When it comes to a finding a great spacious pub in Dublin for some after work pint with your mates or big get togethers where the music doesn’t drown each other’s voices, the choices are pretty limited. Likewise, for beer enthusiast and those of us with more adventurous taste buds, the drink selection typically offered in Dublin pubs can leave us with a bit more variety to be desired. Luckily, I’m here to tell you about Dublin’s newest hot spot where you can have your cake (or beer for this matter) and drink it too!
Brewdog Dublin Outpost
Brewdog Dublin Outpost opened their doors last December just in time for the holiday season. The bar has a max capacity of 1,200 humans (and pups!). Yes, the bar is dog friendly, sports four Olympic sized Shufl Board tables, fitted with four projector screens and a heated terrace matched with plenty of open outdoor seating for those warm Dublin summers!
Their cicerone certified bar team is trained to guide you through your beer journey and help you select the right beer for you from their 30 daily rotating beer taps comprised of local and imported independent craft beers. You can also book yourself and your friends in for Brewdog Beer School currently offered in English or Spanish with the hopes of expanding into other languages to serve Dublin’s diverse community.
Author's Choice
Beer: Elvis Juice
Style: Grapefruit Infused IPA with Natural Citrus Flavours
ABV: 6.5%
Not much of a beer drinker or drinker at all for that matter? Brewdog provides a selection of low alcohol options as well as some of their very own fine selection of gins, rums, whiskeys, vodka shipped over from their Brewdog Distilling Co. located in Aberdeen, UK.
Author's Choice
Drink: Five Hundred Cuts Botanical Rum
Style: White rum with Tonka beans, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and spices; the remainder is pot-distilled with an abundance of fresh orange peel, Schezuan peppercorn, green cardamom and cloves.
ABV: 40.0%
Last but not least, you can pair that drink with an offering from their self-described “farm to table junk food” consisting of pizzas, burgers, and various other vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options. A delicious brunch menu is also offered Friday through Sunday!
Author's Choice
Burger: Cluck Norris w/ Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients: Buttermilk fried chicken, avocado, red onion, cajun mayo & coriander in a sesame and poppy seeded brioche bun
Brewdog Dublin Outpost is located in Capital Dock serving as the Silicone Docks newest (and currently one of only two) watering holes in that area for workers and residents alike. The venue also includes an on-site microbrewery where their own dedicated Brewmaster works up his monthly concoctions for their visitors to enjoy!
Brewdog as a Brand
Brewdog is an independent craft beer brewery founded in Aberdeen, Scotland back in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie. Their mission is to “Make others as passionate about great craft beer as we are.” and so far, they’ve been steadily keeping with that goal. Brewdog is now the biggest independent craft brewery in Europe and have been aggressively expanding their brand worldwide. Much of that success can be attributed to their passionate global community and their crowd-funding movement, Equity for Punks. Brewdog Dublin Outpost is the brewery’s 100th bar to open globally. “The management team are totally surprised with the incredible opening and following success.” explains Deputy General Manager Paul Markey, “We are over exceeding expectations and the figures are outstanding especially for a non-Irish company with competitors that have the backing of big brands such as Guinness and Heineken.”
While a bit out of the way for some Dubliners, Brewdog Dublin Outpost is definitely a spot worth the trek. With plenty of drink and food options along with a variety of games, it is enough to keep the experience new and exciting every time!
