O Brother Brewing is the brainchild of 3 brothers from Co. Wicklow, Ireland – Barry, Brian, and Paddy O’Neill. In December 2014 we swapped the 9-5 jobs for BEER 24/7, set up our brewery down in Kilcoole, and we haven’t looked back since!
We set up with the clear intention to brew the very best in full flavour beers, largely inspired by the big, hop-forward beers from the US which had always been our go-to, but with a determination to produce great beers across the range of styles. Great beer. No shortcuts!
They say that fortune favours the brave, and when we tracked down a used brewhouse on the SIBA classifieds we discovered that the guy selling it was retired Master Brewer, Iain Masson, who had over 35 years’ experience at the top of the brewing world, having been Head Brewer at Green King prior to retiring. The brewhouse was being sold by Portobello Brewing in London, who were expanding (the kit had a previous life creating lots more epic beer at Moor Beer). Iain was intrigued by our big plans to take over the brewing world, and immediately came on board to help get the brewery operational and get the early recipes fine tuned - a huge factor in helping us hit the ground running. Head Brewer Rich Barrett joined the O Brother team in 2016 after returning home from brewing in California, bringing all his US influences to the beer line up here. His youthful energy and eagerness to push boundaries, and the precision, control and knowledge Iain had built up over a lifetime of brewing, proved to be a brilliant match.
