Independent brewery Changing Times predicts 10,000 keg sales in 2026

Lorena Sampaio of The Bankers Bar, Trinity Street with a pint of the new ‘Bleedin Red Ale’ from Changing Times Brewery. The brewery Changing Times is predicting it will sell 5,000 kegs of beer this year and double that number in 2026.

Independent brewery Changing Times is predicting it will sell 5,000 kegs of beer this year and double that number in 2026.

Launched in November 2024, Changing Times products are now available in 33 venues across the country. The business was founded in Glasnevin by Cork brewer Shane Long, backed by renowned publican Benny McCabe of Crane Lane and Rising Sons fame, and 15 high-profile pubs in Dublin, as well as Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin founder Patrick J. Rigney.