We're here at Electric Picnic! And we brought a gate crasher...👀👀 @ballykilcavan.com

I am not physically at Electric Picnic with some of my podcast chums, but I am there in spirit in my @ballykilcavan.com shirt.

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At Electric Picnic? GO SEE OUR OWN @braciatrix.bsky.social. You may also run into a sneaky Katie…

@ballykilcavan.com hits #EP25. Cheers all.

Mission accomplished. @ballykilcavan.com at the main stage Electric Picnic. Maybe I could get KNEECAPCEOL to shout Free, Free Ballykilvan! Cheers all. #EP25

Just about to open up at Forest Fest. Fantastic to have our bar here, and if you want some locally produced, award winning beers, we're in our usual spot just opposite the Fleadh stage. Hope to see you here. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly

Thanks to Martina Mulhall from LaoisToday for the chat about my career path to date and the motivation behind opening the brewery. Full article at www.laoistoday.ie/2025/07/23/m... #Ballykilcavan #Laois #LaoisToday

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David Walsh-Kemmis shares career advice, lessons from reinvention, and how backing yourself can certainly pay off.

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Barry from the Laois Barn Owl Project called out yesterday evening. Delighted to share that he found two very healthy female chicks in our box. At least one of them looks like she's out flying already and both are in great shape. 📸 - Photos taken by Barry under licence by the NPWS. #Ballykilcavan

Very wet in Laois today, but here's a bit of sunshine for you - our Gatecrasher IPA has finished fermenting and we just need to cool it down and carb it up before it gets canned in early August. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly

Three quarters of the way through my project to take a photo of the black walnut tree in each season. Just need to remember to get one in October. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast

And we are BACK. We're putting the spotlight on one of our own (again - we can't help ourselves!) as we talk about @braciatrix.bsky.social's SECOND book, the amazing FILTHY QUEENS. Come get your #beerhistory on! shows.acast.com/beerladies/e...

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Niall has done a great job raking the gravel in the old farmyard. I was going to show you a picture of it, but every time I tried to take one, I got a photo bombing spaniel instead. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #Cleo #SpringerSpaniel

There are some great publicans in Portlaoise who have supported us from the start, and PJ Kavanagh is one of them. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal

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There’s not a lot of local support in Portlaoise pubs, but Kavanagh’s have kept two @ballykilcavan.com taps for some time now, which is great to see 🍻 #DrinkIrish #DrinkLocal #LaoisPubs #LaoisBeer #IrishBeer #pubs

Great visit yesterday to the farm and brewery by our Italian distributor Marco, who brought a group of publicans from North East Italy with him. We already have more draught taps in Italy than we do in Ireland, and I'd be very hopeful that we'll be getting some more soon. #Ballykilcavan #Laois

Of all the county mottos, Laois is the LinkedIn-iest.

It's bottling day again in the brewery. More fresh Brickyard red ale ready for delivery this afternoon. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly

Quality control on the nitro stout before the first customers of the day arrive at the Bloom Inn. Can confirm it tastes as good as it looks. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly #BordBiaBloom

Breakfast of champions after a full bar restock in Bord Bia Bloom: pain au chocolat from the Bretzel Bakery and delicious Killadoon Farm chocolate milk. #Ballykilcavan #BordBiaBloom

Lots of great food and drink combinations up in Bloom this weekend. Here's one of our favourites - Blanco Nino blue corn tortilla chips with our very own Back Lawn lager. Just haven't worked out how not to finish the whole bag in one go yet. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer

We are up and pouring at day 1 of Bord Bia Bloom in the Phoenix Park. We have our lager, pale ale, IPA and new nitro stout on tap, and the crowds are coming in already. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly #BordBiaBloom

A big thank you to everyone who came along to our Biodiversity Week walk this morning. The highlight for me was this Poplar Hawk moth that we found under the black walnut tree. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #Biodiversity #BiodiversityWeek

Despite the drought, the brewing barley is still looking pretty good. The first awns are just starting to appear in the crop, so the next few weeks are critical for yield and quality. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #Farming #FarmLife #Barley #IndependentBeer

Our first ever batch of nitro stout sold out in record time, so we brewed a fresh batch last week for Bord Bia Bloom. This was it bubbling away at the weekend, but fermentation is done now and it's just ready to nitrogenate for kegging next week. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal

Another cracking day at the brewery. To be honest, the barley isn't really enjoying the lack of rain, but all the tourists are loving it. We just have to explain to them that it's not always like this here. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #IndependentBeer #VisitLaois

I haven't had much success with The Big Irish Writers, with the exception of Joyce's Dubliners, but I'm giving this a go and so far I'm on board with the mustard, cayenne and ripe gorgonzola sambos at least ...

All dressed up for the Laois Business Awards, where we are nominated in three categories. Great to see a packed ballroom of talented Laois people and successful businesses, and best of luck to everyone. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #LBA2025 #Awards #LoveLaois

Scorchio! 😎 #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #Sun #Sunshine

Mild out, again ...

Back at base today after a great weekend at the Greenfields Festival. Time to get the mill race and farmyard ready for a busy week of tours. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IrelandsAncientEast #VisitLaois #LoveLaois

Introducing our first ever nitro stout, which will be pouring at The Greenfields Festival in Athy tomorrow, and will also be on the tap list at Forest Fest in Emo in July. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #IndependentBeer #SupportLocal #DrinkIrish #DrinkResponsibly

Just two days to go until the Greenfields Festival in Athy and we've been busy kegging up our beers to bring in. The forecast looks great, so I hope we'll see you there. #Ballykilcavan #Laois #Athy #GreenfieldsFestival #SupportLocal