Mescan Brewery began as an idea in 2010 following a conversation between the founders, Irishman Cillian Ó Móráin and Belgian Bart Adons, about the strain of out-of-hours veterinary work. This led to a mid-life career change and new lives as brewers.

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The intention from the beginning was to make and promote Belgian beer styles, to brew to a high standard using natural ingredients and traditional techniques, and to have some fun.  So, we welded together our first brewery - a 50 litre set-up made from old beer kegs. For the next three years, we brewed each week in Cillian's garage, creating recipes and learning from our mistakes. The real work started when we set about converting a shed on Bart's farm, building a 1,000 litre brewhouse from scratch using recycled bulk milk tanks.

In 2014, we sold our first beer. We’ve had to learn about a lot of stuff besides brewing: welding stainless steel, troubleshooting problems with plumbing, electrics, heating elements, hydraulics, gas burners and glycol chillers; as well as warehousing legislation, VAT, Excise, and a lot more. It’s been a steep learning curve but (mostly!) very enjoyable, and we now have a core range of beers representing the best-loved Belgian beer styles.

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In 2021, Bart took a step back and returned home to Belgium. Cillian took on running the brewery by himself, assisted by Naomi Clarkin whose focus is on sales and marketing, and we now have a small crew of exceptional staff around us that are committed to the same high standards. In the coming years, we plan to make some big changes that will allow us to welcome many more of you to visit us here in Mayo, see what we do, and taste our beers. But some things will remain the same – our commitment to creating beer of exceptional quality using natural ingredients and traditional - slow - brewing methods.