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Rascals HQ in Dublin is a new visitor destination for food and drink lovers, just minutes from Kilmainham Gaol in the heart of historic Inchicore. The premises houses the award-winning independent craft brewery Rascals Brewing Co, as well as a pizza restaurant and event spaces. Rascals HQ also gives guided experiential tours of its brewery with an opportunity to taste the beer – and pizza of course – in the brewery’s specially designed taproom. Rascals Brewing was founded in 2014 by Emma Devlin and Cathal O’Donoghue. The pair were living and working in New Zealand and developed a taste and passion for the booming Kiwi craft beer industry. In the spirit of adventure, they decided to change careers entirely and set up their own craft brewery back home in Dublin.
Since then, Rascals has brewed all manner of wonderful beer, from Chardonnay Saisons to Mint Choc Stouts to Strawberry Vanilla Milkshake IPAs. The company has a brand personality which promotes fun,
adventure, and the broadening of tastes. The Rascals beers are bold, bright and full of distinct character. The brewery has won numerous awards, including Gold at the 2016 World Beer Awards for the popular Yankee White IPA.
Visitors can exclusively taste all the new specialty brews, which will be pouring straight from tank to tap. Rotating taps mean a very wide choice of beer is always available, as fresh as it could possibly be. The option of wine, prosecco and non-alcoholic beer also exists. The pizza restaurant serves up delicious food from 4pm Wednesday to Friday, and from midday at weekends, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten- free options. Rascals HQ is completely family friendly too, with a changing area, high chairs, and a unique kids play area with books, toys, board games, crayons and colouring books.
For visitors who want an authentic and immersive food and drink experience, in an historic part of Dublin, Rascals HQ is a must-see attraction.
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