Name

Walled City Brewery

Legal name

Walled City Brewery

Website

https://walledcitybrewery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewery & Gastropub

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Beer, Brewery & Craft Beverage Tastings (THAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Gastropub dining
• Gin distillation school
• Brewery experience tours
• Private event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Derry-Londonderry

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Multi-award-winning restaurant (31+ awards) serving locally-sourced seasonal dishes crafted by Michelin-star-trained Head Chef Chris 'Tufty' Moran, designed to pair with small-batch beers.
2. Experiences and Tours: Paid experiences including Beer Masterclass (1.5 hours, ~10 beers), Tour & Tasting, Earhart Gin School (2-3 hours), and Homebrew Academy. Bookable online with vouchers available.
3. Merchandise and Product Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including Earhart Gin Gift Box (£45), Dermot O'Leary's Foyster Stout (£6.50), branded pint glasses, and other alcoholic products.
4. Private Events and Weddings: Taproom dedicated to private functions, intimate brewery weddings, wedding receptions, birthday parties, team socials, charity quizzes, and awards nights. Includes exclusive use of taproom and bar.
5. Voucher Sales: Restaurant and experience vouchers sold through company's booking engine and via giveavoucher.com. Vouchers valid for 12 months.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Walled City Brewery is a family-owned gastropub and craft brewery in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, founded in May 2015. It operates an on-site small-batch brewery producing craft beers (including a Dermot O'Leary-collaboration stout), a multi-award-winning restaurant led by a Michelin-star-trained head chef, and immersive guest experiences including a Beer Masterclass, Earhart Gin School, and Tour & Tasting. The venue also hosts weddings, private and corporate events, and sells merchandise and gift vouchers through online and third-party voucher platforms.

Product overview

Walled City Brewery is a family-owned gastropub and craft brewery in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, offering a portfolio of hospitality experiences centered around its core craft beer brewing operations. The main venue includes the multi-award-winning Restaurant (31+ awards) serving locally-sourced cuisine, and the Taproom for private events and weddings. Core products include fresh small-batch craft beers brewed on-site by Head Brewer James Huey. The experience portfolio includes the Beer Masterclass (1.5-hour interactive tasting), Tour & Tasting (grain-to-glass brewery tour), and Earhart Gin School (2-3 hour gin distillation experience launched 2022), plus Homebrew Academy, Paint & Sip, and Big Fat Brewery Quiz. Merchandise includes branded pint glasses, the Earhart Gin Gift Box (£45), and Dermot O'Leary's Foyster Stout (£6.50). Gift vouchers are available for both restaurant and experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Earhart Gin School: Derry's first ever gin school launched in 2022, offering hands-on gin distillation experiences where participants craft their own bespoke gin with a miniature copper still and botanicals
• Beer Masterclass
• Tour & Tasting
• Homebrew Academy

Products and services

• Walled City Brewery Restaurant Multi-award-winning on-site gastropub restaurant offering seasonal menus led by Michelin-star-trained Head Chef Chris "Tufty" Moran, serving diners in the Ebrington Square venue in Derry-Londonderry.
• Walled City Brewery Craft Beer Range On-site small-batch craft beers brewed by Head Brewer James Huey using a grain-to-glass ethos, available for on-premise consumption in the Taproom.
• Beer Masterclass Hosted immersive experience teaching guests about craft beer, ingredients, and brewing process, suitable for individuals, groups, and special occasions.
• Earhart Gin School Hands-on gin distillation experience using a copper still, in which guests design and produce their own bottle of Earhart Gin on site.
• Tour & Tasting Guided brewery tour followed by a tasting flight of Walled City Brewery craft beers for visitors.
• Earhart Gin Gift Box Gift-packaged Earhart Gin product sold as a retail gifting item.
• Dermot O'Leary's Foyster Stout Signature craft stout produced in collaboration with Dermot O'Leary, sold under the brewery's own brand.
• Wedding & Private Event Hire Venue hire for weddings, private parties, and corporate events, leveraging the brewery's Taproom and on-site catering capabilities.
• Restaurant Vouchers Gift vouchers redeemable against dining at the Walled City Brewery restaurant.
• Experience Vouchers Gift vouchers redeemable against brewery experiences such as the Beer Masterclass, Gin School, and Tour & Tasting.
• Homebrew Academy Educational experience guiding participants through home brewing techniques and craft beer production.
• Paint & Sip Hosted creative event combining a painting session with craft beer service at the brewery.
• Big Fat Brewery Quiz Hosted themed pub-quiz event run on-site at the brewery.

Quantifiable outcome

• 31+ restaurant awards
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dermot O'LearycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Dermot O'Leary's Foyster Stout, a limited batch of 500 bottles featuring oysters smashed by Dermot himself. The stout was featured on Dermot O'Leary's Taster of Ireland, providing significant brand exposure. The product complements the refined dining experience at Walled City Brewery.
• Give a VoucherminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal online voucher partner (giveavoucher.com) for selling restaurant vouchers. Vouchers are also available to book experiences and can be used for Beer Masterclass bookings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BrewDog: Large UK-headquartered craft brewery operating numerous brewpubs and taprooms across the UK. Comparable only in craft brewpub format, but vastly larger scale and national footprint.
• Camden Town Brewery: London-based craft brewery with taproom and brewery tour experiences. Comparable in craft-brewery-meets-hospitality model, but operates at significantly larger scale and London market.

Direct peers

• The Porterhouse Brewing Company: Dublin-based independent brewing group operating brewpubs with on-site beer and food service. Comparable Irish-island craft-brewpub model with experience-led offer.
• Boundary Brewing: Belfast-based independent craft brewery operating a taproom and small-batch production. Direct geographic peer in the Northern Ireland craft beer scene, competing for similar local customers and on-premise accounts.
• Whitewater Brewery: Northern Ireland craft brewery producing small-batch beers with on-site tasting room and food offering. Comparable regional indie brewery with brewery-tied hospitality.
• Hilden Brewery: Northern Ireland's oldest independent brewery, based in Lisburn, with taproom and restaurant. Closest comparable NI family-rooted brewery combining hospitality with brewing at a similar scale.
• J.W. Sweetman Craft Brewery: Dublin-based craft brewery and brewpub with on-site brewing and gastropub dining. Similar combined brewery-restaurant business model in an urban hospitality market.
• Bullhouse Brew Co. Belfast independent craft brewery with taproom, brewing small-batch beers and hosting events. Comparable independent-scale NI craft brewer with similar guest experience model.
• Farmageddon Brewing: Northern Ireland craft brewery with taproom and experimental small-batch beers. Similar independent craft model with on-site drinks-led hospitality.
• Lacada Brewing Co. Portrush-based NI craft brewery with taproom and small-batch production. Comparable independent craft brewer operating in a tourism-adjacent market with on-site experiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-walled-city-brewery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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