The Spirit Store

Stayed in the Airbnb right next door and went to a live music event. There are beers at the upstairs bar in the event venue, but the selection is better at the pub downstairs, and you can take beers from either bar into the music venue. One Dundalk Bay IPA and a handful of other beers from local breweries. Friendly young staff and plenty of 420. Solid place, and I'm glad I didn't have far to walk to reach my bed.

Finally got round to visiting on Friday 13th September 2019 around 1630. Nice location overlooking the quayside and the Cooley mountains, right on the edge of Dundalk but still only a 15-20 minute walk to the town centre. The venue, which host live music and comedy, is a 2 room/2 bar affair but early evening only the front bar was open and I got the impression the beer taps in the rear may have been for show? A crowd of locals steadily built up in the hour or so I was there. Beer wise there were a few Trouble brewing, a Brehon and a Galway Bay on tap and .... a Brehon cask ! Yup ... real ale in Dundalk ... who knew? Add to that an ok selection of bottles with largely Belgian staples plus a few more Irish micros. Overall well worth a visit if in Dundalk, especially on a fine day when you can sit outside and soak up the views !

great place, staff know their beers and its a music venue