lower, Dublin 8, D08 HC79 · Reopened May 2026 as a bar and gastro lounge built around Irish craft.
- [The Long Hall](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/the-long-hall/): 51 South Great George's St, Dublin 2, D02 DV74 · Licensed since 1766, with an 1881 Victorian interior of carved wood, mirrors and chandeliers; one of Dublin's most beautiful bars and renowned for its Guinness.
- [The Lord Edward](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/the-lord-edward/): 23 Christchurch Place, Dublin 8, D08 RK00 · Unspoilt old-Dublin pub opposite Christ Church Cathedral, a pub since the late 1890s on a site licensed long before, with a gas-lit ground-floor bar and a quiet upstairs lounge.
- [The Stag's Head](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/the-stags-head/): 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2, D02 TW84 · A pub site since the 1770s, rebuilt in 1895: mahogany, granite, stained glass and mirrors, hidden down a lane off Dame Street. It has starred in films and a Guinness ad, and pours a famous pint.
- [Thomas Read's](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/thomas-reads/): 1–3 Parliament St, Dublin 2, D02 AN28 · Galway Bay core beers plus guests.
- [Urban Brewing](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/urban-brewing/): CHQ, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1, D01 Y6P5 · Brews on site; open 7 days since May 2026.
- [Walsh's](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/dublin/venues/walshs-stoneybatter/): 6 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, D07 A382 · Victorian heritage pub trading since 1826: a proper snug with a hatch to the bar, stained glass, an open fire and a famously good pint. A traditional local rather than a craft bar, though it keeps a couple of Irish craft lines (Trouble and Kinnegar have featured).

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