Kentucky Barrel Ale set to make its Irish debut at craft beer festival

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, a hand-crafted Irish-American beer, is making its debut at today’s Irish Craft Beer festival in the RDS, in Ballsbridge, Dublin.

Kentucky Barrel Ale set to make its Irish debut at  craft beer festival

Popular in the US for the past 12 years, the beer is produced by Alltech Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co. The Kentucky-based bourbon producer also recently announced plans to produce a new Irish whiskey brand in partnership with Carlow Brewing Company, which is owned by the O’Hara family and best known as the producers of O’Hara stout.

Seamus O’Hara attended the recent informal Irish launch of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale in Caffrey’s of Batterstown. The formal Irish launch takes place today in the RDS, with the festival continuing until Sunday.

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