Fred's Top Picks
My 'Top Picks' are those pubs I always make an effort to visit when I am in Dublin.
Fred lives in Los Angeles but travels often to Dublin..
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57 Clanbrassil Street Lower, Dublin 8 Mostly Irish craft beer on tap with a few international beers (all decent). 13 relatively fixed taps and 11 rotating. New upstairs bar open 6pm Thur-Sat. Tasters flights available. | |
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18 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 Restaurant and pub. Also has an extensive selection of Whiskey (and Whisky). Mostly Irish Craft beer but some quality imports and British Ales on cask. | |
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61 Capel St, Dublin 1 Another Galway Brewery Pub. They have a good selection of guest beers as well as their own. | |
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16-18 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 Ireland's first brewpub, now claiming to be the largest Irish owned brewery. Nightly live music. Usually about 10 of their beers plus 6-8 guest beers. Full menu. | |
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Honorable Mention
These are pubs you should visit if you have time.
11 Wexford St, Dublin 2 First Dublin pub of Galway Bay Brewery (sister pub to the newer Brew Dock and Black Sheep). | |
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1 Amiens Street, Dublin 1 Sister pub to Against the Grain and The Black Sheep. Owned by Galway Bay Brewery but has a good selection of other beers. | |
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Drummartin, Dublin 16 Modern "Gastropub" with some interesting beers. | |
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25 Ravensdale Park,, Dublin D12 X965 Taproom and pub for Four Provinces Brewing. Half the taps are their beers and half guests. | |
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1-2 Chancery Place, Dublin 7 The original Under Dog on Dame Street was flooded out so they took over the bar at the Legal Eagle. | |
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115/116 Coliemore Road , Dalkey Dalkey Neighborhood pub in the suburb of Dalkey. Surprising good selection of beer for an out of way place. | |
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Goldenbridge Estate, Tyrconnell Rd, Inchicore Tap room for the Rascals Brewery, Pizza available. In suburban Inchicore, it is easily reached by Dublin Bus or LUAS. | |
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