The Porterhouse Brewing Company

The Porterhouse Brewing CompanyThe Porterhouse Brewing Company
The Porterhouse Brewing CompanyThe Porterhouse Brewing Company
Brewery, Eatery

Unit 6D
Rosemount, Park Road, Ballycoolin,
Dublin, 15
Ireland

+353(0)1-8227415 | map
porterhousebrewco.com

The Porterhouse brewery is located in an Industrial Estate in North County Dublin, and supplies their outlets in Parliament Street, Nassau Street, and Glasnevin, Dublin, their outlet in Bray, Co. Wicklow and the Porterhouse, Covent Garden, London, UK.
BEER STATS
Average:
3.58
Beers:
31
Ratings:
1,614
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.19
Reviews:
34
Ratings:
49
pDev:
7.16%
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Rated: 4.17 by charrel from Texas

Sep 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.81 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Aug 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3.93 by Oidmoe from Austria

Apr 19, 2017
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
Really cool brewpub in Dublin. Great food with an awesome ambiance. Clearly a hit with locals and tourists alike... the staff was friendly/helpful and the beer was pretty solid. Really liked the Oyster stout and will definitely be back the next time we're in Dublin.
Aug 29, 2016
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Reviewed by phishgator from Florida

4.19/5  rDev 0%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4.25
Stopped in to have some mussels and a sampler platter. The mussels were a heaping portion that had a delicious whiskey cream sauce. The sampler platter was a mixture of hot wings, ribs, sausage, some dipping sauces. It had a nice rustic feel, decorated with old beer bottles from all over the world and different time periods. The old advertisements of days past also lined the walls. After eating I made my way to the bar to just drink half pints of their brews. I had the Hop Head, Oyster Stout, a strong ale, and their XXXX Stout. All were of good quality. I did notice they had and the Hop Head on cask and the bartender told me that they will have up to three beers on cask sometimes, but at least always one. I was there on a Wednesday from 2 PM to 6 PM. There was a live two piece band playing at one of the tables inside the bar; which made it enjoyable to listen to. Prices were very reasonable. I would recommend it for anyone that is in Dublin.
Jul 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by psoriasaurus from Thailand

Jun 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.05 by jbexphys from Maryland

Jun 26, 2016
 
Rated: 4.75 by Rihup from Illinois

Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 5 by Butchnasty from Louisiana

Apr 03, 2016
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Reviewed by Bruno74200 from France

4.15/5  rDev -1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3
My favourite pub in Dublin! They brew their own beers and have a really amazing selection of taps and bottles (over a 1,000)!

The Vibe is great: irish or folk music everyday and night. And it's amazing being surronded by all those beer bottles!
Quality : only good beers that's for sure!
The service is not that bad!
The selection is amazing, beers from all around the world
The bar food is not amazing but you're in Ireland damn it!
Oct 04, 2015
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Reviewed by jshusc from South Carolina

3.94/5  rDev -6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
Large menu, with some decent offerings including some american craft (Founders, Brooklyn, Lagunitas). Good food and a good number of beer on taps. Offers flights for sampling.
Jul 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by TBonez477 from Vermont

May 15, 2015
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Reviewed by BoljaBoy52 from Texas

4.6/5  rDev +9.8%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.75 | food: 5
My friends and I stumbled upon this place while visiting Dublin, and it was quite a treat. We were able to try all their beers, and they were all incredible. The atmosphere was really cool too. Multi-level, multi-bar restaurant with seating all over. The food was basic pub fare done extremely well. Highly recommend to anyone in Dublin!
Mar 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by MicroBeerMan1980 from Pennsylvania

Sep 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Will_Rivera from New York

Jul 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by harripat from Illinois

Jun 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Vabrica

Jun 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by bakerbill from Massachusetts

Mar 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by mchengcit from Massachusetts

Mar 15, 2014
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Reviewed by msanborn from Texas

4.33/5  rDev +3.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4
Four stories of seating, live music, impressive collection of bottles on show all over the place. Nice place to go out. I went with a large group and our orders were all correct and quickly filled. I ordered wings to share with a buddy and they were great quality. On to the more important stuff; the beer high quality and abundant. Their Oyster stout is fantastic and a prime representation of the Irish Dry Stout. If you aren't in the mood to try something new, they've got a bottle list longer than any I've seen in Ireland with stuff from the States and all over Europe. Not bad pricing either. I would highly recommend stopping in here to anyone in Dublin.
Oct 10, 2013
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Reviewed by Beerstorian from District of Columbia

4.26/5  rDev +1.7%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25 | food: 3
We visited here in April 2012 while on a tour of UKoGBaNI and Ireland. After a long ferry ride we dragged the kids to Porterhouse to have a few beers. It was kid-friendlier than most places we visited, and had no problem accommodating the wee ones.

Good beer. I had a sampler and tried most everything. We had standard pub food, which was standard. If you're a tourist visiting the area with family, I'd recommend this. If you're looking for a local experience, look elsewhere.
Mar 14, 2013
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Reviewed by mtbdonn from Colorado

4.58/5  rDev +9.3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4
A great craft beer local in Dublin, and one of the best. A great range of brews from unique IPAs to stouts!
A-Great Irish theme, excellent Irish enviroment, and craft bar essence in the tourist district of Temple Bar. I went during the Olympics and Irish
Q-BEST BEERS IN IRELAND! Freak'n excellent!
S-Top notch! Very knowledgeable, provide great insight and recommendations into brews.
S-Numerous ales, lagers, & stouts on tap. Ask for a bottle of their barrel-aged imperial stout - best thing an Irish brewer has ever done; they do not advertise!
F-Food is excellent! Try the Irish cuisine!
V-Prices on the Slightly on the high side due to location in the tourist district!
Better than the overrated Temple Bar and a Guiness!
Aug 17, 2012
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Reviewed by ottovon from Arizona

4.18/5  rDev -0.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
This is a really cool place right outside all of the shopping and temple bar area. it is 3 or 4 stories high. staircases twist and turn and seating areas appear out of nowhere sometimes.

the food was really good, and i really enjoyed the beer. there was a lot of beers on tap, i dont remember how many, but i think it was close to 15 - 20. they have a lot of their own brews, and i really enjoyed them. they are importing them now as well. we went back in 2009 and they werent importing yet.

it is a good place to go to get something different as far as beer is concerned than most of the places in town.

i would definitely go back here next time we go to dublin.
Jul 27, 2011
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Reviewed by FLBeerGuy from Florida

4.23/5  rDev +1%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4
With 4 levels, a very popular place, gets quite crowded early. Visited on 2 separate occasions & both times it was very crowded. Bottles from everywhere decorate the walls. Only beer on tap is what they brew, about 8 or 9 of their own, including 3 or 4 different stouts. So don't expect to get a pint of the one from St James Gate here. Probably the only place in all of Ireland that doesn't have Guinness on tap. A great bottle selection from around the world as well. They also have a cask selection, which I was told is the only place in Ireland that has cask. Must have something to do with not adapting those English traditions. Had two of their stouts, Oyster (which they add shucked oysters to at the
fermentation stage) and 4X stout. Oyster was like your traditional Irish stout but a little more flavorful, due to the oysters. The 4X was more like an American stout, more complex and flavorful. Also sampled the Porterhouse Red, which was much like a typical Irish red.

Food was decent, lots of typical Irish dishes. Sampled the Bacon, Cabbage & potato, which was very good. Irish bacon
is salty ham, a nice ham steak in this case. The cabbage had an onion sauce on it which was good.

Waitress knew next to nothing about the beers.
When I asked what they had on cask, she had no idea what I was talking about. She did go back and ask the bartender, who set her straight.

A great place to go and have a couple Irish craft beers, one of the best in Dublin. Get there early as it gets very crowded making it hard to find a place to sit.
Jun 09, 2009
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Reviewed by PhillyStyle from Georgia

4.22/5  rDev +0.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.5
Visited on April 21, 2009:

This is a must visit for any BA who finds themselves in Dublin. We went at kind of an off time, I want to say maybe 2pm or so, as we had been exploring the city all day long. Stopped in for a few pints and a little grub before venturing back out. But even at that time, the establishment still had a number of folks in it so it was buzzing nicely. The place had a good atmosphere to it; I won't go into it as the other reviewers have done a good job describing the place.

I don't recall what we ate, but I do remember that it was good. The menu seemed to be kind of a typical menu for a bar, but the food was better than some of the other bars that we had been to during our trip. The service was good, friendly and quick. I don't recall the menu being overly expensive either.

The beer menu was extensive with a bottle selection that could rival any place. They had several beers from a number of different countries, but I don't recall seeing any of the US national brands. Also, it looked like they had maybe a dozen beers on tap with a variety of styles to choose from.

Since we didn't want to sit for too long, since our boat was pulling out in a few hours and there were more pubs to hit, I only tried two beers, the Plain Porter and the TempleBrau, the menu stated that this was the only lager brewed in Dublin, and it was excellent. Both were about 4.3% ABV and very drinkable.

Overall, as I said, a must for any BA while in Dublin and a top notch brewpub for anywhere.
Apr 30, 2009
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Reviewed by TommyW from Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +3.8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
One of the first places I visited on my trip to Dublin. Really a great establishment; definitely worth checking out.

The atmosphere of the Temple Bar location is really nice. I went early in evening, so it wasn't too busy. The place has four floors, so you can sit near the main bar where most of the crowd is or tuck yourself away in a cozy corner somewhere. Really like that about his place.

The service was good. The staff seemed pretty knowledgeable about there beers.

The only bad thing I can say about the selection is that they were out of brain blasta for the three days I was in Dublin. Kinda dissapointing. There bottle selection wasn't so impressive, but really you have to go to get their home brews.

I didn't try any of there food. Menu had pretty much the standard bar fair. Prices were about average. I did notice that the portion sizes were pretty large. Definitely looked for the price.

Beer prices are very reasonable as well. 5 euros for the 3-beer sample tray and then 4.50 for a pint. I just got two sample trays, and then got a pint of the one I like best.
Feb 26, 2009
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Reviewed by atis from Finland

4.4/5  rDev +5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.5
The place is excellent. I lived in Dublin for a couple of weeks and started to get tired of Guinness and Murphy and was delighted to "discover" the Porterhouse pub. One of the best things is that they serve 9 fresh and excellent beers brewed there as well as tens of other good, average and bad beers from around the world. For those visiting just for a short time, there is an option to buy samples of 3 of their brews for more than reasonable 5 euros and their own pints are priced 4.50 - very good price considering the central location.

Maybe food could be better, but the place is all about beer. It is a must if you are visiting Dublin and it is one of the best brewpubs I have ever been.
Feb 03, 2009
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Reviewed by OneDropSoup from Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev -2.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4
I'd disagree with previous reviewers who describe Ireland as a beer wasteland: I like Guinness very much, & yes I do think find it a treat to drink it closer to the source, but it ain't the end-all-be-all of beer. After a few days in Dublin, my wife & I were wearying of the auld black stuff & were glad to find a place with more variety.

The atmosphere was really cool -- several floors of wood furniture, balconies, bars, & case after case of rare bottles lining the walls made the beer geek feel at home while setting a generally friendly & warm vibe. As it was Temple Bar, we learned that you can't get a table unless you stop in pretty early.

Ordered a sampler flight of the Oyster Stout, An Brain Blasta, & the Red, all respectable in their own right. I wish I'd sampled more of their stouts, as this is what they are apparently known for. Not a bad price, I think the sampler (three 6 oz. glasses) ran at 6 Euro.
Their Temple Brau, a clean, sweet lager that I really found tasty, is available at various pubs around the city.

The food I remember as decent, I honestly don't remember what I got -- the focus was more on the beer.

One of the more fun things was poring through the menu, checking out the descriptions of the bottles they had available, which included a decent selection throughout Europe, a fair number of Belgians, basically a pretty well-rounded list. It also had several pages dedicated to the political aspects of operating a brewpub in an area where practically all the "national" brands are owned by international interests. It was neat to see a brewpub that takes its "mission" so seriously, while having fun with its image & product. One page bore the slogan "Our beer kills fascists."

One beef with the place was how misrepresented I found American beer culture. Alongside 26 Belgians, 14 Germans, & a plethora of diverse styles & countries of origin, there were four American beers available: Coors Light, MGD, Rolling Rock, & Sam Adams Boston Lager. They also brewed their own "American style" called Chiller, which as a fan of good American beer I found a little insulting. There is one sentence stating that America has some fantastic brews, but they are not to be found here.

I also wish they'd institute reservations, or at least take names at the door. The waiting is not a problem, but I hate hanging around like a vulture while others finish (or being eyeballed while I'm sitting).
Jan 17, 2009
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Reviewed by sleazo from New York

4/5  rDev -4.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
In a sea of Guiness, the Porterhouse stands out as a place to grab something different. Located towards the end of the Temple Bar area, they brew their own line of beers as well as having a failry decent selection. As it is in the Temple bar area, it can get pretty rowdy at night.

The bar itself is a blonde wood sort of affair with brewerania covering the walls. The bar itself goes up three levels and provides plenty of windows to let the light in. The time I was there there was traditional music on which I dug.

Beerwise I managed to try a few of their beers including the Oyster Stout, An Brain Blasta and their Red. The Oyster stout stood out to me as being very good and the other two were decent examples of the style. There were about ten different brews of their own on tap. They also had the exceptional Galway Hooker on tap which is a must try.

There was also a good selection of bottles available though I did not try any of them. The menu listed them by country of origin with humourous blurbs for each. I recall a good selection of Belgians, English and American including Sierra Nevada and Brooklyn.

Pricewise it seemed on par with the rest of Dublin with beers coming out to 4 euro a pint.

All in all a good place to grab a pint of something different where all of the other bars have the same.
Sep 25, 2008
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Reviewed by austin from Canada (ON)

4.36/5  rDev +4.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
This is a must visit for all BA's travelling to Dublin. The selection of 12- 14 of their own brews is vast and varied and difficult to find in the beer wasteland of Ireland.

The only cask beer available was the house bitter. I found good balance between malt and hop and plenty of flavour. Would make a solid addition to any London pub.

I think their signature beer is the plain porter. This is a good, dark, dry porter with subtle chocolate flavour- better than Guinness but not the best beer I had in Dublin.

Judging by the number of Trappist ales I saw,I think the bottle selection is solid. Also, although I didn't try the food,I wouldn't hesitate to order. When in Dublin go to Porterhouse.
May 15, 2008
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Reviewed by GreenCard from Maryland

4.08/5  rDev -2.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 5 | food: 3.5
Visited on June 8th, 2007.

Beers tried: Wrasslers Stout, Hersbrucker Pils, and a small sample of the Oyster Stout (brewed with fresh oysters) -- didn't taste like oysters (thank god) but I got a definite juniper twang. The Hersbrucker was scrumptious and refreshing. Wrasslers was a bit ascerbicly bitter, but still good.

Food: Cheeseburger with fires and Beef 'n' Stowt. Both were pretty good. Tasty sauce on the burger. The fries were quite BLAH though.

Ambience: Woody, brown interior. Beer bottles from around the world in glass cabinets on practically every wall. Low key chatter and mellow music (on a Saturday around 2pm). Some loud American tourists at the table next to us, though.

Selection: Fantastic! 10-12 of their own beers on draught or in bottles plus at least 100 bottled beers from around the world. Fairly good picks, but some duds (like Miller Lite, to name one of the most grievous offenses).

Other comments: We stayed here for about an hour because we had to press on, but I wouldn't have minded staying all afternoon to try the rest of their own brews. This is a must when visiting Dublin, but make sure you drink plenty of Guinness, though. It is liquid gold! It definitely does taste better in Ireland!
Mar 25, 2008
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Reviewed by AWolfAtTheDoor from Washington

4.58/5  rDev +9.3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4
This is a live review of the bar. Thanks to their wireless internet connection I'm currently sitting here just after noon on Saturday prior to Easter. I'm drinking the Wrassler 4X stout and figured I'd review the establishment while I'm here. This is definitely the best bar in Dublin, heavily influenced by the beers on tap. Mainly Porterhouse brews, but I spied a Galway Irish Red ale. They also have the seasonal Chocolate Truffle Stout on tap.. unfortunately Bulmers is also on tap.. atmosphere is always friendly. This is my third visit here and the barstaff have always been friendly and knowledgable. This bar is what, 3 stories tall? Easy to find a little nook to cram yourself away in if you want to be away from the hustle and bustle closer to the bar. I've never been here late, but I'd imagine it's good fun then as well. Their draft beers are reasonably priced (reasonably for Dublin anyway) but their bottle beers are a bit pricey which start at 5.70 for everything from their Belgian beers to their Mexican beers. Rocheforts being quite costly and 6.70 and 7.20 for 330ml. I only had a plate of chips, and there were quite good. I'd imagine the rest of the food is reasonable as well. I was here for 3 nights and I came here everynight. Absolutely a must stop for any tour of Dublin.
Mar 22, 2008
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Reviewed by NolaViper from New York

4.6/5  rDev +9.8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 4
first went to the porterhouse brewing co in 2000.just came back from the electric picnic, PHBC and dublin last week.9/12/07.12/9/07 for you EU types.

yes theres no doubt the guinness tastes better the closer you are to the river liffey.for now at least.

but beer for beer the best tasting pints you'll have in ireland will be at one of the porterhouse brewing companys 3 bars located around greater dublin city.
im reviewing the temple bar locale here, the original PHBC dublin location.
3 bars on five levels or floors, stools and tables,banquettes,abound and theres even an oyster bar upstairs. the PH BC presents a warm friendly and fun atmosphere.and in irish/gaelic thats spelled, CRAIC-
along with your craic you'll be tasting some of the best micro craft brewed beers anywhere on the emerald island.the phbc is both a brewpub and intl beer bar at the same time.
The PHBC's own plain porter is at least as smooth and rich as its world famous neighbor guinness, and the wrasslers xxxx and oyster stout are both exceptional and different versions of irish stouts and are even better. and then there is the randy ruby ale called brainblasta, a tasty strong ale with real hop character its no session beer at 7%abv.there are about 7 or 8 other beers but they are aimed at american microbrew palates, ie. HOPS.L/A.Light Cals.hops.did i mention hops.
the PHBC is a right proper pub with great grub where you can spread out with the irish times before 5pm, after that, well it gets very very crowded.but its a massively fun kinda crowded.like the UN.stay.dont go.grab a pint.sing along with the irish singing along with the band and tourisses.learn how to spell craic.learn how to have craic.
a slew of intl bottles and spirits also availible.drink the phbc's own beers though.theyre david fighting goliath.and the little guy has just picked up a rock.didja hear that they may soon close st james gate brewing?
food til 930pm i think.go for the beers though.you WONT find more better tasting beers anywhere under one roof, in ireland.
NV
Sep 18, 2007
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Reviewed by MillRat from Illinois

3.9/5  rDev -6.9%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
Best brewpub I found in Dublin. The other one gave it a run for its money, too. This place knows how to promote their beer, and the porter and stout are most worthy of the quest to sample them. They have the smallest stage I've ever seen for a live band, and three musicians plus a drum kit really fill it up. Almost feel sorry for them. Food is moderately improved bar food, butt quite well done and not price to the painful point, which qualifies as "reasonable" for Dublin. If you're in Dublin and don't get here, you've only yourself to blame now that you've read about it.
Jul 10, 2007
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Reviewed by boelker62 from Pennsylvania

4.55/5  rDev +8.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
In my second trip to Dublin, I finally found a microbrew, the home of the only real Irish beer left...

A - this place is beautifully decorated and appointed with copper and brass abounding. What better way to decorate a beer bar (with some great foor offerings as well) than to cover the walls with glass front shelves of beer of the world. I have never seen anything like it.

The place is absolutely huge, but by making it four floors, they really have captured a way to bring in 500 people, and make each area it's own little spot. My favorite place is on the fourth floor, seated around a copper, non-used brew kettle replica looking out over the street.

Servoce is European/Irish - friendly as hell, but different than what you get in the states. No expansion necessary.

Selection is great with their own offerings. I did just miss the spring releae of the Celebration Stout (bummer) but was there for the Chocolate Truffle Stout. Best stout I have ever raised to my lips.

Wife and I ate there once, and the seafood was great, I highly recommedn the mussells (yes, I know they are hard to mess up, but these were great.)

hey have regular amazing music acts I got video f as well, and spent mostly every night, after touring the city, right back there. it was home away from home for us. A microbrewer where everyone is friendly, and maybe everyone doesn't know your name, but you don't feel like an outsider. A MUST SEE.
Jun 05, 2007
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Reviewed by cypressbob from Northern Ireland

4.2/5  rDev +0.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Located in Dublins stylish Temple Bar area this place has had a good reputation as thee place to visit for decent beer in dublin

Walking in you're greeted by a large bar straight across from you with around 12 taps, most dedicated to their own brews. When I was there they had their oyster stout, wrasslers stout, plain porter, hersbrucker, chiller, brainblasta and weiss. They also had a couple of guest taps on, including andechs helles lager which a friend tried. They have a chiller full of belgians, germans and a few english and american micros. The range focuses mainly on belgian and they suprised me by having 4 boon offerings (including the oude geuze), all the rochefort beers, chimay, etc etc.

While I was there i had a pint of oyster stout (which was very good), a brainblasta ale (which wasnt bad) and a bottle of boon oude geuze (which was fantastic). The prices are typical of Dublin's Temple Bar but not excessive (their own brews were around 4euros as were the guest tap beers, however the prices do go up later in the evening)

The place is a really nice environment to be in, the wall are decked with glass cabinets full of beer bottles, including lots of harder to get brews and some out of production like alexander rodenbach.

I had a house aberdeen angus burger while i was there which was pretty good and a reasonable 7euro, the menu is fairly basic but the food is good value and perfect for lunch.

I was really pleased with the bar, it had a good selection on bottle and the house beers from what I tried were pretty good however one peeve I had was almost all the beers on offer were kept in a chiller, therefore were around 5 degrees centigrade... slightly too cold for some of the bigger beers like aventinus eisbock and rochefort 10 to say the least. Also, I had brainblasta on tap which is a strong english ale however it was served around 3 degrees, I had to let it sit for 10mins or so to let it heat up a bit.

I'm looking forward to heading back sometime soon this year, and visit the porterhouse central which is just off grafton street to see how it compares
Nov 27, 2006
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Reviewed by harpus from Alabama

4.28/5  rDev +2.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4
The Porterhouse is located only a block or two away from Temple Bar. While I was working in Ireland I went to this place many times. The first time that I walked in, I could not help but notice all the shelves and many many beer bottles all over the walls. The beers that they brew were OK. The better beers are the stouts and Porters over the Lagers and Ales. What I really liked at this place was the selection of beers from all over the world. The beers are not the cheap, but many of them I did not see any where else in Ireland and I was alot of Ireland. The burgers were good and the Irish stew was good as well. The reason why it was pricey was becasue every thing was pricey in Dublin
Oct 06, 2006
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Reviewed by JulieRFoster from Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -1.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.5
This is a FANTASTIC find on the edge of the Temple Bar scene. It's a 5-story pub with a small-town feel. I visited this bar during a March weekend in 2006, and we went back multiple times. The live music was really well situated in the middle of an open staircase between floors in the bar. Pithy phrases about brewing are written on chalkboards throughout the wooden bar. All of the walls are lined with cases that have hundreds of beers. Many are brewed by their own pub, and others include lots of belgiums (which they also have for sale) and even some gag beers.
They make around 10 brews in this, the oldest brewpub in Dublin (according to their menu). One of their stouts, the XXX, is very good, and the fish brew is interesting. Some of the Pilsners are not worth trying, but they have a fantastic selection of international beers.
I think it's really odd that Liberty anchor ale has been on tap in this bar, and another one in Amsterdam that I saw the following weekend. Does anyone have any thoughts on that's more of a forum question, but the point is that they have a lot of different beer available. It also has such a great atmosphere that you can drag your non-beer loving friends into the bar on a Saturday night. It also stays open a little later than many of the bars in the area.
Don't miss this place when you're in town.
Apr 03, 2006
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Reviewed by granger10 from Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4
Stopped by here to grab some grub and drink some non-Guinness. It was mid afternoon and decently packed. Nice tvs with some soccer on.

Good tap selection of their house beers. 3 or 4 Stouts, a Red, 2 Pils, a Mild, and I think a few others. A few guest drafts but no Guinness which was amazing. The bottle selection here was great but they didn't have a few that were on the list. I was still an amazing selection, esp for Dublin.

Service was nice and attentive, quite friendly. The bartender was really a good guy who went out of his way to make sure we were doing well and kept our glasses filled.

Dinner here was really good one night and mediocre the next. Pizza was amazing, Burger was pedestrian. Garlic mayo chips were the shit.

Prices were a bit higher on food but lower on beer so in the end I was definitely happy with the bill and what I got. Really, you have to try and make one of the Porterhouses there are in Dublin if you're there.
Mar 14, 2006
The Porterhouse Brewing Company in Dublin, Ireland
Brewery rating: 3.58 out of 5 with 1614 ratings