Mescan Brewery

Microbrewery in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland 🇮🇪

Established in 2013

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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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6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled, from Dicey Reillys, Ballyshannon. Hazy deep amber, rich firm head. Floral, toasty nose. Mid sweet with medium body and well rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and brown sugar. Peppery with some saccharine. Bread and sugar. Low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2018 at 19:54

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled, from Dicey Reillys, Ballyshannon. Clear dark brown, rich firm head. Brown sugar and caramel up front. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Bready and fruity, caramel and flowers. Mid bitter finish. Very pale for a porter.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2018 at 17:46

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Sample @ Nieuwjaarsreceptie Gentse Biervereniging. Thanks for sharing! Hazy golden colour, white foam. Well balanced sweet malts, some spices. Alcohol is very well hidden. Not a bad tripel.
Tried on 04 Feb 2018 at 12:54

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours amber with a lasting white to off-white head leaving good lacing. Aroma of caramel, yeast, bread, light fruit, herb and spice. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, hint of sour. Medium body, slight oily texture, average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2018 at 17:10

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle drank at home on 15th Sep 2017: thanks Emily and Andy for another Irish brew. Mini haze to the yellow body, white topping. The nose held a fruity, yeasty and spicy aromas, the taste followed along the same lines with the fruitiness to the fore. Liked it.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2017 at 02:33

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, yellow-ish golden colour with average, frothy, diminishing, white head. Wheaty malty, slightly citrusy and yeasty spicy aroma, notes of lemon, lemon zest, hints of banana. Taste is tart-ish citrusy, herbal-spicy yeasty, wheaty basis, hints of lemon, lemon zest, a touch of cilantro.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2017 at 15:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, yellow-ish, dark golden colour with average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Fruity and pale malty aroma, hints of gooseberry, a touch of peach and apricot, very cautious yeasty spicy overtones. Taste is slightly dry, fruity, hints of peach and apricot, light, biscuity malty basis with subtle sweetness; watery passages, sadly a bit anaemic overall.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2017 at 12:51

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Bottle from Alesbymail. Light hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, wheaty, yeasty and coriander. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. 200517
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2017 at 13:16

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Bottled 330ml (AbM)
Golden color (hazy with yeast poured), small white head. Overriped banana and coriander in the nose. Light-bodied. Crisp carbonation. Banana, coriander, cardboard. Simple witbier.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2017 at 15:03

4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
At a tasting, thanks, smallish bubbly head, murky brown color, aroma of kvass and dark bread with some caramel, metalic bready flavor with some rubber and honey, coarse bitterness. Old and light, not good.
Tried on 21 Mar 2017 at 01:57