Mescan Brewery

Microbrewery in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland 🇮🇪

Established in 2013

Contact
Cartoor, Kilsallagh, Westport, Ireland
Description
Mescan Brewery is named after Mescan the monk who was St. Patrick's friend and personal brewer. It is situated on the slopes of Croagh Patrick and is owned and operated by Bart Adons and Cillian Ó Móráin, two Westport vets who have been friends and colleagues for nearly 20 years. The pair spent four years perfecting their original recipes inspired by the beers of Belgium, Bart's homeland before starting to brew commercially in 2013. The water for Mescan beers comes from deep underneath Croagh Patrick via a spring beside the brewery. Malts, hops and yeast for the beer come from Belgium.

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7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Hazy deep amber colour, good creamy off-white head, good retention and lacing. Aroma sweet malt, red fruit, caramel, alcohol and spicy notes. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, ripe red fruit, toffee, brown sugar, alcohol notes, hint of banana. Sweetbitter aftertaste, peppery on the tongue. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, not your usual triple, tasty, very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2019 at 12:00

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Hazy medium golden colour, tall frothy white head, good retention and lacing. Aroma sweet malt, yeast, peach, apricot, hay. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, peach, spicy notes. Fruity sweetbitter aftertaste, dough, spicy notes, nice, easy to drink.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2019 at 12:00

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 2 Overall 6
27/4/2019. Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear golden amber with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of toffee, malt, hops, fruit, biscuit and alcohol. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, above average carbonation. Boozy finish. Too fizzy.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2019 at 10:36

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle. Hazy, amber colour with average, frothy to macropore, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Sweet-ish, biscuity malty, fruity hoppy and fruity yeasty aroma, hints of caramel, waffle, apple, baked apple, apple purée, a touch of pear. Taste is bitter hoppy, peppery spicy yeasty, sweet-ish malty and slightly alcoholic, hints of apple, pear, some caramel, biscuit, waffle, a touch of white pepper; alcoholic finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2018 at 20:07

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at home, picked up in Eire, 26/09/19. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a well presented lasting khaki head. Nose is dried fruits, light spice, toffee, brown sugar dusting, brown bread. Taste comprises fruit cake, light spice, dark malts, tangy fruits, toffee. Medium bodied, light prickly carbonation, semi drying close. Passable affair … lacks depth for the ABV.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2018 at 21:49

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. Pours a slightly cloudy pale yellow, thick dense white head. Traditional white ale aromas of lemon zest and coriander, a bit too slight though. Taste is again true and traditional to the style but again just not enough flavour here. Nice thirst quencher but not very exciting.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2018 at 17:24

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Bottle 330ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, 🇬🇧 London.

[ As Mescan Westport Extra ].
ABV: 9.3%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate yeasty, belgian yeast, cheese, fruity yeast - fruity hops, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet, light light acidic and light bitter with a average to long duration, citric, sweet malt, sweet yeast, belgian yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20180808]
6-3-7-3-13
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2018 at 20:05

6/10
Tried on 08 Aug 2018 at 20:03

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting at omhper, 2018-06-02.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, sugar.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, some fruit, a bit sour.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2018 at 09:58

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe cons 2018-06-12 Uddingston AR: Belgian yeasty, bread, grapes, raw fruity, wet seeds AP: hazy coppery, Snow White lid F: Belgian yeasty, caramel, grapes, raw fruity, fizzy,
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2018 at 18:39