J.W. Sweetman

 

 

 

Cozy, great location on the Liffey. Several levels and that are packed with a mix of tourists and collegians. The night I went they had some good live music. Several of their own brews on tap, all that I sampled were above average. I only had the nachos, but they were not great. Very mushy and it seemed like it was salsa and gauc that was straight from a jar. Not a bad place, but there are a lot more interesting places for a beer in Dublin.

 

Located right near the river and Trinity college, this place is kind of huge, basically its what could be 4 standalone pubs stacked on top of each other. Moderately crowded the night we were there with live music starting at 9. The house beer was solid, if a bit predictable, food was actually quite good, and the service was great... well the waitress didn't quite seem to know what she was doing, but the manager went above any beyond to make up for it. Definitely worth checking out while in Dublin.

 

 

 

Excellent local pub / brewery. Great people and great brews! The smoked porter was exceptional.

 

From the outside "JW Sweetman Craft Brewery", you're expecting a really nice craft experience. What you get inside is a watered down attempt at making craft beers for the tourists. The beers were all on the weak side in terms of flavor and ABV. The best beer of the night came from a bottle, that's telling you a lot. I kept trying to find taste in their beers. The athmosphere was good, multiple UEFA games going on, the food was pretty good. They just need to work on their beers. The server had to get two of their signature beers downstairs and the other three upstairs.