About Us

How it all started

Since 1908, when Richard Loughran planted the first crop of barley at Clermont Farms in Ireland, the Loughran family has sought to create community by connecting the best farmers with the community. In 2014 James Loughran, a 7th generation barley farmer started Loughran Family Malt, with the idea of combining craft and culture.

With a view to leave his family farm in a better shape for his children and farm in a more environmentally sustainable way, James was able to combine craft with culture and connect the farm directly to the producers of the best beer in the world, from a tiny island on the edge of the Atlantic, all the way to Pacific Northwest of America.

The mission started by Richard Loughran continues today with Loughran Brewing Stores. By partnering with the world’s best farmers, maltsters and hop producers from around the world, we connect the farm to the glass. We strive to help brewers across Europe and the UK feel connected to the land and the people that grow the ingredients that make the perfect beer.

The brands that we represent along with the brewers that we connect them with are not just our partners, but are our friends.

1908

Richard Loughran buys 40 acres and a house at Clermont Park, Haggarstown Dundalk.

1979

Anthony Loughran (Richard Loughran's grandson) establishes Loughrans’ Stores Ltd.

1980

Loughrans’ Stores Ltd begins grain intake from local farmers.

1988

Loughran’s Stores Ltd secures contract to grow and supply malting barley for export. Malting barley is grown by 47 farmers across the North East to fulfil this contract.