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Dublin Beer tasting & brewery tours

Our most recommended Dublin Beer tasting & brewery tours

Guinness Storehouse: Entrance Ticket

1. Guinness Storehouse: Entrance Ticket

A visit to the magical home of Guinness is a must on anyone’s trip to Dublin. Guinness Storehouse is located in the heart of the Guinness Brewery at St. James’s Gate. Housed in an old fermentation plant, the 7-story visitor experience tells the history of the world-famous Guinness Stout. Your adventure begins the moment you walk through the door and into the building’s giant, the pint-shaped heart of glass. As you make your way through the Guinness Storehouse, you’ll discover what goes into making the Black Stuff – the ingredients, the process, and the passion. Learn about the different award-winning advertising campaigns and slogans used to market Guinness. Having traveled through more than 250 years of history, end your tour at the Gravity Bar where you’ll receive a pint of Guinness. Relax and enjoy the spectacular 360-degree views over Dublin.

Skip-the-Line: Guinness & Jameson Irish Experience Tour

2. Skip-the-Line: Guinness & Jameson Irish Experience Tour

Experience 2 of Dublin’s essentials on this tour in and around the historic city center. Sample both whiskey and beer as you visit these two fascinating factories with your guide. Meet your local Dublin guide at the Jameson Whiskey Distillery for a tasting experience in an exclusive setting. Sample Jameson Whiskey variants and learn which 3 ingredients go into making the world’s most famous Irish whiskey. Get a coveted Whiskey Taster Certificate and enjoy a free drink among new friends. Let your guide share fascinating stories about Ireland's whiskey and history.  Continue your tour with a visit to the Guinness Storehouse. Skip the long lines to enjoy a tasting and a free pint of Guinness. Enjoy a tutorial about the famous beer from your guide while sipping the perfect pint of dark beer. Marvel at the world’s largest pint glass as it rises up the 7-storey atrium. Learn how Guinness is made and transported around the world before discovering some of the storehouse's other floors packed with engaging exhibits.

Dublin: Generation Pub Crawl

3. Dublin: Generation Pub Crawl

Join this pub crawl and have a guaranteed great night out in Dublin. Enjoy a taste of creamy, malty goodness with a free welcome Guinness, bar hop with your guide and fellow crawlers, and enjoy live music in fantastic local Dublin pubs before hitting the club dancefloor.  Meet your guide and fellow partygoers at the Norseman pub in Temple Bar to begin this pub crawl. Start the night with a free welcome Guinness to down before you set off to have the best night of your life. Don't worry, what happens in Dublin stays in Dublin.  Experience a night full of the craic (an Irish word slang for fun and enjoyment). Party like the locals, stagger to 5 lively venues, and get free shots and drink discounts. Enjoy skip-the-line access and free entrance to all venues with your newfound drinking buddies. Immerse yourself in the electric atmosphere of Dublin's nightlife. Drink, dance, and be merry as you hit the much-loved Whelan's. Then, finish your night on a high at the famous nightclub, Copper Face Jacks, where you will enjoy VIP entry where you can party until the wee hours. Discover some of the city's best pubs and clubs with in-the-know locals, and get exclusive savings on this pub crawl. If you enjoy drinking, dancing, and meeting easy-going people then this pub crawl is right up your street.

Dublin: Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour

4. Dublin: Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour

Dublin is a small city with a huge history. You’ll explore over 1,000 years of history on a walking tour of the city centre, venturing from Dublins Viking origins, through medieval streets, on to Georgian boulevards and Victorian slums. We’ll take you through the ages of Dublin, exploring the stories that have peppered its colourful and at times turbulent history. Writers and rebels, rock stars and rogues, we’ll bring you face to face with some of the city’s most beloved and notorious characters. The rise, fall and rise again of Dublin is an incredible story that we take great pride in sharing with you. Walking tour of Dublin City centre; from the must sees to some of its hidden corners, with a fully accredited, professional tour guide. Get to the heart of Dublin, visiting some of the city’s most famous spots, hearing the stories that made them what they are, while also letting us show you some of our favourite secrets that Irelands capital has to offer. If you’re looking to discover Dublin and want to get to the essence of the city, discover its oddities and learn about its character, while also getting a chance to pick up some great tips on where to eat, drink, see live music, pick up some souvenirs etc. this is the tour for you. We love Dublin, and we love showing you Dublin. Some of the places you’ll visit - - Temple Bar- Dublin Castle- Christchurch Cathedral- Viking Dublin- Medieval Dublin- Smock Alley Theatre- River Liffey- Ha’Penny Bridge- O’Connell Bridge- The GPO- Trinity College

Dublin: Coastal Craft Beer & Seafood Trail

5. Dublin: Coastal Craft Beer & Seafood Trail

After meeting with your tour guide, you will wander through a picturesque fishing village, stopping off at locations along the route to sample the delights of Howth. Along the way, you will hear tales of Howth's ancient past, including Viking and Norman invasions, the history of the 700-year-old castle, kings landing, gun running of Howth (1914), and many many more, mixed with some funny Irish anecdotes. As you stroll across Howth Harbor, you will see the fishing boats returning from sea with their latest catch, and be able to interact with the local fishermen, who are only too willing to share a story or two. Have all of your senses engaged on your journey, with the best views in Ireland, magical sea smells, sounds of the wide variety of local wildlife, and unrivaled food and drink. A selection of seafood will be made on the day, to ensure it is locally sourced and the freshest in Ireland. Your culinary choices will include Dublin Bay Prawns, gambas, mussels, oysters, crab claws, calamari, and of course, Howth's famous seafood chowder.

Dublin: Traditional Pub Tour

6. Dublin: Traditional Pub Tour

Your guide will begin your tour by taking you through a tasting of three different styles of craft beer (cider options are also available) from a local Irish brewery. As you taste, they will explain how the craft beer industry is going from strength to strength in Ireland. The next venue will be the location for a glass of Guinness and an opportunity to taste some of the best stout in the city, as your guide explains why stout tastes so good in Dublin. Following that, you will enjoy a single malt whiskey tasting as your guide describes the resurgence of the Irish whiskey industry, before enjoying a taster of an Irish "milk gin" and tonic. Throughout your tour, complement your drinks with delicious Irish food (optional), and finish the night in a local pub listening to the best of traditional Irish music.

Dublin: Private Jameson and Guinness Half-Day Tour by Bus

7. Dublin: Private Jameson and Guinness Half-Day Tour by Bus

Discover the key whiskey and beer districts Dublin on a guided tour through iconic areas like College Green, Temple Bar, Financial District, River Liffey, and the High Courts. Enjoy a private tour of Guinness Storehouse and have a pint of Guinness at the Gravity Bar. Sample some whiskey at the Jameson Distillery. Meet your guide at your hotel after breakfast and board your luxury transport with just your private group and settle in for a comfortable ride. Your whiskey expert host will give commentary on board as you travel through many districts of Dublin. Start with a private visit to Guinness Storehouse. Most people who visit this attraction are on a self-guided ticket, but your expert host will give you a private tour and will guide you through the brewing process and the history all the way to the Gravity Bar for a pint of Guinness. Travel across the River Liffey to Smithfield which is next to the original home of Jameson Irish Whiskey. John Jameson started distilling his famous whiskey here in 1780 and today the Jameson visitor center in the old distillery buildings is one of the most popular attractions in the city.  Enjoy a saunter around the old brewhouse with your host while you enjoy a Jameson cocktail before joining the Bow St. Experience with other Jameson fans for a tour and whiskey tasting. Finish the tour with drop-off at the door of your Dublin city hotel and your host will share his/her recommendations on good places to dine and drink in Dublin, and in Ireland over the rest of your stay.

Dublin Temple Bar Night Tour

8. Dublin Temple Bar Night Tour

Night life in Dublin is a lot of fun and the tradition of meeting in pubs is still very much alive today. On our Temple Bar Night Tour you will have the perfect opportunity to see first hand how much fun the Irish have in their bars. We will not only know the main pubs in Dublin and points of interest of the Celtic night. Our guide in Spanish will review the history of the barley drink and its importance in Irish culture while we visit different pubs in the center. Did you know that Ireland is in the top 10 beer-drinking countries? This is also because one of its brands is one of the most famous in the world, Guinness beer. If there is an essential place to visit on any visit to Dublin, it is the Temple Bar. Turned into an icon of the city, the Temple is more than just a tavern and you will be able to see it for yourself on this tour. We will visit other emblematic pubs in the city, some of which hide secret rooms, interior gardens, basements with double functions, private areas for celebrities from other times or even workshops to make beer. We will also visit the impressive multi-storey pubs with live music every night, what a treat! To end in style, we will enter one of the few pubs that remain in Dublin where beer is brewed in a semi-industrial way. We can only tell you that the Temple Bar Night Tour is ideal for spending a true Irish night, even more so if you consider beer as liquid gold. What will you discover? What does "craic" mean to an Irishman? Why do funerals in Ireland end up in a bar with a round of beers? Where does the Irish's passion for bars and beer come from? Why the name "porter" (black beer)? How does the English pub differ from the Irish pub? Why was beer thought to have healing powers in the middle ages? What alcoholic drink was called "water of life"? What does "pub" really mean? And who were his true creators? Why did some pubs have such flashy names as "The Blue Leg" or "The Flying Horse"? What is the most photographed corner of Dublin? What does the clover symbol mean for some establishments?

Dublin: Private Pub Crawl Tour

9. Dublin: Private Pub Crawl Tour

Dublin is where pubs are born. Some do not survive, many leave the Irish shore, but few age as gracefully as the stable pubs that bestow so much character on Dublin. Avoid the tourist traps and fake 'Irish' pubs, and escape with the locals to learn how to savor a pint of Guinness on this pub crawl. Find out how to ensure you always get a great pint and why it's important. Follow in the footsteps of the Irish literary giants like Patrick Kavanagh, Flann O'Brien, and Brendan Behan. If Dublin has hidden gems, they're the pubs that don't advertise to tourists. The locals. The authentic Irish pub where the conversation is flowing faster than the beer, where the character of the pub is as fascinating as the characters in it, where literature, society, and history eternally live. The best time to start is 7 PM, assuming you've eaten dinner prior to the tour. Bring a pen — you never know what these aged walls will murmur to your thoughts.

Dublin: Guided Sights and Pints Tour

10. Dublin: Guided Sights and Pints Tour

Following Irish Independence, a few men sat down and thought about what they would do with Dublin. Following much intense discussion and with the preservation of the British and Irish cultures in mind, it was born into the city it is today. Since then, Dublin has become a symbol of reconciling Ireland's British past with its Irish future. The British Trinity College (with its Protestant legacy) has produced Oscar Wilde and Jonathan Swift, and Dublin's pubs have produced writers from the Irish tradition, such as Patrick Kavanagh and Brendan Behan. This tour is, therefore, a tribute to Dublin's dual personality, and the pub door will be the boundary between the two worlds. Get comfortable in a few warm pubs throughout the tour where you will discuss important aspects of history, including Irish origins, the Irish language, and the Celtic Tiger. With this in mind, you will pop into a great pub every 20-40 minutes. Besides the history lessons, you'll learn about beer and the Irish pub, and will also partake in/witness an activity that the Irish are renowned for, conversation.

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based on 2,613 reviews

I took my two Sons (23,25) to Dublin on the Guinness and Jamesons tour experience. We rarely spend any quality time together due to work commitments and living apart in different counties. The communication and direction prior to the event were excellent from the start. Once we met the Guide ( Brian ) it was a fantastic experience with memories we will treasure. Well worth pre booking and excellent value throughout.

Had a great time on the bar crawl! The bars we went to were great and had brilliant entertainment. Free shot in every bar and good drinks deals with the wrist bands! The guides and everyone on the bar crawl were all really friendly! Would definitely recommend and will definitely book again if ever in Dublin! 10/10!

Second time at the guinness storehouse, it is the best experience I have ever done! So interesting and learnt lots as well as fun and an amazing pint of guinness in the gravity bar overlooking the city of Dublin. We will definitely be going again!

Jamieson was preferred over Guinness but the tour guide and ability to skip the line made this tour well worth it.

Was bigger and more impressive than I could have imagined. Such a rich history.