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food-drink · Monday 20 July 2026 · Various 
West Kerry Brewery Events & Tastings
At Tig Bhric & West Kerry Brewery · Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry
At Tig Bhric & West Kerry Brewery · Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry
West Kerry Brewery sits at the far edge of the Dingle Peninsula, where the land runs out and the Atlantic takes over. It is Europe’s most south-westerly brewery, founded by the first woman microbrewer in Ireland, and the setting alone - a converted building in the garden of Tig Bhric, a rural pub that has been in the same family since the 1890s - tells you this is not a standard taproom experience. The events and tastings here bring together the brewery’s own small-batch cask ales with some of the finest food producers on the peninsula and beyond. If you care about what goes into your glass and your plate, and you want to spend an afternoon doing that in a place that feels genuinely Irish rather than tourist-polished, this is worth the drive.
The brewery runs a 5-barrel system using well water drawn on site and a house yeast strain that shapes the character of every batch. Their cask-conditioned ales - Béal Bán, Blue Rose and Carraig Dhubh among them - are naturally carbonated and hand-pumped in Tig Bhric rather than force-carbonated like most modern craft beer. The brewery’s most distinctive output is their Gruit range: traditional herbal beers brewed without hops, an older style that most drinkers have never tried. Past events have featured chef Jess Murphy of Kai Restaurant in Galway alongside the brewery’s own Adrienne, with conversations and pairings built around local producers including Micilín Muc, Ashes Black Pudding, The Dingle Farm, Bacus Bakery and Wild Side. The format varies - check the website for the specific programme for July - but events typically combine a tasting flight with food, stories about the producers and a chance to ask the brewers questions directly. Brewery tours are also available by arrangement, walking through the brewhouse before finishing in the pub.
Ballyferriter is about 11 km north-west of Dingle town along the Slea Head Drive - the scenic coastal road that loops around the tip of the peninsula. From Dingle, allow 20 to 25 minutes by car. From Killarney, it is roughly 90 km via Tralee and Dingle, around an hour and a half. There is no regular public transport serving Ballyferriter, so a car or taxi from Dingle is the practical option. Parking is available on site. The road out from Dingle is narrow and single-track in places, so take it slowly and pull into passing places when you meet oncoming traffic - it is all part of the drive.
The brewery sits near a 6th-century monastic site at An Riasc, and the western end of the peninsula is scattered with early Christian remains, Iron Age promontory forts and some of the finest coastal walking in Ireland. Dingle town, 11 km east, has a strong food scene, traditional music most evenings and Fungie’s long-standing reputation as a harbour. There is more to see in Dingle and across Co. Kerry.
Heading to Tig Bhric & West Kerry Brewery in Dingle? Kerry has plenty more to see. Read the Dingle area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.