YellowBelly Beer (Ireland)

Microbrewery in Wexford, Wexford, Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated Venue: Simon Lambert & Sons

Established in 2015

Contact
Pembrokestown, Whiterock Hill, Co., Wexford, Y35 HW27, Ireland
Description
We’re an Irish brewery and we love beer, so it’s why we brew it and why we drink it. And we know you do too, that’s probably why you are here, right? Learning about your new favourite brewery, perhaps reading up about a beer you are drinking right now or simply because you heard we make comics and want to check it out. Whatever the reason, we’re glad you swung by.

YellowBelly poured their first pint in May 2015, but the idea was born long before that. The founders of the brewery Nicky and Simon Lambert attended a brewing course in Manchester in 2009, and from then on the dream of opening a brewery on the site of their family pub began. Their first aim was to turn their pub into a craft beer destination in the heart of Wexford Town. Focusing on Irish Craft Beer & Spirits they quickly built up an exciting range of quality Irish products and went about changing the tastes of locals and enticing tourists into their pub. With a market established they set about work on their own 200 litre nano brewery in the basement of the pub. This work began in 2013, converting old store rooms into a semi-automated brewery, built using reconditioned tanks and a bit of local sweat and knowledge.

The fruits of that labour were a 200 litre Brewhouse capable of producing 20 kegs a week split across 3 products. A pale ale, lager and a special. This weekly special quickly put YellowBelly on the map. Under the stewardship of Head Brewer Declan Nixon over 100 unique beers were produced in our first year, with Simons Lambert & Sons being the only outlet to get your hands on them. Some of these early beers include the likes of Castaway and Citra which have become staples of the brewery throughout its history.

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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is tart fruits with lots of passion fruit, lactic notes, and soft wheat. Flavour is tart and nicely sour with a little sweetness. Body is light to medium. Very tasty passion fruit Sour!

Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:32


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is dark caramel malt with toffee, light toast and notes of red 'n dark fruits. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is thin to medium. Unremarkable but drinkable Irish Ale.

Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:32


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is sweetish citrus with pale malt, orange, soft citra hops and light tropical notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Body is medium. Pretty rudimentary but friendly citrus pale, enjoyable for what it is.

Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:32


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is caramel malt, resinous hops, ripe fruits, sweet orange, marmalade, pine resin, touch of ripe grapefruit, more malt and resin thoughout. Flavour is medium sweet with a bitter and mildly boozy finish. Body is medium to full. Very resinous and caramel malty, could do with a little more fruity hops, big with a little noticeable alcohol. Okay to sip on, but I'd like more balance in my IIPA.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:16


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

400ml can from Drinkstore.ie while my wife was in Dublin. Pours hazy amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of pineapple, orange, toffee, resinous & hints of spice. Medium body. Long moderate bitter finish. Highly enjoyable with the high % well hidden

Tried from Can on 23 Jan 2025 at 14:44


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can 0,33ltr: Slightly hazy amber colored brew with an sweet bitter taste, with hints of caramel. This design-less can have an daring design to try to sell this beer.

Tried from Can on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:17


Amazing bottle shop. And beautiful park. Thanks for the sun 🌞!

Tried from Can on 27 Apr 2024 at 14:40


6

Metallic, fruity, juicy, very fizzy, watery

Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2023 at 13:58


6.5

Tried from Draft on 28 Jun 2023 at 20:38


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, grassy, herbal and mild earthy tones. Flavour is floral, fruity, some herbal, earthy and mild toffeeish tones. Not that Kellerbeery, but still nice.

Tried on 26 Jun 2023 at 08:15