Brewery Tours
Our brewery tours are back! To start with, we are running tours with a maximum of 8 visitors (over 18s only), to allow for social distancing in the brewery. We are members of the Fáilte Ireland Covid-19 safety charter, the brewery is well ventilated, hand sanitiser is available and we require all visitors to wear a mask while indoors. If you'd like to book a ticket, please select one of the dates below.
Private tours (Monday to Friday)
If you can't make a weekend tour, and have a group of between two and eight people who would like to book a private tour (any weekday - Monday to Friday), please contact David by clicking here. There are two tour options.
Highlights Tours
During this intriguing experience, you can join brewery owner and 13th generation farmer, David Walsh-Kemmis, on a guided walk through the historic farmyard and hear the stories of his family’s 380-year farming history at Ballykilcavan. In David’s capable hands, visit the on-site working brewery to learn about the artful process behind crafting beer. Understand the provenance of this high-quality beer as you smell the hops and taste the malts that have been made from home-grown farm barley. End with a tutored tasting of four different Ballykilcavan beers in the 240-year-old brewery building.
Terroir Tours
During this experience, you can join brewery owner and 13th generation farmer, David Walsh-Kemmis, on a guided walk around the barley field and hop garden where he grows the ingredients used to make the award-winning Ballykilcavan beers. Then, follow David through the historic stone farmyard and into the on-site working brewery to hear his family stories and learn the artful process behind crafting beer. Following this tour, end with a tutored tasting of four different Ballykilcavan beers in the 240-year-old brewery building.
