Bridewell Brewery

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Bridewell Brewery Clifden


Thank you very much to all our customers and supporters who have enjoyed Bridewell Brewery beers and encouraged Clifden’s local craft brewery at every step.

With heavy hearts we have taken the challenging decision to close the brewery. It was our pleasure to produce local draft and bottled beer. Go raibh maith agaibh agus slán libh!

Pint of Bridewell Blond

Bold and Refreshing

Original draught beers brewed in Clifden the capital of Connemara in County Galway

On tap in local bars, hotels and restaurants

Ask for Bridewell

ORIGINAL DRAUGHT BEER

Brewed in Clifden with the pure soft water that the Atlantic weather brings to the Connemara hills, Bridewell Blond is a blond ale with a distinctive all-malt flavour from Pilsner and wheat malts and a balanced noble hop character, a beer influenced by Belgian blond ales

Drier and with less alcohol than its Belgian cousins

Pairs well with seafood and quite happy to be enjoyed on its own

Bridewell Blond
Bridewell Red

ORIGINAL DRAUGHT BEER

A dry, light-bodied Irish Red Ale with roasted barley character and a twist of Belgian Dubbel malted barley

Pairs well with roasted meat dishes

ORIGINAL DRAUGHT BEER

A crisp and refreshing, cold-fermented Pilsner style lager

Associated with local stories in selected Clifden pubs

Bridewell Pilsner
Light Keeper Pilsner

BRIDEWELL PILSNER

Here is the local story behind the Light Keeper Bridewell Pilsner name

Back in the day when Guys was a grocers and general store, Guys supplied the provisions to the Lighthouse Keepers on Slyne Head. And the current proprietor’s late father was a Lighthouse Keeper on Clare Island

BRIDEWELL PILSNER

Generator is named after Clifden’s hydroelectric station that brought electricity to Clifden in 1925

The station was built by Clifden entrepreneur EJ King assisted by engineers from the Marconi station

The hydroelectric plan brought lighting to the town until the 1950’s

Did you know that Clifden had electricity before Galway did?

Bridewell Brewery is located overlooking the remains of the hydroelectric station on the Owenglen river

Generator Bridewell Pilsner
Mullarkey's Pilsner by Bridewell Brewery

PILSNER

Another local story…

You’ll find Bridewell Pilsner on tap in Mullarkey’s Bar at Foyle’s Hotel in Clifden

Mullarkey’s is named after a previous name of the hotel

Pilot Transatlantic Gold by Bridewell Brewery

Limited Editions

Celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the First Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight by Alcock and Brown from St John’s, Newfoundland that landed near Clifden, Co Galway in 1919, we brewed two limited edition beers: Pilot and Navigator

Pilot Transatlantic Gold is a Golden Ale and Navigator Transatlantic Brown is a Brown Ale.

Currently out of stock

Navigator Transatlantic Brown by Bridewell Brewery

ORIGINAL DRAUGHT BEER

Brewed from Connemara water, extra pale Pilsner malt and Tettnang hops

Beer brewed in the Kölsch style, it is a study in subtle flavours. LIght-bodied, dry and balanced with subdued malt and pared-back hop aroma

The agreeable nature of Kölsch means that it will get along well with many foods. A summer beer

Currently out of stock

Bridewell Kölsch
Bridewell Festus

BOTTLED BEER

Ale inspired by Dark Lager

Dark chocolate, coffee flarours, light body, citrus and currant hops

Limited edition first brewed in 2018

Currently out of stock

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St Brides Palace
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St Bride's Well
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Brewing great beer in Clifden