Brewery Tours

Our public brewery tours run on selected Friday afternoons from March to September, and you can book a place on a tour here. Just pick a date that suits and select your tickets. If you are a tour operator looking to book a private, fully guided tour for your guests, please click here to email David.

Private tours (Monday to Friday)

If you have a group of between 6 and 52 people who would like to book a private tour on a week day at any time of the year, please contact David by clicking here. There are two tour options:

Highlights Tour

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 Tour

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.