Urban Brewing occupies Vault C of the CHQ Building on Custom House Quay, in the heart of Dublin's IFSC. It opened in 2017 as the city's first venue to put a working microbrewery, two kitchens and two bars under one roof. The beers are brewed on site and poured straight from the tank.
The setting does a lot of the work. The bar sits inside 200-year-old stone vaults that once formed Stack A, the listed bonded warehouse the CHQ Building was built around. VisitDublin lists it as a microbrewery, bar and restaurant rather than a single category, which is the honest read.
The draw is fresh beer with provenance you can point at. The house tanks supply lagers and ales that travel a few metres from kettle to glass. Drinks Industry Ireland covered the opening as the first of its kind in the city, and the format has held since.
What to order
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A tank-fresh house beer
The reason to come. Ask what is pouring straight from the brewery tanks that day and start there.
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The brewery tour flight
The 40-minute guided tour ends with a tasting of four Urban brews. The clearest way to read the range.
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A glass from the wine list
The cellar runs close to 300 wines, unusual depth for a brewpub. The order for the table that is off beer.
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Weekend brunch
Saturday and Sunday brunch starts at 12:30pm. The slot for a slow daytime session on the terrace.
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The room and the crowd
The vaults give the space its character. Exposed stone, brick arches and brewing tanks fill the floor, with a Gastro Tapas Bar on one side and the Stack A restaurant on the other. A sunny terrace and Hop Garden add an outdoor room in summer.
The crowd leans on the IFSC location. Finance workers fill the bar after work on weekdays, and tourists from the surrounding Docklands hotels take over at weekends. The drinks count runs past 600 across beer, cocktails, spirits and wine.
Tripadvisor ranks it 93rd of 2,711 Dublin restaurants, with a 4.3 average across 466 reviews. That rank sits high for a venue that doubles as a working brewery, which tells you the kitchen holds its own next to the tanks. The position by the Custom House and the river puts it a short walk from Connolly Station and the Luas. Hours run to 11pm midweek and 11:15pm on Saturday.
What regulars say
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Come for the tank beer
Reviewers single out the freshness of the house brews. Drinking them at source is the point of the visit.
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Book the brewery tour
The guided tour and tasting draws strong marks. Worth pre-booking rather than walking up.
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The vaults seal it
Tripadvisor and VisitDublin both flag the historic stone rooms. The setting reads as the standout detail.
Who it is for
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The beer traveller
Tank-fresh house brews in a listed vault. A clear stop on a Dublin craft beer route.
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The after-work IFSC crowd
Two bars, a long drinks list and a terrace, steps from the office towers. Built for a weekday round.
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Skip it for a cheap pint
Prices sit at city-centre restaurant levels. Come for the brewery, not the bargain.
For more in this vein, see our Dublin craft beer bars, the full Dublin bar guide, the global craft beer index, and the top 10 craft beer bars in Dublin.
Pair this bar with
Stay on tank beer at Rascals Brewing Company in Dublin, line up the taps at Galway Bay Tap in Dublin, or move to the international list at BrewDog Dublin.
Sources: Urban Brewing official site (2026); VisitDublin listing; Drinks Industry Ireland (opening report); Tripadvisor reviews (4.3, n=466); Yelp Dublin.