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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 25/07/2025

Just about to open up at Forest Fest. Fantastic to have our bar here, and if you want some locally produced, award winning beers, we're in our usual spot just opposite the Fleadh stage. Hope to see you here. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 17/07/2025

Barry from the Laois Barn Owl Project called out yesterday evening. Delighted to share that he found two very healthy female chicks in our box. At least one of them looks like she's out flying already and both are in great shape. 📸 - Photos taken by Barry under licence by the NPWS. #Ballykilcavan

Young barn owl being held in front of a stone wall.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 15/07/2025

Very wet in Laois today, but here's a bit of sunshine for you - our Gatecrasher IPA has finished fermenting and we just need to cool it down and carb it up before it gets canned in early August. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 14/07/2025

Three quarters of the way through my project to take a photo of the black walnut tree in each season. Just need to remember to get one in October. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast

Picture of a large black walnut tree in winter, spring and summer.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 19/06/2025

Niall has done a great job raking the gravel in the old farmyard. I was going to show you a picture of it, but every time I tried to take one, I got a photo bombing spaniel instead. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #Cleo #SpringerSpaniel

Cleo the Springer Spaniel doing a downward dog position in the old farmyard at Ballykilcavan.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 12/06/2025

Great visit yesterday to the farm and brewery by our Italian distributor Marco, who brought a group of publicans from North East Italy with him. We already have more draught taps in Italy than we do in Ireland, and I'd be very hopeful that we'll be getting some more soon. #Ballykilcavan #Laois

Two photos of a group of Italian publicans at Ballykilcavan farm and brewery.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 06/06/2025

It's bottling day again in the brewery. More fresh Brickyard red ale ready for delivery this afternoon. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 01/06/2025

Quality control on the nitro stout before the first customers of the day arrive at the Bloom Inn. Can confirm it tastes as good as it looks. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly #BordBiaBloom

A pint of stout in a Ballykilcavan Brewery glass

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 01/06/2025

Breakfast of champions after a full bar restock in Bord Bia Bloom: pain au chocolat from the Bretzel Bakery and delicious Killadoon Farm chocolate milk. #Ballykilcavan #BordBiaBloom

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 30/05/2025

Lots of great food and drink combinations up in Bloom this weekend. Here's one of our favourites - Blanco Nino blue corn tortilla chips with our very own Back Lawn lager. Just haven't worked out how not to finish the whole bag in one go yet. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer

A bag of Blanco Nino blue corn tortilla chips in front of a Back Lawn lager tap badge.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 29/05/2025

We are up and pouring at day 1 of Bord Bia Bloom in the Phoenix Park. We have our lager, pale ale, IPA and new nitro stout on tap, and the crowds are coming in already. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly #BordBiaBloom

David Walsh-Kemmis in front of the Ballykilcavan bar at Bloom.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 23/05/2025

A big thank you to everyone who came along to our Biodiversity Week walk this morning. The highlight for me was this Poplar Hawk moth that we found under the black walnut tree. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #Biodiversity #BiodiversityWeek

Hawk Poplar moth with its wings extended.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 22/05/2025

Despite the drought, the brewing barley is still looking pretty good. The first awns are just starting to appear in the crop, so the next few weeks are critical for yield and quality. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #Farming #FarmLife #Barley #IndependentBeer

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 20/05/2025

Our first ever batch of nitro stout sold out in record time, so we brewed a fresh batch last week for Bord Bia Bloom. This was it bubbling away at the weekend, but fermentation is done now and it's just ready to nitrogenate for kegging next week. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal

Black and white photo of a bubbling airlock on a fermenter.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 15/05/2025

Another cracking day at the brewery. To be honest, the barley isn't really enjoying the lack of rain, but all the tourists are loving it. We just have to explain to them that it's not always like this here. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #IndependentBeer #VisitLaois

Bright blue sky above old stone buildings, with slate roofs and red doors

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 09/05/2025

All dressed up for the Laois Business Awards, where we are nominated in three categories. Great to see a packed ballroom of talented Laois people and successful businesses, and best of luck to everyone. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #LBA2025 #Awards #LoveLaois

David and Lisa Walsh-Kemmis in black tie and purple dress at the Laois Business Awards.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 06/05/2025

Back at base today after a great weekend at the Greenfields Festival. Time to get the mill race and farmyard ready for a busy week of tours. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #VisitLaois #LoveLaois

Mill race and stone farmyard at Ballykilcavan

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 02/05/2025

Introducing our first ever nitro stout, which will be pouring at The Greenfields Festival in Athy tomorrow, and will also be on the tap list at Forest Fest in Emo in July. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly

A pint of nitro stout in a Ballykilcavan Brewery glass.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 01/05/2025

Just two days to go until the Greenfields Festival in Athy and we've been busy kegging up our beers to bring in. The forecast looks great, so I hope we'll see you there. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #Athy #GreenfieldsFestival #SupportLocal

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 28/04/2025

The barley had a great week in the rain, but is now very much looking forward to a bit of heat and sunshine. We finished sowing this day last year, and I have to say, it's much less stressful looking at a field like this in late April. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #Farming #FarmBrewery

Barley crop at four leaf stage in a field with woodland behind it.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 24/04/2025

Delighted to host the launch of the 2025 Gordon Bennett Classic which will be running as usual over the June Bank Holiday weekend. Some lovely old cars in the old farmyard this afternoon. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #GordonBennettClassic #LoveLaois

Old car in the 18th century farmyard at Ballykilcavan.

Old cars in the 18th century farmyard at Ballykilcavan.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 24/04/2025

If you're looking for something to do tomorrow, we're running a brewery tour here at 2pm. Have a look around the 18th century farmyard while I share our family stories, see where and how we make our beers and then taste three of them in the old mill house. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast

Four pictures - the old farmyard at Ballykilcavan, fermenters in the brewery, the visitor centre and a pint of Endurance dark mild.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 23/04/2025

More woodland flowers from this morning. We don't cut the paths in our forestry from March to November to allow them to flower and set seed and it makes a huge positive difference to the amount that appear every year. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #WildFlowers

Purple orchid, cowslips, primrose and bluebells in the woods at Ballykilcavan, Co Laois.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 22/04/2025

The doorway into the stables from the old farmyard leads to where all the farm horses used to live. The hole at the bottom is for the cat to get in and out to keep the mice under control. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast

Red wooden door with upside down horseshoe and a small round hole at the bottom.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 18/04/2025

Absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted in three categories in the 2025 Laois Business Awards. - Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality - Outstanding SME of the Year - Best Marketing and Communications Initiative Best of luck to all the finalists! #Ballykilcavan #Laois #SupportLocal

Finalist badges for the Laois Business Awards 2025

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 17/04/2025

Lovely morning for putting in the strings in the hop garden. They're looking well this year, but going to wait until after the frosts until we start training them. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #DrinkIrish #IrishHops

Hop trellis with poles and strings for climbing hops.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 11/04/2025

A big thank you to Nina Carberry MEP for calling into the brewery and visitor centre today. Good discussion about the challenges of running a farm and small business and the benefits of European trade. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #SupportLocal #NinaCarberry #SmallBusiness

David with Nina Carberry MEP in the old farmyard at Ballykilcavan

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 10/04/2025

It's saison season - perfect for the warm weather, our current limited edition beer is an easy drinking, dry, peppery saison. Available in cans and pouring at the Mullingar Wild Beer Festival on Saturday. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 03/04/2025

Amazing growth in the barley in the two days I was away. The main trick with growing malting barley is to give it the best start possible, and this crop couldn't have had a better one. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #FarmBrewery #IndependentBeer #Farming

A young spring barley crop at two leaf stage

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 02/04/2025

Killarney looking spectacular in the sunshine yesterday evening and the local IPA was tasting great as well. Last day of Meitheal today and then back to the day job. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast

Two photos of mountains in the sunshine and a pint of beer.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 31/03/2025

Down in Killarney to attend the Meitheal tourism trade show. It's the largest gathering of tour operators and suppliers in Ireland, and a great chance to sell Ballykilcavan and Laois as a destination to over 30 different operators from all over the world. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 29/03/2025

The Electric Picnic organisers have applied to Laois County Council for planning permission for this year's festival, so if you would like to put in any submissions about how you would like to see the festival being run, now's your chance. Link: consult.laois.ie/en/consultat...

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 28/03/2025

Great strike rate on the barley seed, and with warm, damp soils, it's flying out of the ground. Just the start it needs. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #FarmhouseBrewery #Farming

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 26/03/2025

Absolutely delighted to be invited to pour our beers at the Greenfields music festival in Athy on the May Bank Holiday weekend. Great to get this type of local support. Over 70 acts confirmed including Gavin James and The Stunning and tickets and more details are at thegreenfieldsfestival.ie

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 24/03/2025

What a day! First properly busy week of the tourism season, and the weather is playing ball. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #SpéirGorm

Clear blue skies above the 18th century stone farmyard at Ballykilcavan.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 20/03/2025

I'm at the Irish Food Trade Connect Forum in the Killashee Hotel today, and speaking later on a panel about local food, tourism and sustainability. Great mix of food producers, retailers and local government. #Ballykilcavan #IFTCF2025 #IrishFoodTradeConnectForum

Conference room full of people at the Irish Food Trade Connect Forum.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 19/03/2025

Back at base today after a weekend of selling beer in Northern Italy. After four days of Irish weather in Italy, nice to see some Italian weather at home. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #DrinkIrish

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 18/03/2025

Final stop on the tour of Northern Italy was the Donkey Pub near Venice which had 8 (eight!) of our beers pouring simultaneously. A huge thank you to Alessio and the team for a great night talking to their customers about the beers and brewery. #Ballykilcavan #IndependentBeer #DrinkIrish

A pint of beer, a bank of beer taps and a blackboard with beer listings.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 17/03/2025

Happy St Patrick's Day everyone! A huge thank you to Marco and the whole crew at The Shamrock Irish Pub in Lecco for the warmest of welcomes and a great evening promoting our beers. Grazie ragazzi! #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #DrinkIrish #Birra #BirraArtigianale

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 16/03/2025

I'm in Italy for St Patrick's weekend, visiting some of the fantastic pubs that stock our beers. Grazie mille to Massimo and the team at Paddy's Pub in Creazzo for looking after us so well last night, and for having five of our beers on draught. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #Birra

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 14/03/2025

Barley seed in the ground. Fields rolled. 2mm of rain. Sun shining. No birds. Job done. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #Farming #FarmLife

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 14/03/2025

Grúpa iontach i láthair aréir don chéad turas riamh go hiomlán as Gaeilge. A great group in last night for our first ever tour completely in Irish. Go raibh maith agaibh go léir. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #SeachtainNaGaeilge

Group of eight people standing outside a brewery.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 13/03/2025

Another glorious spring day at the visitor centre this morning. Doing my first ever tour completely as Gaeilge this afternoon, so a bit of obair bhaile to do first to look up farming and brewing vocabulary. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #SpéirGorm

View of the 18th century farmyard and modern visitor centre at Ballykilcavan, under a blue sky. Stone buildings and golden gravel on the ground.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 12/03/2025

Our next public tour is on Friday March 21st at 2pm. Fully guided tour of the 18th century farmyard and new brewery, with lots of family stories and samples of three of our award-winning beers. Tickets available at ballykilcavan.com/tours.html #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast

Brewing vessels, stone walls at Ballykilcavan Brewery

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 11/03/2025

I'm aiming to get a picture of the black walnut tree in each season this year. Here are winter and spring. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast

Side by side pictures of a very large black walnut tree. Winter snow (left) and Spring sunshine (right).

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 10/03/2025

Malting barley sowing is in full swing on the farm. Really important for us to establish this crop well so we have good ingredients to work with next year. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #Farming

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 10/03/2025

Tús maith, leath na hoibre - a good start is half the work. Definitely the case with sowing malting barley, which this year is going into lovely dry ground in the sunshine. Couldn't ask for much more. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #Farming #FarmLife

A green Claas tractor pulling a red Horsch seed drill on a rolled field, sowing spring malting barley.

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery @ballykilcavan.com · 05/03/2025

Such a contrast to 2024. This time 12 months ago, the rain was teaming down and we were weeks away from ploughing. Today, Cleo is on freshly ploughed earth with clean paws, which shows it's very nearly ready to sow. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #Farming

Brown and white springer spaniel with clean paws lying in a ploughed field.

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