This is by far not just another Irish pub in Dublin, but a pub-style steakhouse with craft beers. Just pop in here and check it out for yourself! In general, this place is as important to Dublin as beer is important to the Irish people. The owners of The Porterhouse helped create the Founding Charter of the Brewers and Masters Guild of Ireland. At Porterhouse, they are passionate about all great beers out there, not just their own, housing over 150 brews from around the globe. In particular, this craft beer pub, endowed with Irish essence to the very bone, prides itself on making the best lager in Ireland, if not the whole world, called Weiserbuddy, along with a line of other in-house beers from their own Dublin-based brewery (situated just 20 minutes outside of the city, producing top-quality beers one has ever put to their lips!) are served daily along with delicious food and wonderful music. The Porterhouse in Temple Bar is the main outlet of the Porterhouse chain of pubs, and was opened in 1996 as Dublin's first pub brewery with a strict philosophy to offer a diversity of good beers. Overseas and out-of-town guests flock here to feel the vibe of authentic Dublin. The eponymous pub has it all: traditional Irish music, great beer and friendly staff, ready to share a story or give a valuable recommendation on places to visit while in the city. Thus the river Liffey embankment alongside the Temple’s Barr/Bar eventually evolved into the present thoroughfare linking this whole area from Westmoreland Street to Fishamble Street. In the 17th century “Barr” (“barrier”), later shortened to Bar, usually meant a raised estuary sandbank often used for walking on. The development of the Temple Bar area, as we know it, was made possible by building of a new sea wall for the reclamation of additional land, which Sir William's son, John Temple, acquired in 1656. He built a house and gardens on the newly reclaimed land on the corner of today's Temple Lane and Temple Bar street. In 1609, he moved to this country after being appointed Provost of Trinity College, Dublin and Master Chancery. The area's story goes back as far as 1599 when Sir William Temple, a renowned teacher and philosopher, entered the service of the Lord Deputy of Ireland. Located in the heart of the Temple Bar cultural quarter, The Temple Bar Pub is one of the most popular venues and a local landmark. Downstairs, the Stag’s Tail, is the place to enjoy a regular craic of traditional Irish music sessions. The upper floor is dedicated to different social gatherings: private parties, corporate functions and group bookings. Another cute remnant of the Victorian era is the little parlour lounge discreetly tucked behind the main bar, which used to serve as a fashionable smoking room. Inside, you will find a long bar with a huge stag’s head hanging over it, marble and mahogany décor, a grand ceiling, stained glass windows and mirrors no television. Tyson’s name is still seen on the large clock outside the building. The venue opened its doors to the public in May 1894 with great fanfare and distinguished patronage including the Lord Lieutenant and the most respected members of contemporary Victorian society. He bought the premises in the early 1890s with a view to set up the most advanced and distinctive Victorian pub in Dublin – the first one in the capital to be fitted with electric light. Situated just a stone's throw away from the buzz of Grafton Street, The Stag’s Head is the brainchild of Westmoreland merchant George Tyson who settled in Ireland in the 1870s. Crossing into this landmark, you will find enough history to occupy a library. The Stag’s Head is a classic Dublin drinking establishment renowned for its hospitality, food and famous pint of Guinness.
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