Wicklow Wolf and Mescan Brewery join forces to create Belgian Witbier

Wit or Witout You is a collaboration between Wicklow Wolf and Mescan Brewery in Westport. Given that Mescan specialises in Belgian-style beers, it is not surprising they went for a Belgian Witbier (or wheat beer).

“It’s made using a Belgian Abbaye yeast,” Quincey Fennelly, chief executive of Wicklow Wolf Brewing Company, says. “We put Sabro hops into the whirlpool and a ton of orange peel, coriander and black peppercorns, to give it a right big kick of orange and coriander. It’s a crushable beer to knock back on a sunny day.”

This is a limited edition. Retailing for around €3.50, it was released on May 3rd, so catch it while you can.

The second beer joining the Wicklow Wolf core range is Tundra. “It is a New England IPA with 5.6 per cent abv, made using a ton of Sabro hops. One of the beers I idolise most is Juicy Bits from WeldWerks Brewing in Colorado. This is our version, all juicy pineapples. It’s gorgeous; we have tasted it against Juicy Bits and it is every bit as good.”

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Tundra is available in Wicklow Wolf’s new taproom and at independent off licences, just in time for that summer sun. A 440ml can retails for €3.

Fennelly says that the company’s pub sales have increased. “My theory is people didn’t have confidence to buy it in a pub before, in case they didn’t like it. Now they know they like it – because they sat drinking it at home during lockdown.”