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Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny
Category: Distilleries & Breweries , Region , City Centre , Kilkenny Things to Do , Ireland's Medieval Mile , Do , Kilkenny Heritage & History , Tours , Event Venue
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Visit Smithwick’s and Experience Ireland’s most popular ale.
Here in the heart of historic Kilkenny, we’re less than 90 minutes from Dublin. We’re less than a 10 minute stroll from the iconic Kilkenny Castle, and are very proud to be part of Kilkenny’s famous Medieval Mile.
Immerse yourself in the story of Smithwick’s, told as only a local knows how. Where 300 years of history combine with extraordinary brewing innovations, to create the Smithwick’s tour – an experience like no other.
Our experience is the perfect way to enjoy a pint of your favourite Smithwick’s Ale, right in the heart of Kilkenny. Why not take the opportunity to upgrade your ticket and taste our red ale, pale ale and Kilkenny beer? (You might even have a new favourite by the end of your tour.)
Nothing beats getting stuck in and experiencing some hands on experiences. As part of your tour, you’ll have the chance to mill the malt, stir the mash and smell the hops, just as you would in the brewing process.
Get ready to experience a tour with more than a few surprises along the way. Our local guides are waiting to introduce you to some very memorable characters, as you’re transported back in time.
Premium Tour – Masters of Ales
Join our Masters of Ale tour and learn about the evolution of ale and how the Smithwick’s family played a prominent role. With sensory touchpoints along the way, the tour includes sensorial masterclass where you’ll isolate the senses and break down the raw ingredients across different ale styles. Finish with a guided tutorial on how to pour the perfect pint of Smithwick’s!
– Guided Sensorial Tour – Welcome Refreshment – Tasting Masterclass of 4 Ales – Pint Pouring Tutorial – Engraved Glass Gift Memento – Over 18s Only
Sensory-friendly Visits
Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny has partnered with Ireland’s National Autism Charity, AsIAm, to offer sensory friendly hours and ensure that autistic and sensory-sensitive individuals can visit the Kilkenny city centre site with confidence. Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny will provide designated low-sensory tours. The first tour/early hours of selected sensory friendly days will include noise and light reduction. This will involve turning down music, dimming lighting and more. All three experiences will also offer one free carer ticket per customer, if required.
Sensory kits are available at reception, along with visual guides of the buildings and sensory maps year round. During the designated sensory friendly tours, additional signage will be placed around the buildings, marking high sensory areas. Staff have been trained by AsIAm.ie to better understand how to cater to customers with autism or neuro divergencies.
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Smithwick’s experience is located less than a five minute walk from kilkenny ormonde hotel, visit smithwick’s and experience ireland’s most popular ale, 4.5 tripadvisor rating immerse yourself in the story of smithwick’s, told as only a local knows how. where 300 years of history combine with extraordinary brewing innovations, to create the smithwick’s tour – an experience like no other..
Located less than a five minute walk from Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel and in the heart of Ireland’s Medieval Mile. Smithwick’s Experience; named as one of Lonely Planet's top new attractions, takes visitors on a journey through over 300 years of history behind Ireland’s most popular ale. Satisfy your curiosity and experience the Smithwick's story for yourself with an interactive tour through the centuries. You will discover stories of our rich heritage on a unique guided tour and meet some interesting characters along the way. Best of all, it’s all topped off with a perfectly poured pint of the red stuff (visitors over 18 years of age, under 18s will receive a complimentary soft drink).
What’s included in the price of my ticket?
The price of a standard ticket includes a fully guided tour of Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny. A local guide gives your tour, which lasts approximately 1 hour, and you’ll enjoy interactive and surprising experiences along the way. Tours are in English for the moment, andthey will soon offer a complimentary audio guide in French, German, Spanish and Italian. At the end of your tour, you’ll be treated to a complimentary pint of your favourite Smithwick’s Ale, with soft drinks provided for under 18s or those who would prefer one. For a small extra charge, you can upgrade your ticket and taste two of our ales and Kilkenny beer.
How long is the tour? You can expect your tour to last between 45 and 60 minutes, however we recommend allowing a bit more time, as you may want to try our tasting paddle or shop at our retail store.
What are the opening hours? Open seven days a week. From March – October, from 10.00am – 6.00pm (last tour at 5.00pm). From November – February, open from 11.00am – 5.00pm (last tour at 4.00pm). Closed from December 24th– 26th each year. Hours may vary slightly by season.
For more information, visit www.smithwicksexperience.com
For general queries and group bookings Tel: +353 (0) 56 7786377 or Email: [email protected]
Smitwicks Expreience also offer private evening tours for groups by special arrangement, with advance booking necessary.
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St Francis Abbey Brewery, also known as The Smithwick’s Experience , takes visitors through 300 years of Smithwick’s family history. The journey begins in 1231, when the monks of St Francis Abbey discovered a way to purify water and turn it into ale. This interactive tour breathes life into the history of Smithwick’s, Ireland’s oldest beer. See the living portraits of Smithwick’s family members and listen closely to hear the tantalising tale of how Smithwick’s progressed from local product to world-famous ale. Experience opens seven days a week.
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“ Enjoying a cool pint of Smithwick's Irish Ale is the perfect way to celebrate place and history. ” in 17 reviews
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“ A great experience giving an excellent overview of the history & brewing process of Smithwick's red ale. ” in 5 reviews
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“ The Red ale is the is the best in my opinion. ” in 4 reviews
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The experience was a great combination of fun and education - so much more than images on a wall and lectures. We got to see, smell, and touch throughout the tour which resulted in interaction with fellow visitors. This made our time enjoying our pint at the end of the tour much more fun as we chatted, helped take group photos, and the employees stopped by to chat.
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We got a flight of beer and tasted a great variety. Bathrooms were very clean, the experience is quite interesting.
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I love Smithwick's beer and being able to visit Kilkenny and hearing about the history is well worth the hour tour and beer at the end!
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A must visit when you're in beautiful Kilkenny. Enjoying a cool pint of Smithwick's Irish Ale is the perfect way to celebrate place and history. The visit was made all the better by a fun and friendly staff. Cheers!
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This place is amazing. We visit Kilkenny and did the Smitchwick's experience due to it being my favorite beer. What an amazing tour and facility that have built. The have an immersed experience with state of the art technology to tell their story. If you visit Kilkenny and want a great history and beer of course visit this place. Our tour guide Darren gave us a lot of history, a lot of viable information and some great places to eat. Darren also connected the story of Smithwick's to the local history. Great time great experience 100% recommend.
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Great place! Enjoyed the tour. Jorg was amazing! Enjoy the beers. Love the red ale and the Kilkenny. One of my favorites!!!!
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What a difference! Yesterday we visited Guinness where it seemed as if there were 1,000 guests on each of the building's six floors. Smithwick was smaller, a lot quieter, and truth be told... a lot more enjoyable to visit. Our tour guide walked us through the brewing process as there was one room dedicated to each step along the way. A history lesson on the company was greatly enhanced by some wondrous wizardry in the form of talking portraits of the Smithwick family. They seemed to come to life in front of our very eyes. Our tour led us to the tasting room where we had a choice of one pint of any Smithwick Product. I went for the Smithwick Red and it was delicious. Nice job, Smithwick. Thanks for a very fun time and some great beer.
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Fantastic tour! Great use of modern technology to teach us about the history of the brewery. And you can't beat a few sample in the end!
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Awesome Smithwick's Experience! Tip- you don't pronounce the w in Smithwick's name so it's pronounced Smith'icks. The tour was fascinating as I love history and the Irish have a complicated story all the way back to when Christ was born. Smithwick goes back to the year 1200AD where monks formulated the Ale. Our tour guide was Alan and he was excellent! He kept us interested, engaged during the entire tour. The overall tour was about an hour but time goes by quickly and before you know it you are sitting at the bar using your ticket to get a free beverage of do a tasting of the Pale, Ale and Red. I am not a beer drinker but I liked Smithwick's Red beer the best. It also has the least about of alcohol. Definitely visit Smithwick's when in Kilkenny!
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We enjoyed the tour of the old Smithwick's.brewery and soon discovered that it had long ago been purchased by Guinness and moved more recently to St. James Place in Dublin. To keep a consistent flavor with a different water source, the mineral content of Kilkenny (hard water) is recreated in Dublin. You'll learn this and more at the experience! It was also interesting to see the Smithwicks still practicing law next door. What a family history.
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Beer lovers organizing a road trip of Ireland should be sure to book the Smithwick’s Experience , ranked as one of the best things to do in Kilkenny .
The famous Irish brewery offers state-of-the-art beer tours and a well-stocked gift shop on Kilkenny’s famous Medieval Mile.
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History of Smithwick’s
In the 13th century, Irish monks settled at St. Francis Abbey. For more than 300 years the Abbey grew in size. However, the arrival of Henry VIII and the Reformation in 1537 meant that the Abbey was forced to close its doors.
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When John Smithwick moved to Kilkenny in the 1700s the penal laws for Catholics were in full swing, meaning he couldn’t own property or run for elected office. Shortly after his arrival in Kilkenny, John went into the brewing business with Richard Cole on a piece of land that Cole had leased from the Duke of Ormond in 1705, who lived in Kilkenny Castle.
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Smithwick spent decades keeping his business affairs private. Locals liked doing business with the mysterious Mr. Smithwick. His name had earned respect, although the laws still forbid him attaching it to anything. When penal laws were finally revoked in the late 1700’s the Smithwicks were finally free to take their rightful place in Kilkenny society.
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Edmond Smithwick finally got the Smithwick name over the brewery’s gate in 1827. Under Edmond’s leadership, trade skyrocketed in 10 years from 5,000 barrels to 40,000 barrels in 1860.
In 1892 Smithwick’s won 1st prize in Dublin’s Rotunda Exhibition of Brewers and Distillers, officially landing it on the Irish brewery map.
In 1930, Walter Smithwick marketed the brewery’s naturally-conditioned bottled ale as Smithwick’s No.1 and large slogans referring to it began to appear on buses, trams and in newspapers across Ireland.
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Smithwick’s Experience Opens Its Doors
In August, 2014 the highly anticipated Smithwick’s Experience opened its doors in Kilkenny.
Located in the old Victorian brewing building on Parliament Street, the multi-sensory and interactive experience takes visitors on a journey through the medieval origins of brewing on the site of the St. Francis Abbey Brewery to the arrival of John Smithwick in the 1700’s, and right up to the present day.
Hop heads are fully immersed in the history of Smithwick’s, Ireland’s oldest beer brand, the fascinating heritage of the Smithwick’s family and its place in Kilkenny, a city steeped in ancient history and brewing tradition.
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“Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny has been modelled on the Guinness Storehouse, Ireland’s number one international visitor attraction. It is an engaging experience that will provide an interactive way of understanding the amazing history of an iconic brand and its brewing credentials, said Mark McGovern, Manager, Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny.
McGovern added, “Kilkenny and the surrounding area is already a wonderful, culturally rich tourist destination and we believe that the Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny will further add to this.”
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Smithwick’s Experience Tour
Visitors enjoy an interactive tour that includes a life-size holographic monk which showcases the origins of brewing on the site together with living portraits of the key Smithwick’s family members.
During the tour, the Smithwick’s brewing process is brought to life, with visitors having the opportunity to experience the smells, tastes and textures of the raw materials involved in creating the perfect pint of Irish ale.
To avoid disappointment, we strongly suggest that you book your tour in advance. Especially during the busy tourist high season during the summer months. It’s easy to book your tickets online and you’ll enjoy a discount off all adult tickets with advanced bookings!
The Smithwick’s Experience Retail Store is the world’s only dedicated seller of Smithwick’s branded merchandise. Visitors can purchase an exclusive range of merchandise including customized and engraved Smithwick’s glasses, t-shirts and barware.
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Smithwick’s Experience Beer Tasting
Each Smithwick’s Brewery tour ends at a spacious beer bar featuring hardwood communal tables. The tour ticket includes a complimentary pint of Smithwick’s for all visitors over the age of 18. A soft drink is offered for visitors under 18.
Why not take advantage of the opportunity to taste all three of the Irish brewery’s ales at the end of your Smithwick’s Experience Tour? If you’d like to taste three of our most popular variants, Smithwick’s Red Ale, Smithwick’s Pale Ale, and Smithwick’s Atlantic Blonde Ale, you can upgrade your ticket to include a tasting paddle at the end of your tour for just €3. Friendly bartenders are happy to walk visitors through the uniqueness of each of Irish ale, or grab a seat and sip in solitude.
If you’re feeling peckish and need a nibble to compliment your sud-sloshing, a selection of fresh pretzels and chips are available at the bar.
- Smithwick’s Red Ale : The Irish beer’s distinctive ruby red colour makes it unmistakably Smithwick’s. A blend of mild hops, sweet malt, and roasted barley. ABV 3.8%
- Smithwick’s Pale Ale : Deeply golden in colour, the award winning Smithwick’s Pale Ale is inspired by old recipes from Kilkenny’s historical brewery. This golden malt beer is fruity, and grassy, brewed with aromatic Amarillo hops. ABV 4.5%
- Smithwick’s Atlantic Blonde : Crisp, clean, and citrusy, Smithwick’s Atlantic Blonde Ale is a great thirst quencher. Its golden colour pairs with a perfectly balanced blend of Polaris hops, citrus aromas and malty flavour. ABV 4.1%
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Smithwick’s Experience Reservations
44 Parliament Street , 353-56-778-6377
Open from 10am-6pm daily.
Smithwick’s Experience Prices and Times
French, German, Spanish and Italian speaking visitors are offered an audio guide to take them through the Smithwick’s Experience tour , which lasts approximately 70 minutes.
Adults in person €16, online €14
Seniors (65+) €14
Students (under 18) €10
Students (over 18) €14
Family (2 adults, 3 children) €40
July and August Every 20 minutes, 10.00am – 5.00pm
March to June and September – October Every 30 minutes, 11.00am – 5.00pm
November – February On the hour, 11.00am – 4.00pm
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Kilkenny, Smithwick's Beer Experience
Smithwicks Experience Kilkenny
Experience one of Kilkenny's most visited attractions at the Smithwick's brewery in Kilkenny. Learn about the brewing innovations and discover the family behind one of Ireland's oldest and best-loved ales.
Smithwick's Brewery
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Begin your journey with the Franciscan monks who first started brewing on this site in the 13th-century and whose resourcefulness began the tradition of brewing at St. Francis Abbey. Continue on to learn the history of the Smithwick family, told as only they know how. Learn about how John Smithwick established his brewery in 1710 and over 300 years the family made a name for themselves in Kilkenny and further afield as brewers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and benefactors. On the brewing floor, experience a reproduction of the brewing process right down to the smell of the hops and the taste of the sweet wort. Learn about the 4 ingredients that go into every pint of Smithwick's, including the secret ingredient which is kept under lock and key. The final stage of the tour is, for many, the best - sample a pint of your favorite Smithwick's ale in the tasting bar or upgrade to a Tasting Paddle where you can sample 3 different ales on offer. Learn what makes Smithwick's one of Ireland's favorite ales that is famous all over the world. Sit back, relax and enjoy, this fun and informative tour.
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Ireland's most popular ale
Ireland’s most popular ale.
With more than 300 years of innovating behind it, it’s no accident that Smithwick’s has become Ireland’s most popular ale. It takes a very special beer to win the amount of accolades that Smithwick’s has to its name, and its reputation as a uniquely Irish, great tasting ale has gained it a following all over the world.
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Smithwick’s Red Ale
The distinctive Ruby Red colour makes it unmistakably Smithwick’s. With a refreshingly balanced taste, this is a blend of mild hops, sweet malt, and roasted barley. The gentle bitterness of the hops is perfectly complemented by the sweet, malty notes.
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Smithwick’s Pale Ale
Deeply golden in colour, our award winning Smithwick’s Pale Ale is inspired by old recipes from our Brewery. Full of flavour, with a long finish, this golden malt beer is fruity, and grassy. It’s brewed with aromatic Amarillo hops for a fuller, fruitier flavour.
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Taste our Beers
Why not take advantage of the opportunity to try a half pint of our Original Red, our Pale Ale and our Kilkenny beer at the end of your tour? Simply upgrade your ticket to enjoy a tasting paddle for a small extra charge. Non-alcoholic drinks are provided for under 18s or those who would prefer one. Book your tickets online for a discount to try our tasting paddle.
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Why not take advantage of the opportunity to try a half pint of our Original Red, our Pale Ale and our Kilkenny beer at the end of your tour? Simply upgrade your ticket to enjoy a tasting paddle for a small extra charge. Non-alcoholic drinks are provided for under 18s or those who would prefer one.
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Our Ales & Beers. Our experience is the perfect way to enjoy a pint of your favourite Smithwick's Ale, right in the heart of Kilkenny. Why not take the opportunity to upgrade your ticket and taste our red ale, pale ale and Kilkenny beer? (You might even have a new favourite by the end of your tour.) Soft drinks provided for under 18s. Where ...
Free pint of Smithwick's (18+) with your ticket. Book now! Where 300 years of history combine with extraordinary brewing innovations, to create the Smithwick's tour - an experience like no other.
Our Smithwick's Experience guided tours run at regular intervals throughout the day, seven days a week, each tour taking approximately 1 hour. Tour Frequency. July & August Every 20 minutes, 10.00am - 5.00pm; March - June & September - October Every 30 minutes, 10.00am - 5.00pm;
Breweries. Closed now. 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Write a review. About. Located in the heart of Kilkenny city, Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny is a multi-sensory experience that immerses you in the history of Ireland's oldest ale. Harvested from our land, seasoned by our history, Smithwick's has been brewed in Ireland since 1710.
Immerse yourself in the story of Smithwick's, told as only a local knows how. Where 300 years of history combine with extraordinary brewing innovations, to create the Smithwick's tour - an experience like no other. Our experience is the perfect way to enjoy a pint of your favourite Smithwick's Ale, right in the heart of Kilkenny.
From November - February, open from 11.00am - 5.00pm (last tour at 4.00pm). Closed from December 24th- 26th each year. Hours may vary slightly by season. For more information, visit www.smithwicksexperience.com. For general queries and group bookings Tel: +353 (0) 56 7786377 or Email: [email protected].
Smithwick's Experience 44 Parliament St, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 TW27, Ireland. The brewery is located beside the courthouse on Parliament St. Make your way down the laneway beside the retail store, to the admissions desk where your voucher will be processed and exchanged for tickets for the next available tour. Open in Google Maps .
Explore the history of Smithwick's — Ireland's oldest brewery — with a visit to Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny. With your entrance ticket in hand, head inside the Smithwick's Experience and join a 1-hour guided tour. Follow the history of Ireland's oldest beer name from its medieval origins right up to the present day. Watch holograms of Franciscan monks brewing their tasty ...
Hosting groups of up to 16 on an extended, sensorial tour of the 300-year-old brewing site, this is the perfect opportunity to learn more about the evolution of ale and the prominent role the Smithwick's family played. You will finish the tour by learning to pour the perfect pint of Smithwick's and leave with a personalised engraved pint glass.
St Francis Abbey Brewery, also known as The Smithwick's Experience, takes visitors through 300 years of Smithwick's family history. The journey begins in 1231, when the monks of St Francis Abbey discovered a way to purify water and turn it into ale. This interactive tour breathes life into the history of Smithwick's, Ireland's oldest beer.
When in Kilkenny, take some time to tour the old Smithwick's brewery. An active brewery from 1920-2013 it has a rich history and deep connection with Kilkenny. Unfortunately brewing operations have moved to the Guinness facility in Dublin. I took the guided tour with Emma and enjoyed hearing about this place.
We enjoyed the tour of the old Smithwick's.brewery and soon discovered that it had long ago been purchased by Guinness and moved more recently to St. James Place in Dublin. To keep a consistent flavor with a different water source, the mineral content of Kilkenny (hard water) is recreated in Dublin. You'll learn this and more at the experience!
The Smithwicks brewery tour is incredibly done. Along with a guide, there are audiovisual aspects where one is introduced to the history of brewing on the site, the Smithwick family history and the process of the brew. There is an interactive room where the smells and tastes of the ingredients are experienced first hand, ending with either a ...
Smithwick's Experience Prices and Times. French, German, Spanish and Italian speaking visitors are offered an audio guide to take them through the Smithwick's Experience tour, which lasts approximately 70 minutes. Adults in person €16, online €14. Seniors (65+) €14. Students (under 18) €10.
Enjoying your favourite Smithwick's Ale, while one of our local staff explains what makes it so unique, makes this one of the most enjoyable tours in Ireland. Upgrade your ticket to taste both ales and Kilkenny beer. Soft drinks are provided for under 18s and those who would prefer one. Soft drinks provided for under 18s.
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny (formerly St. Francis Abbey Brewery and Kilkenny Brewery) is a brewery-turned-brewery-tour located on the "medieval mile" in Kilkenny, Ireland. [3] The Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny is the site where Smithwick's was brewed from the 1700s until 2014. Prior to this, the site was owned by Franciscan friars who ...
The Smithwick's Experience in Kilkenny is the site of the original brewery and former residence of the Smithwick family. The site operated as a brewery until it transformed into a visitor experience in 2014. Since then, it has been offering tours to the public and has picked up numerous awards. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ...
Breweries. Closed now. 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Write a review. About. Located in the heart of Kilkenny city, Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny is a multi-sensory experience that immerses you in the history of Ireland's oldest ale. Harvested from our land, seasoned by our history, Smithwick's has been brewed in Ireland since 1710.
The final stage of the tour is, for many, the best - sample a pint of your favorite Smithwick's ale in the tasting bar or upgrade to a Tasting Paddle where you can sample 3 different ales on offer. Learn what makes Smithwick's one of Ireland's favorite ales that is famous all over the world. Sit back, relax and enjoy, this fun and informative tour.
I recently had an amazing brewery tour experience at Smithwick's in Kilkenny. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable, and our tour guide, Chris, was fantastic. The tour was well-organized, informative, interactive, and ended with a delightful tasting session with a variety of delicious beers.
The Smithwick's Experience Tour takes you through the history of the Smithwick's Brewing and how it intertwines with Kilkenny City's history. Learn more! ... On the 8th of Oct 1937 Smithwick's No.1 won first prize at the London Bottled Beer Competition. The company now had a national brand superior to all of its competitors. Read More.
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Alongside the signature Red Ale, Smithwick's brew an award-winning Pale Ale and Blonde Ale at the Kilkenny Brewery. Try all three on your tour, book now! Where 300 years of history combine with extraordinary brewing innovations, to create the Smithwick's tour - an experience like no other.