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Saturday April 11th 2026
Running from 9 until 6, this full-day course includes a three course lunch made and served with beers from the Mescan range, and comprises three overlapping threads: 
Brewing a commercial batch of our Mescan Blond with us
Covering an outline of the theory of beer brewing
Tasting a range of carefully selected beers to gain an understanding of beer styles, flavour components and food and beer pairings  
- this is a Beer Tasting Course as well as a Brewing Course!
 
Cost is €240 per person, with a 10% discount for groups of 2 or more
There will be a maximum of 15 participants

The day includes:
Welcome coffee and orientation at 9.00
Hands-on practical brewing experience, using our brewing equipment with us. Learn to mill the grain, make a brew, and start the fermentation - while making a commercial batch of Mescan Blond
A three course lunch created and served by two chefs with Michelin-starred restaurant experience. The chefs will use as much produce from the area as possible, and will cook the dishes using Mescan beers in their recipes. Each course will also be served with a different Mescan. The brewery is unheated and some of the work is outdoors, so the warm food in the middle of a west of Ireland spring day is one of the highlights
Tastings of the full range of our Belgian-style beers throughout the day, as well as some other Irish and Belgian beers that have been specially selected to demonstrate various beer styles and individual beer flavour components. Some Belgian classics will be included - so that we keep in mind the perfection we are aiming for! Our award-winning 7 Virtues Lager will be available on draught, as we'll have a keg hooked up for the day
A full set of course notes covering everything you’ll learn on the day and more - technical information, ingredient selection, brewing techniques, sourcing suggestions for equipment and ingredients, packaging options, etc. - all you might need for your home-brewing journey
Access to follow up advice by email on any aspect of brewing 
An invitation to attendees to return and collect a 12 bottle case of the beer they helped make, once it's bottled and ready