Porterhouse Brewery

The Porterhouse logo

The Porterhouse Brewing Company is a chain of six bars in Bray and Dublin in Ireland, London and New York. It was founded in 1989 by Liam La Hart and Oliver Hughes.

History

Ireland has traditionally had a long history of brewing. At the beginning of the nineteenth century there were over two hundred breweries in the country, producing a wide range of Irish beer. This number dropped significantly by the twentieth century due to the dominance of a few large and famous breweries.

It was in this environment that, in 1989, Liam La Hart and Oliver Hughes bought a run-down building in Bray, County Wicklow, which became the first Porterhouse. In 1996, the Porterhouse brewpub was opened in the Temple Bar area of Dublin city centre. The group grew to open their next bar in Covent Garden London in 2000. They opened Porterhouse North in Glasnevin Dublin in 2004, and added another in Dublin city centre in 2004. In 2010 they were the only Irish Company to exhibit at The Shanghai World Expo, dubbed the Economic Olympics. In January 2011, they opened their premises on Pearl Street (Manhattan) in the Financial District of New York trading at Fraunces Tavern where George Washington bade farewell to his officers over two centuries ago.

Beers

With the exception of TSB, the draught beers are filtered, kegged and served under pressure.

The regular beers are:

In addition, there are a range of seasonal draught beers including:

In 2009, the brewery launched a range of bottle-conditioned versions of its beers, beginning with Hop Head and Plain Porter. These are packaged in 33cl bottles.

Bottling now Plain Porter, Wrasslers 4X, Oyster Stout, Porterhouse Red, Brain Blasta, Hersbrucker, Celebration Stout and Down 'n' Outz.

Down 'n' Outz was launched in 2010 with lead singer of Def Leppard, Joe Elliott and his side project band also called the Down 'n' Outz. The beer recipe was chosen by Joe and was physically brewed by his own hand along with The Porterhouse masterbrewer. The group have plans to distribute the beer globally.

Festivals

The Porterhouse Brewing Company regularly hosts beer festivals. Every October sees an Oktoberfest, and there have been many Belgian beer festivals, as well as a Winter Beer Festival, an Australia Day Festival and a Beer and Whiskey Festival Festival.

Pubs in order of opening date

The original Porterhouse opened 1989 and incorporates a 16-room inn.
16–18 Parliament Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
21–22 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2 E7NA, England.
Cross Guns Bridge, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
(Considered to be an art deco landmark)
No longer a Porterhouse pub as of 2016.
45 – 47 Nassau Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

The Porterhouse also owns a chain of Tapas Bars,

The group also owns a club, The Eclectic and hotel at their Bray location on the seafront.

The Porterhouse also own Lillie's Bordello nightclub.

The brewery is located in Ballycoolin in Rosemount Business Park.

Distillery

In 2011, Porterhouse announced a desire to build a distillery in Dingle, County Kerry.[2] Products envisioned include:[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.frauncestavern.com
  2. ↑ Some dead link
  3. ↑ Dingle Brewing Company Information Memorandum: Proposal to raise €350,000 by the issue of 350,000 'A' Ordinary Shares, 2011.
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