Sliocht anseo as scannán álainn le Pádraig Treacy, a thugann léargas ar an bhfeirm, ar an ghrúdlann agus ar an ionad cuairteoirí nua.

Tá an scannán ar fad ar fáil ag
https://youtu.be/Hp1ir-2Qw10

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If you're near Athy and looking for something to do between Christmas and New Year, we're tapping up a cask of our Bambrick's Brown Ale in Judith O'Brien's Bar on December 30th from 8pm. Hope to see you there.

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A frosty Kylebeg Wood, just opposite the brewery, this morning.

About eight years ago, we cut eight oak trees from this wood. Seven of them went to make whiskey casks that were then filled with Dair Ghaelach Midleton whiskey. The eighth was rejected, because the grain pattern was wrong, so we've sawn it up and used it to make the tables and bar counter in our visitor centre.

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The view from the top of the farm - the Kylebeg Wood in the middle, joining onto Coillte's Oughaval Wood. The hedge nearest the camera has been there since at least the 1500s, and the rath beside it is a lot older than that.

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Delighted to have been shortlisted to defend our national Small Firms Association sustainability award in 2023. Best of luck to all the finalists - it's a great set of awards to be part of.

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All quiet here now, but not for long, with our final public tour of the year due in this afternoon. We're fully booked, but we'll be back again with more tours in 2023.

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The 2022 vintage of our fresh hopped pale ale is heading out from the brewery today. Freshly bottled yesterday, it's made with 100% water, barley and hops from the farm. A bit more citrus in this year's version, coming from our own Centennial hops.

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New beer releases from Ballykilcavan Brewery SHOW LESS

Fresh delivery up to Yards and Crafts in Dublin - two new Clancy's Cans and our *very* limited edition 2022 barrel-aged brown ale now available to buy at https://yardsandcrafts.ie/collections/vendors?q=Ballykilcavan

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Fresh delivery up to Yards and Crafts in Dublin - two new Clancy's Cans and our *very* limited edition 2022 barrel-aged brown ale now available to buy at https://yardsandcrafts.ie/collections/vendors?q=Ballykilcavan

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Really enjoyed talking with @craftgeeksa about home brewing and scaling up to a commercial brewery on Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ.

Claire made us feel very much at ease, and you can tell that Thandi is a real pro in front of a microphone from recording with @beerladiespod.

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Very moody here this morning with the fog coming down into the old farmyard behind the brewery.

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If you'd like a look around our farm and brewery, our last public tour of the year is on Saturday 26th November at 2pm.

Can't guarantee skies this blue, but can guarantee family stories, full look around the brewery and tasty samples. Tickets available at https://www.ballykilcavan.com/tours.html

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We grow a green cover crop over the winter in all our fields where we grow the malting barley for the brewery.

The crop in the White Field is doing its job. Even after all the rain over the last few weeks, it's still pretty dry on top and soaking up lots of nutrients that we can recycle into next year's barley crop.

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Great to be at the launch of the Laois Taste provenance scheme in The Pantry in Portlaoise. If you're around, please call in from 11am for a taste of the best of Laois food and drinks.

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