Latest reviews from Cork
| 86 /100 CORNMARKET STREET “Brewpub sports bar in the centre. Great energy to the place, house brews, tasting trays, guests, specials. Didn’t try the food but people around were happy. Looks great from the outside too“ |
| 94 /100 The Bierhaus (Bar) POPES QUAY “Really nice friendly bar on the river, staff and punters all chatting, 30 odd taps, lots of bottles, excellent“ |
| 88 /100 CORNMARKET STREET “Visited in 2019. I loved the atmosphere and they had a great selection of beers. I will return.“ |
| 76 /100 CORNMARKET STREET “Large space with girders, concrete floor, bricks and a long bar. Behind the bar is the brewery. On the other side a pizza kitchen. It’s has atmosphere. For me the lighting was a bit off putting but I guess it added to the atmosphere. Laid back feel. Pleasant music. Friendly attentive staff. About 8 of their own beers, and maybe another 16 pumps. Had two very acceptable IPAs. Also had a black pudding and mushroom pizza. It was more Irish than Italian - which was fine - and it was very good. 12Euro pizza and beer deal is good value.“ |
| 64 /100 Muskerry Arms (Bar) THE SQUARE BLARNEY “Pleasant pub with a mix of old locals and tourists when I was there. Service was friendly and efficient. There’s more than ten pumps but no craft beer that I could see. Food was solid pub fare.“ |
| 72 /100 14 NORTH MALL “Quite a large bar down an alley. But sy, lively, but comfortable. Friendly helpful service. 8 taps, 6 their own beers. Pizzas clearly available but didn’t try. Good value.“ |
| 80 /100 The Bierhaus (Bar) POPES QUAY “Nice pub on the riverside. All about beer (and spirits). Comfortable. Quick friendly service. About 30 taps and well in excess of 100 bottles (and similar for whiskey). No sign of food. Good value.“ |
| 74 /100 The Abbot’s Ale House (shop) (Beer Store) 17 DEVONSHIRE STREET “Small bar with a strong focus on beer (and some spirits). Walks and ceilings covered in beer related stuff. Service quick if a bit taciturn. 8 taps of mostly interesting beer. Great music at volume that you can hear but does not intrude. Didn’t see any suggestion of food. I'm from out of town so it’s hard to assess value but seems ok.“ |
| 72 /100 17 DEVONSHIRE STREET “Little beer bar in the city. Upstairs from what in theory was a beer shop but looks just like another bar (maybe they changed recently). The old, down-and-dirty pub look is fascinating, like all the beer coasters and plates plastered everywhere, but they could definitely do something about the couches, which are all stained. Selection was not bad. Food is not available. Fair prices. Overall, a nice place.“ |
| 84 /100 The Bierhaus (Bar) POPES QUAY “Nice little beer pub in Cork. Very warm ambiance, kind service, good selection of craft beer. They have - if I counted well - 25 taps and 1 cask. Some are industrial beers, but selection is varied and interesting. Good amount of Irish craft beers. Average prices.“ |
| 60 /100 14 NORTH MALL “Visited August 2016. Small, a bit claustrophobic interior but nice, big patio with lots of greenery. Nice service, though you have to mind that when you visit their brewhouse, you will be met with some corporate talk. After all, this is a corporate brewery. Didn't have any food but the pizza that you can get in the patio seems to be a fairly popular choice. The beer selection was slightly flawed, though their stout is worth popping in for a pint. It was quite crowded, which might be since there seem to be almost no beery places in Cork and most of those that exist close fairly early.“ |
| 72 /100 CORNMARKET STREET “Large brewpub, lots of baseball screens, very colonial for the US thing. The beers occasionally surprise but can also disappoint. A couple of other Irish specials.“ |
| 78 /100 The Bierhaus (Bar) POPES QUAY “A very good, almost riverside boozer with a strong beery theme. A bit Dutch brown café, a bit British pub and a bit US craft bar type 3: the old one. There is a growing Irish selection.“ |
| 84 /100 17 DEVONSHIRE STREET “This is Cork City, not Nyork City. On the corner of Devonshire and Pine, this smallish, cosy, wood-panelled, slightly shabby but civilised, friendly upstairs bar, covered in beer mats, cannot be found by accident. If the 100 or so beers that adorn the fridges and the taps are not enough for yers, try talking. The Irish craft offerings are expanding. Not in the most salubrious area but only a block from the quay, so it’s not life-threatening.“ |
| 84 /100 The Abbot’s Ale House (shop) (Beer Store) 17 DEVONSHIRE STREET “It is unusual to find an eclectic bottle shop in this neck of the woods stocking so many beers, with currently 150+ Irish beers from the craft end and none from the industrial end. Many unusual and interesting European choices too. If I was a Cork resident I would be here, or upstairs in the bar, more than once a week.“ |
| 84 /100 The Friary (Bar) 62 SHANDON STREET “Great little place down by the side of the Lee, making a splendid third landing after the Abbey and the Bierhaus. Indeed arguably the best, for its live music upstairs, yacking bar (NB: this means a bar at which you can just yack away) and open heart.“ |
| 72 /100 14 NORTH MALL “Visited 12 jul 2016
Quite nice brewpub, pleasantly dark, with six own beers and two guests. Fine place to visit.“ |
| 80 /100 The Abbot’s Ale House (shop) (Beer Store) 17 DEVONSHIRE STREET “Small shop with very nice selection of Irish beers (foreign too, but it isn´t what I was interested). Shopkeeper was very helpful and generous. His advices and recommendations about Irish craft scene were very useful for us. Thank you! Worth to visit.“ |
| 68 /100 14 NORTH MALL “Very nice brewpub on left quay, just few minutes of walk of city center. Large dark room is divided to few recesses, on courtyard is pleasant garden. 6 taps with their own beer, 2 with local Irish craft beers, 1 cider. Good prices, friendly (but a bit uninterested) staff. Worth to visit if you are in Cork.“ |
| 58 /100 Porterhouse Cork (Bar) SHEARES STREET “Review from Jan 2015. Pretty busy with shuffleboard table, mostly porterhouse own offerings with no seasonals. Its a nice spot if you;re in the area but by no means the best in Cork.“ |
| 76 /100 Bradley’s Specialist Off-Licence & Foodstore (Beer Store) 81/82 NORTH MAIN STREET “Review of mail order service: Good range of bottled beers at keen prices and fast delivery. Good range of Irish stuff, including seasonals.
Shop: spacious with nice displays, you can sometimes find a few specials, but mostly its the standard range of Irish beers. A highlight is the deli also on site for all your tasty food needs.“ |
| 60 /100 14 NORTH MALL “Good range of the brewery’s own beers on with a few guests, service is a little disinterested and brusque but efficient. Quite dingy inside but a great airy courtyard with freshly made wood-fired pizzas a highlight.“ |
| 80 /100 17 DEVONSHIRE STREET “Upstairs from the shop, this is quite small but easy to fill with 8 taps, and pretty much all of the beers from downstairs available. Various seating options and fairly loud music. My kinda joint.“ |
| 72 /100 The Bierhaus (Bar) POPES QUAY “best range on draught in Cork, up to six Irish craft beers and some less common overseas offerings. An extensive bottle list is perhaps on the pricey side, but some decent lambics available should the mood take you. Very reasonably priced and well kept cask (with discount for beoir members) Quite Belgian cafe-like in feeling though feels a bit out of place.“ |
| 74 /100 The Abbot’s Ale House (shop) (Beer Store) 17 DEVONSHIRE STREET “Excellent range or beers from Ireland, lots of stuff I’d not tracked down, stored both at room temperature and in fridges. Theres perhaps the widest range of Belgian beers in Ireland, with plenty of interesting BA offerings from de struisse and beers from further afield too. Opinionated but knowledgable owner Anton will be happy to advise.“ |
| 70 /100 The Friary (Bar) 62 SHANDON STREET “Smallish bar with seating downstairs and a few upstairs, there’s a small but well chosen selection on draught and a few more in bottle. Likely to be your best bet for cottonball on draught in the city centre. Friendly barman, decent prices and comfy spot handily mid way between bierhaus and abbots. DJ sets on a saturday evening, so avoid at that time if its not your thing!“ |
| 70 /100 14 NORTH MALL “The best brewpub in Ireland. 7 draughts including 2-3 rotating seasonals. All extremely good.“ |
| 78 /100 14 NORTH MALL “Great hidden brewpub. After-hours they don’t serve food but the bartender gladly helps you find a pizza place to deliver right to your table. Nice atmosphere and great local brews.“ |
| 90 /100 The Abbot’s Ale House (shop) (Beer Store) 17 DEVONSHIRE STREET “A fantastic selection of beers in the shop and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Just recently got a couple of rare Belgian beers and picked up a couple of nice glasses too. This place is always a must visit for me when I am in Cork, highly reccommended!!“ |
| 76 /100 The Abbot’s Ale House (shop) (Beer Store) 17 DEVONSHIRE STREET “Large selection of beers. Purchased a Galway Bay, and a Westvleteren Blonde. Great local Irish selection. Had some beers that I would consider "tough to get", but keep in mind I’m from the U.S. So, a lot of this is tough for me to get.
The employee I talked to was great! Very soft spoken gent, but as I asked questions, he began helping me more and giving advice. By the time I left, I was happy that I had talked with him. I would recommend stopping in!“ |
| 78 /100 14 NORTH MALL “Very quiet on a lunchtime, opening is 1pm. A good selection of the breweries own beers, a Blonde, Pale Ale, Stout, lager etc. a good choice if you’re not looking for the traditional oirish (I.e tourist) experience“ |
| 68 /100 Bradley’s Specialist Off-Licence & Foodstore (Beer Store) 81/82 NORTH MAIN STREET “I visited this place a few times during the course of a three day stay in Cork and I was impressed with the wide selection of beers from countries ranging from US, UK, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland and Germany. The selection clearly carried evidence of somebody knowing what was good beer. The service was competent and helpfully minded. I managed to find a few vintage gems during my visits as well. The prices are perhaps a bit on the high end but quality comes at a price I suppose. The locally sourced food and delicatessen available here are a big plus and help to create nice ambience. Of the three off-licenses I visited during my stay in Ireland this one had the best selection by far.“ |
| 96 /100 Bradley’s Specialist Off-Licence & Foodstore (Beer Store) 81/82 NORTH MAIN STREET “it is really hard to fault this place. best off licence by far in cork city. great selection of beer which is always changing. loads of limited edition and guest beers. some great offers. great service. top notch.“ |
| 92 /100 Bradley’s Specialist Off-Licence & Foodstore (Beer Store) 81/82 NORTH MAIN STREET “Fantastic beer selection, top quality wines and some top shelf whiskeys. The staff are extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Over the last couple of years they’ve really improved the front of the shop, bringing in lots of artisan food products. They support quality local businesses too.“ |
| 90 /100 Bradley’s Specialist Off-Licence & Foodstore (Beer Store) 81/82 NORTH MAIN STREET “A knowledgeable, friendly owner, and the best beer selection I’ve ever encountered in Ireland. Combine that with the artisan food selection, and you’ve got a unique store dedicated to pleasing your taste buds. Great city center location.“ |
| 74 /100 14 NORTH MALL “A nice place with amazing own draft beers. The service on the pub is very friendly and kind. The place itself is a must to go visit on Cork.“ |
| 82 /100 The Bierhaus (Bar) POPES QUAY “When I was living on Cork this place was like my second home. Nice selection with rotative taps and guest beers and a good selection of Irish beers too. Theres no food on the pub but is the same street is a nice pizzeria and you can take your pizza to the Bar. Great, great place!“ |
| 74 /100 14 NORTH MALL “Nice layout with both outdoor and indoor seating. Attractive copper DME brewhouse with 4 fementers, 4 conditioning tanks, 2 brite beer tanks and 3 serving vessels. Outdoor patio with multiple covered and uncovered areas. Smoker usually hang out in the uncovered areas. Glass-walled brewhouse .
Brewhouse tour reveals imported malts, 2-roller mill, 6-head manual bottle filler, and 4-head keg filler. Since being taken over my Molsen-Coors, new production will begin near old Beamish brewery in Cork.
Popul;arity now increasing for beers that include Rebel Red, Jameson Stout, Jack Daniels bourbon, Friar Weisse, and Pale Ale.
Nice patio and semi-late night bar. Sucessful brewer. Wosh them well in the corporate worls.“ |
| 86 /100 14 NORTH MALL “I really enjoyed this place. Very original...great feel to the place. The people are very welcomimg. The night I was there they had somebody visiting that was making wood fired pizza which they insisted I would like even after I said I was from NYC...they were right! The beers were very good compared to the syles I had been finding in Ireland during this visit (hard for me to find the hoppy beers I love from back home). I would highly recommend this place to anyone in the area...even worth a special trip.“ |
| 74 /100 The Abbot’s Ale House (shop) (Beer Store) 17 DEVONSHIRE STREET “The best selection in any off-licence in Cork, if not Ireland. Huge range of bottles, from Ireland, UK, US, Belgium, Germany and others too. So long as your not looking for something as rare as hen’s teeth, there’s a decent chance you’ll find it in here. Great bargain bins as well, where you can pick up terrific beer that’s just past its sell-by date for as little as €0.70 a bottle (I just picked up 12 bottles of Brooklyn Lager and 4 bottles of Oyster Stout for just over a tenner!).
Only drawback is that service can leave a lot to be desired with the guys in there regularly enough having a grumpy day and not being the most helpful - that said, if you catch them on a good day, they’d be happy to answer any questions you have.
Overall, a great shop and my usual shop for any craft beers of any nature.“ |
| 92 /100 Bradley’s Specialist Off-Licence & Foodstore (Beer Store) 81/82 NORTH MAIN STREET “Bradleys Off-license has a wonderful selection of beer and whisky. The owner is very friendly and knowledgeable about his stock. The prices are a little high but you cannot get a lot of the stock anywhere else, you get what you pay for. High quality and highly recommended. The grocery section has a fantastic selection of artisan foods produced locally.“ |
| 100 /100 14 NORTH MALL “Simply a great, great bar. The ambience and service is top notch. The draft beers are mostly all brewed out the back and are excellent quality. Their beers have won many awards. You can get pizza out the back, fresh cooked in a stone oven on thursday/friday nights. They have many festivals highlighting Irish craft brewers. The staff are extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Altogether a wonderful place to visit.“ |
