About
A small independent brewery based in Northern Ireland with a belief in simplicity and a knack for brewing pretty good beer.
Like many good ventures, Modest Beer was born in a parent’s garage in Holywood, County Down when Chris Morris, a tax accountant by day, brewed a small experimental batch of Kölsch for a friend’s restaurant. Within two years we moved to a much larger brewery in Randalstown. We never set out to brew the best beer in Northern Ireland, but maybe someday we will.
Like many good ventures, Modest Beer was born in a parent’s garage in Holywood, County Down when Chris Morris, a tax accountant by day, brewed a small experimental batch of Kölsch for a friend’s restaurant. Within two years we moved to a much larger brewery in Randalstown. We never set out to brew the best beer in Northern Ireland, but maybe someday we will.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 7
3/5/2022. Can shared by SHIG, cheers. Pours hazy golden orange with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is pithy, earthy, tropical, touch of pepper, yeast and passion fruit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily, average carbonation. And 1/11/2025. Can at the ITFC beer share. From Beer Central, Sheffield. Nicely done.
Tried
from Can
from
Beer Central
on 01 Nov 2025
at 15:10
8.6/10
Bitter, piney and great to wait for the train to Dublin
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2025
at 20:25
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2025
at 18:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
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from Can
on 20 Sep 2025
at 18:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 7
20/9/2025. Can from Beer Central, Sheffield. Aroma is citrusy, grapefruit, grassy, herbal, sherbet, orange cordial. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Light foamy carbonation. Nice aroma, didn’t follow through quite so well.
Tried
from Can
from
Beer Central
on 20 Sep 2025
at 18:46
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2025
at 14:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2025
at 13:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
20/9/2025. Can from Beer Central, Sheffield. Nice citrusy, grassy, green and lightly herbal aroma. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Slight tart edge. Moderate body. Nicely done.
Tried
from Can
from
Beer Central
on 20 Sep 2025
at 13:45
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2025
at 13:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2025
at 12:34