# The best Irish beers

Ireland's essential beers, from the big stouts and red ales to the craft brewers, according to The Irish Road Trip, Homebrew Academy and Food Plus Beer.

- 39 votes · 14 items
- Jul 19, 2026 · Amit Das
- https://even.best/en/l/1617/the-best-irish-beers

## Top 14

1. **Murphy's Irish Stout** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Cork's smoother, sweeter stout.
2. **Guinness Draught** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — The world-famous dry stout from St. James's Gate, Dublin, since 1759.
3. **Beamish Irish Stout** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Cork's other historic stout, with roasted coffee notes.
4. **Smithwick's Red Ale** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Kilkenny's classic red ale, brewed since 1710.
5. **Kinnegar Scraggy Bay** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Donegal's hoppy, unfiltered India pale lager.
6. **Hop House 13** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Guinness's lager with Irish and Australian hops.
7. **Harp Lager** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Dundalk's crisp pale lager.
8. **O'Hara's Irish Stout** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Carlow Brewing's award-winning craft stout.
9. **Galway Bay Of Foam and Fury** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A celebrated double IPA from Galway Bay Brewery.
10. **Porterhouse Wrasslers XXXX Stout** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Dublin brewpub stout with a strong roasted character.
11. **Wicklow Wolf Elevation** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Pale ale from Wicklow's craft brewery.
12. **Kilkenny** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Creamy nitro red ale, Smithwick's export sibling.
13. **Franciscan Well Rebel Red** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cork craft red ale.
14. **Rye River Grand Canal Session IPA** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Easy-drinking IPA from Kildare.

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