Barrelhead Brewery

Client Brewer in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
Owned by Hopkins & Hopkins

Established in 2006

Contact
The Bow Street Brewery, 40-42 Bow Street, Dublin, Ireland
Description
Note from Admin:-

Set up by the head brewer from JW Sweetman, and at one point brewing there, Barrelhead were acquired/became part of Hopkins & Hopkins in the early 2020's and beers are still released from the Bow Street Brewery in Dublin.

Since 2006, Barrelhead has been brewing at O'Connell Bridge on Burgh Quay, Dublin. Originally producing award-winning draught and cask beer exclusively, in December 2020 they embarked on their first bottling venture.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Mild easy drinkable pale ale
Malty, fruity and herbal
[On tap at J.R. Mahon's in Dublin, Ireland]
Tried from Draft at J.R. Mahon's on 21 Jan 2026 at 18:15

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pleasant and easy drinkable stout
Not to sweet.
Coffee, dark malt and roast
[On tap at J.R. Mahon's in Dublin, Ireland]
Tried from Draft at J.R. Mahon's on 21 Jan 2026 at 18:14

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Decent easy drinkable amber ale
Bready, fruity and herbal
[On tap at J.R. Mahon's in Dublin, Ireland]

Brewery #3177
Tried from Draft at J.R. Mahon's on 21 Jan 2026 at 16:10

6.4/10
Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2025 at 11:38

6.4/10
Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2025 at 11:36

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Deep gold with a frothy head. Aroma of metallic malt. Flavour is bitter malt, hints of honey, bitter malty base.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2025 at 00:00

Koha peal ei pruuli, kuigi "pruulikoda".. õlu on ok irish read, nats happeline, linnaseline, karamelline, puuviljane, veits vesine. Ok
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2025 at 22:30

6/10
Tried from Bottle from McHughs OffLicence on 08 Apr 2025 at 23:00

7.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2025 at 19:52

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at Cassidys, Dublin. Golden color with white head. Aroma of citrus hops together wirh tropical fruits, light malt. Taste is hop centered with citrus hops with grapefruit, zest, oranges, light pines. Good one, altough more IPA than Pale Ale.
Tried from Draft on 03 Oct 2024 at 17:17