Archive record · Brewery
Tom Crean Brewery
Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- Founded
- 2013
- Archive ID
- TB-1V78H4HW
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Ingested from the Ireland compendium (August 2026), Co. Kerry. Address, coordinates and independence as published there; not independently
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Named for the Kerryman who survived three Antarctic expeditions including Shackleton's, went home to Anascaul and opened a pub called the South Pole Inn. A brewery named for him is about the least surprising thing in Irish beer.
The Beer Library
Beers
Tom Crean Irish Red Ale
Year-RoundAntarctic Lager
Year-RoundExpedition Ale
Year-RoundAle
Original beer lineage began as contract brew before Kenmare brewery opened. (Core)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Six Magpies Stout
Year-RoundIrish Stout
Four-time Blas award winner according to first-party brewery page. (Core)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Scurvy Dog IPA
Year-RoundSession IPA
Current first-party range. (Core)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Last Man Standing
Year-RoundAlcohol-Free Beer
Alcohol-free isotonic beer explicitly preserved. (Core)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →St. Brigid's Irish Lager
Year-RoundIrish Lager
Current lager; brewery references St Brigid's brewing tradition. (Core)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Kerry Surf & Turf
Year-RoundAle with seaweed and peat character
Uses seaweed and peaty turf flavour to evoke Kerry landscape. (Current / Specialty)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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On the record
Awards
- 2024
Gold — Stout — Six Magpies Stout
Blas na hÉireann
- 2022
Gold — Stout — Six Magpies Stout
Blas na hÉireann
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
Straight answers
Common questions about Tom Crean Brewery
- Who owns Tom Crean Brewery?
- Tom Crean Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
- Is Tom Crean Brewery independent?
- Yes. Tom Crean Brewery is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Tom Crean Brewery founded?
- Tom Crean Brewery was founded in 2013 in Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
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