Wicklow Brewery

Microbrewery in Redcross, Wicklow, Ireland 🇮🇪

Established in 2014

Contact
Main Street, Ballygillaroe, Redcross, A67 H799, Ireland
Description
Wicklow Brewery was set up in 2014 as a result of the increasing demand for Craft Beer in Ireland and lack of suppliers at that time. Leigh & Ashley Williams who are also co-owners of the popular Mickey Finn’s Pub became aware of this growth market and were unable to source any craft beer for their own venue. After much research, they decided to build their own Brewery and produce beers on-site adjacent to Mickey Finn’s Pub. These beers would be sold on and off site, initially in keg format to the local hospitality venues.

Four years on and with major International Awards under our belt we are now canning and bottling and going nationwide with our beers. Our beers are on tap in over 50 venues and available in most hotels in Co Wicklow along with numerous off sales establishments.

With increased demand, we have purchased extra tanks which will double our capacity and we are very excited about the future of the ‘Wicklow Brewery’.

We are producing genuine craft beer, which is brewed and canned in the Brewery on-site in Redcross. We use our own well water and zero chemicals, brewing in small batches to enhance taste and character. Consumers can take a sensory trip to Wicklow Brewery, where they can take a Brewery Tour and afterwards indulge in some Food & Beer Pairing whilst aromas of fresh beer being brewed surround them as they Brewers work alongside them.

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7.5

Tried from Draft on 25 Sep 2025 at 19:51


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught at the beer feast. Jet black with a tan head. Aroma of burnt fruit and malt. Flavour is malt and fruity licorice. Dry candy finish

Tried from Can on 14 Sep 2024 at 20:00


7

Tried on 23 Nov 2023 at 23:36


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

22nd November 2023
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near opaque dark brown black beer, small bubbly darkish tan head. Palate is fairly light and smooth, decent fine minerally carbonation. Decent chocolate malts. Good ripe fruits on the back end with a touch of soft barrel induced vanilla. Nice, could do with a touch more barrel Welly but easy drinking.

Tried on 22 Nov 2023 at 22:31


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home, picked up from an IE based on line peddler whom I can't recall, 29/10/23. Pitch black with a good sized lasting khaki head. Nose is chocolate, charr, burnt toffee, coffee, mellow barrel notes. Taste comprises chocolate, vanilla, mellow whisky, dark malts, light roast, pinch of spice, molasses, coffee bean. Medium bodied with bite, fine massaging carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol. Decent easy sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2023 at 22:02


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Pint at the gingerman, darker orange beer, small head. Aroma is citrus, malt, hops, fruit. Taste is the same, fruity, citrus, hops. Not bad

Tried on 15 Mar 2023 at 18:57


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Jet black with a medium head. Aroma of warm whiskey malt. Flavour is smoky malt, warm wood, velvet whiskey chocolate truffle base.

Tried on 17 Feb 2021 at 23:08


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

Can from Beercloud. Murky yellow orange with a medium head. Aroma of mango and pineapple. Flavour is spicy tropical fruit, mango and pineapple, bitter citrus base, fruity sour finish.

Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2021 at 20:30


6

Tried from Can on 23 Jan 2021 at 17:34


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Black with a red hue. Aroma of toasted wood malt. Flavour is smoked wood, lots of malt fruits, silky texture, dark chocolate smoke finish.

Tried on 27 Dec 2020 at 21:42