Wicklow Wolf

Microbrewery in Newtown Mount Kennedy, Wicklow, Ireland 🇮🇪

Established in 2014

Contact
Moneycarroll, Newtown Mount Kennedy, A63 A243, Ireland
Description
Wicklow Wolf was established in late 2014 after the meeting of two likeminded friends with a common interest in good beer. Quincey Fennelly and Simon Lynch both fell in love with craft beer while living in California for many years. Setting up a brewery together was always inevitable.

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Draught at The Harbour Bar. Deep good with a solid white head. Aroma of malt and grain. Flavour of grain and malt, light fruit caramel, dry fruit finish.

Tried on 25 May 2017 at 08:57


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Bottle from McHughs. Golden amber with a thin head. Aroma of caramel, fruit hop. Flavour is bread, orange crush, biscuit malt base, very soft texture. Bitterness grows at the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2017 at 16:08


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Martin’s. Chestnut with a thin head. Aroma of nutty malt and dark fruit. Flavour is bitter chocolate malt, fruity, sweet malt bitter base.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2017 at 15:02


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from O’Brien’s, Athlone [020417]
Copper colour, light haze, thin white head, light lacing
Aroma of caramel, soft orange, soft sweet caramelised oranges
Taste of bitter zest hops, bitter orange, fruity caramel, hint of toffee, lots of bitterness
Palate - Soft carb, medlium body, light sweet malt. Finish is dry, very bitter hops, afters a bit too bitter, almost towards a paracetamol bitterness
Overall - Finish is over harsh, too much raw bitterness here over flavour

Tried from Can on 02 Apr 2017 at 15:24


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from O’Brien’s, Athlone [260317]
Dark chestnut brown, beige head, light lacing
Aroma of soft dark fruits, some orange, hint of dark malt
Taste of mellow dark malts, getting orange, soft dark chocolate, slight toffee...now getting some roast, fairly bitter hops. Unusual experimental hops in here - they are quite orangey - I like these hops. The beer comes across to me more as a porter/dunkel hybrid
Palate - Soft carb, medium body. Finish has more roasted malts, dark chocolate, soft bitter linger.
Overall - One of the best beers I’ve had from this brewery. I’d like to see a black IPA brewed with these hops

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2017 at 16:23


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Can from McHughs. Amber with a solid head. Aroma of nut and sweet malt. Flavour of spiced nut, malt and sugars, dry bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2017 at 18:09


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg @ Brewdog, Birmingham. Pours a deep reddish amber, small off-white head. Aroma is sweet malt. Taste is fairly light, moderately sweet malts, caramel traces. Quite a good American red ale.

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2017 at 06:01


6

Tried from Draft on 18 Mar 2017 at 13:29


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the Brewdog Soho. A clear amber copper coloured pour with a lasting fine off white head. Aroma is sweet burnt toffee, brown sugars, toffee. Caramac. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, toasted marshmallow, coconut. Palate is semi sweet rounded, crayon. Meh. A bit muddled.

Tried on 17 Mar 2017 at 15:51


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft at Brewdog Shorditch. Clear amber red with an off white head. Aroma of malt, cream, fruity hops and citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2017 at 11:14