Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan Brewery, Sat, 10 October 2026, in Co. Laois

Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan Brewery

We are proud sponsors for this special tour and tasting at Ballykilcavan Brewery.

Ballykilcavan Brewing Company is based at Ballykilcavan Farm near Stradbally in Co. Laois. The farm has been the home of the Walsh family since 1639 and the current owners, David and Lisa Walsh-Kemmis, are the 13th generation of the family to live and work there. They have set up a craft brewery in the 240 year old stone grain store at Ballykilcavan, and grow the barley used to make the beers in the field next to the farmyard.

Ballykilcavan Brewing Company sells a range of craft beers from traditional lager, red ale and stout to more exotic Indian Pale Ales and canned beers. Each batch is made by hand on their copper-clad 1000 litre kit and packaged onsite. The company has won 9 medals in total at the Dublin Craft Beer Cup.

Join us to meet David Walsh Kemmis, the brewery owner and farmer, for this unique opportunity to visit Ballykilcavan Brewery for an extended “Meet the Maker” visit. The event will begin with a guided walk through the barley field and hop garden the ingredients used to make the award-winning Ballykilcavan beers are grown. This will be followed by a walk 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. The visit will end with a tasting of different Ballykilcavan beers in the 240-year-old brewery building, with plenty of opportunity for questions and conversation.

The tasting part of the tour is for people aged 18 and over only.

Sat, 10 October 2026,  in Co. Laois