# Event Details - **Event Name**: Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan Brewery - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan BreweryAbout this EventJoin us in county Laois for a special tour and tasting at Ballykilcavan Brewery.Ballykilcavan Brewing Company is based at Ballykilcavan Farm near Stradbally in Co. Laois. The farm has been the home of the Walsh family since 1639 and the current owners, David and Lisa Walsh-Kemmis, are the 13th generation of the family to live and work there. They have set up a craft brewery in the 240 year old stone grain store at Ballykilcavan, and grow the barley used to make the beers in the field next to the farmyard.Ballykilcavan Brewing Company sells a range of craft beers from traditional lager, red ale and stout to more exotic Indian Pale Ales and canned beers. Each batch is made by hand on their copper-clad 1000 litre kit and packaged onsite. The company has won 9 medals in total at the Dublin Craft Beer Cup.Join us to meet David Walsh Kemmis, the brewery owner and farmer, for this unique opportunity to visit Ballykilcavan Brewery for an extended "Meet the Maker" visit. The event will begin with a guided walk through the barley field and hop garden the ingredients used to make the award-winning Ballykilcavan beers are grown. This will be followed by a walk through the historic stone farmyard and into the on-site working brewery to hear his family stories and learn the artful process behind crafting beer. The visit will end with a tasting of different Ballykilcavan beers in the 240-year-old brewery building, with plenty of opportunity for questions and conversation.This event is part of our Meet the Maker series, proudly supported by Sheridans Cheesemongers. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stradbally/meet-the-brewer-ballykilcavan-brewery/100001984821135446 - **Event Categories**: fitness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Ballykilcavan Brewery - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 27.79, max: 27.79, currency: EUR ## Event venue details - **city**: Stradbally - **state**: LS - **country**: Ireland - **location**: Ballykilcavan Brewery - **lat**: 53.0058018 - **long**: -7.1338852 - **full address**: Ballykilcavan Brewery, Kylebeg, Stradbally, Ireland ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan Brewery - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/607ba2a0bba0fce5fd399883141cade6a573e92434d7be5e7ff4fed2beb47f8b-rimg-w1200-h600-dc1d4925-gmir.jpg?v=1782728247 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan Brewery being held? - **A:** Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan Brewery takes place on Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Ballykilcavan Brewery, Kylebeg, Stradbally, Ireland. - **Q**: Who is organizing Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan Brewery? - **A:** Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan Brewery is organized by Centre of Food Culture Boyne Valley. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan Brewery", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/607ba2a0bba0fce5fd399883141cade6a573e92434d7be5e7ff4fed2beb47f8b-rimg-w1200-h600-dc1d4925-gmir.jpg?v=1782728247", "startDate": "2026-10-10T14:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-10-10T16:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/stradbally/meet-the-brewer-ballykilcavan-brewery/100001984821135446", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Ballykilcavan Brewery", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Kylebeg", "postalCode": "R32 Y0PK", "addressLocality": "Stradbally", "addressRegion": "LS", "addressCountry": "IE" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "53.0058018", "longitude": "-7.1338852" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Meet the Brewer: Ballykilcavan Brewery", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "EUR", "availabilityStarts": "2026-06-29", "availabilityEnds": "2026-10-10T16:00:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-06-29", "lowPrice": "27.79", "highPrice": "27.79", "price": "27.79", "url": "https://allevents.in/stradbally/meet-the-brewer-ballykilcavan-brewery/100001984821135446" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "EUR", "availabilityStarts": "2026-06-29", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-06-29", "url": "https://allevents.in/stradbally/meet-the-brewer-ballykilcavan-brewery/100001984821135446", "price": "27.79", "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Centre of Food Culture Boyne Valley", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/centre-of-food-culture-boyne-valley/24303081", "description": "The Centre of Food Culture, Boyne Valley, believes preserving and celebrating our food culture, past, present and future, we will enhance people’s relationship with food, connect them to the source of their food and the people who produce it. 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