The Brew Dock - Dublin

Casual pub near the EPIC museum. Live music, excellent fish and chips w minty mushy peas, stout stew, great chowder, flights of local beers. We wandered in at an odd time in the afternoon when they werent busy and still had live music the entire time.

A nice casual spot with a great selection of ales and beers. Staff are helpful and well informed on their products and give good advice on what might suit your taste. During the summer, it gets very warm so be aware of this, but other than that a great spot for a tasty pint.

I used to like this place but it between mergers with other breweries and the rise of other craft beer places it has seriously gone downhill. The last 2 times I've been there the beer has been poor, not good tasting, or clearly not the beer that they are saying it is.

Went for a drink Instead, I met a new friend. Love this spot when waiting on a bus

Just across from the bus station is The Brew Dock which used to be known as Kate’s Cottage. The old rustic style décor is more or less the same as the old bar, but the beers on tap and on offer are totally different. Gone is the Guinness, the Smithwicks, the Bud, and all the mass produced beer and in its place is some of the finest craft beers you can find in the capital city. Their selection is boundless, 21 taps, with craft beers from both Ireland and the USA. They have a sign outside that reads “No cr*p on tap” Anyway it’s a handy pub for a pint before heading home. No Smithwicks this time round so we went for Boston’s finest, a pint of Samuel Adams. A decent pint and it was refreshing to be in a nice relaxed bar with no loud music or a TV as an unnecessary distraction. Now Kate Cottage’s was a good pub that was relatively popular, so it’s a big step for The Brew Dock to set up a trendy craft beer pub this side of the town. I am guessing that they are hoping to attract a lot of attention from the office types that work in the nearby Irish Financial Services Centre (IFSC). But that’s the thing, I found the atmosphere a little dead to be honest. Nice and relaxed and calming, but not really a place that you would meet someone new, have the “craic”, or a place with some serious true Dublin character. A little bit contrived, but heh, these places are supposedly popular nowadays so it remains to be seen if it works out for them in the long run. Having said that though, I would like to have a good taste of all those exciting looking beers though! Some day!