Urban Brewing

Name

Urban Brewing

Legal name

Urban Brewing

Website

https://urbanbrewing.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Services

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFALAA

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries (Taprooms/Tasting Rooms)

SECONDARYTHAFAEAG

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bars, Pubs & Nightlife Venues

SECONDARYCRANACAB

Pubs & Gastropubs

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/On-Premise Alcohol Retail (Bars, Pubs & Taprooms)

SECONDARYCRANACAF

Taprooms & Brewpubs

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/On-Premise Alcohol Retail (Bars, Pubs & Taprooms)

SECONDARYTHAJAGAE

Beer, Brewery & Craft Beverage Tastings

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Food & Drink Experiences (Culinary Tours, Tastings, Cooking Classes)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Brewery tours
• Restaurant dining
• Private events hosting
• Corporate hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Core revenue from restaurant dining (lunch, brunch, dinner), bar sales (craft beers, cocktails, wine, spirits), and tapas/snacks. Menu includes contemporary Irish cuisine with international influences, featuring set menus, sharing plates, and à la carte options. 12.5% service charge applied to final bills.
2. Brewery Tours and Tastings: Guided brewery tours at €25 per person including beer tasting of four beers. Wine tasting experiences at €60-120 per person. Whiskey and gin tasting experiences available. Craft Beer & Tapas pairing experience for couples and small groups.
3. Gift Cards: Digital gift cards sold through GiftSmart platform with no expiry date. Redeemable across the entire venue on food, drinks, and experiences. Cards delivered via email and stored in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
4. Private Events and Group Dining: Revenue from private dining, corporate events, Christmas parties, weddings, and group bookings. Includes set lunch menus (from €39), 3-course dinners (from €59), and custom packages. Minimum spend requirements apply for exclusive areas. Full prepayment required for tastings and events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Urban Brewing operates an integrated microbrewery, restaurant, and bar venue inside Dublin's historic CHQ Building (built 1820). The business produces on-site craft beers (Urban Brews), serves contemporary Irish cuisine across lunch, brunch, and evening menus, offers guided brewery tours and wine/spirit tastings, and hosts private events including corporate functions, weddings, and Christmas parties. Walk-ins and reservations are accepted, with group bookings managed by a dedicated events team.

Product overview

Urban Brewing operates as an integrated hospitality venue combining three core offerings: a full-service restaurant serving contemporary Irish cuisine with international influences, a craft bar with over 600 drink options, and an on-site microbrewery producing exclusive beers. The venue's product portfolio spans multiple experience layers: experiential offerings (brewery tours, wine and spirit tastings, craft beer and tapas pairings), dining services (breakfast/brunch, lunch, and dinner menus), event hosting (private dining, group bookings, weddings, Christmas parties, team building), and retail products (digital gift cards). The products are interconnected through the venue's unique selling proposition—historically significant 200-year-old vaulted spaces within Dublin's CHQ Building combined with on-site brewing capabilities, creating a unified destination for dining, drinking, and celebrating.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urban Brewing Restaurant

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple spaces accommodate groups from 20 to 350 guests
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• JW Sweetman: Dublin brewpub operating its own brewery alongside a large bar and restaurant near the city centre. Directly comparable in combining on-site brewing, dining, and a premium event-friendly footprint.
• Rascals Brewing: Dublin craft brewery with a taproom and food service. Overlaps directly on the on-site brewing plus hospitality model and on the same urban Dublin craft beer audience.
• Hope Beer: Dublin-based craft brewery with a taproom and food offering. Comparable on the craft beer production plus on-premise hospitality model targeting the same urban drinker.
• The Church Bar & Restaurant: Dublin venue set in a converted historic church combining bar, restaurant, and event spaces. Overlaps directly on the heritage-building-premium-hospitality positioning and large-group event hosting.
• The Brazen Head: Ireland's oldest pub, offering heritage atmosphere, food, and live entertainment in Dublin. Comparable on the heritage-venue-with-strong-F&B appeal and tourist footfall, though without an on-site brewery.
• The Bridge 1859: Dublin bar and restaurant in a heritage-style building with a strong food and drinks program. Comparable on the historic-venue-meets-modern-hospitality positioning and event hosting.
• L. Mulligan Grocer: Dublin craft beer pub pairing rotating guest taps with a gastropub-style food menu. Highly comparable on the craft beer-led dining experience targeting a similar urban Dublin clientele.
• The Porterhouse Brewing Company: Dublin-based operator combining on-site brewing with a multi-room bar and food offering. It is the closest direct analogue to Urban Brewing's brewpub-plus-dining model in the same city.

Regional players

• Whelan's: Well-known Dublin pub and live music venue with food service. Comparable on the event-driven, group-friendly F&B model in Dublin, though without a brewing element.

Broad incumbents

• Guinness Storehouse: Iconic Dublin brewery experience and tourist destination. Competes for the same brewery tour and tasting tourist spend, but at massive scale and as part of a global brand rather than a single independent venue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ubrewingdublin
• Facebookfacebook.com/ubrewingdublin
• Instagraminstagram.com/ubrewingdublin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urban-brewing-dublin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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