Gold all around in an amazing week for one Mayo Brewery

Mescan Brewery in Killsalagh have had one amazing week.

The week of achievements began at the weekend when their beers won two coveted Blás na hÉireann medals.

At the Blás na hÉireann awards in Dingle, a gold medal was awarded to Mescan Lager and a silver medal to Mescan Red Tripel in the Ales category. 

The national food awards, now in their seventeenth year, reward the very best in Irish food and drink. It’s the biggest blind tasting of produce in the country and the judging criteria and system developed with the Food Science Department of UCC is recognised as an international industry standard.

The craft brewery, run by Cillian Ó Móráin and his wife Naomi Clarkin, was shortlisted for two separate awards this week. 

Mescan is a finalist in the Responsible Tourism category of the Mayo Business Awards based on their growing reputation for brewery tours and Belgian beer brewing courses.

The awards ceremony for the Mayo Business Awards takes place on Friday, November 1 in Breaffy House Hotel. 

Furthermore, in the Irish Family Business Awards, Mescan has reached the shortlist in the Family Food and Drink Producer of the year category along with two other Mayo businesses, Kelly’s Butchers and Croagh Patrick Seafood and Tours. 

This awards ceremony is just a week later, on Friday, November 8 in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Dublin. 

Capping off a remarkable seven days, Mescan Brewery has launched a brand-new beer, appropriately called ‘Mescan Gold - Óir’.  

The special release comes as the brewery celebrated their ten-year anniversary. 

Mescan Gold is a blond beer, slightly higher in ABV than the perennial favourite Mescan Blond, and spiced to add complexity. In traditional Mescan fashion, this beer has had a long maturation since being brewed in March before bottling in September.