The Boyne Brewhouse is a new state-of-the-art, family-owned craft brewery in the heart of the Boyne Valley.
Located in the outskirts of Drogheda, just off the M1 motorway, it is part of the Boann Distillery and Visitor Centre. This ambitious project will be Ireland’s only combined distillery and brewery producing craft whiskey and gin as well as beer when it opens to the public in 2017.
Their debut range of bottled craft beers includes Born in a Day Australian Pale Ale, Long Arm Dortmunder Export and Pagan’s Pillar Sparkling Copper Ale, with seasonal and speciality beers to follow.
Head brewer and Galway native Aine O’Hora graduated from Heriot Watt, the prestigious UK brewing college, then honed her craft for seven years as a brewer with Matilda Bay (CUB), Australia’s most awarded craft brewery. This experience has paid off, with the Boyne Brewhouse beers already winning awards.
The Boann Distillery and Boyne Brewhouse are the realisation of a long-held ambition of the Cooney family, who have a long tradition in the Irish drinks industry.
Pat Cooney built the Gleeson Group to be a major player in the Irish manufacturing and wholesale drinks business over the last 40 years. Pat is a native of Drogheda, so the establishment of a new industry in his hometown is a homecoming for him. Pat, his wife Marie and four of their children are all actively involved in running the business.
Check the website for details of brewery and distillery tours, complete with a stop at the taproom afterwards.
Information on up and coming events: www.boynebrewhouse.ie and www.nacuana.ie.
