Favourite Beer of the Year. Contenders 2022. And Brewdog Cork opening.

2022

Favourite Beer of the Year 

(Brewdog's Cork opening less than 3 weeks away - see below)

Confirmed to date

June: Wicklow Wolf Mescan Wit or Without You Belgian Wit

May: Wicklow Wolf Locavore Spring 2022 Barrel Aged Farmhouse Ale

April: Whiplash True Love Waits Dry Hopped Pils

March: Lineman Schadenfreude Schwarzbier

February: Wicklow Wolf  “Apex Cherry” Black Cherry Oatmeal Stout.

January: Whiplash Dry the Rain Double Decoction Dunkel

December: Lough Gill Mac Nutty Macadamia Nut

June Short List

Wit: 

Wicklow Wolf Mescan Wit or Without You Belgian Wit
Pale Ale: 

Whitefield “Eastwood” 

Third Barrel Some Dance To Remember

Gose: 

Kinnegar Brewers at Play 23 Mango Gose

IPA: 

West Coast IPA: Lineman Green Light;
Stout:

Cotton Ball Lynch’s Stout 4.3%
Session: 

Lough Gill Mo Chara Hazy Seisiún IPA 4.8%

May Short List

Barrel Aged: Wicklow Wolf Locavore Spring 2022 Barrel Aged Farmhouse Ale with Brettanomyces 11.9% 

Amber Lager: Hope Limited Edition 26 Born To Be Free. 

NZ IPA: Wicklow Wolf Far Far Away. 

Rye Lager: Whiplash Melted Roggenbier. 

DIPA: Rye River Dam Buster Double IPA 

American Pale Ale: Otterbank Middle Lane American Pale Ale 

Single Hop Pale Ale: O Brother You’ll Pay With Your Souls Single Hop (Simcoe) Pale Ale - 

Vienna Lager: Wide Street Vienna Lager

Pale Ale: Whiplash Got To Keep On 

IPA: Rye River Big Bangin’ IPA 

American Wheat: Rye River Backwaters American Wheat 

Brewdog's Cork opening, on Friday 22nd July, is less than 3 weeks away. "We’ll have Brewdog’s finest alongside of a selection Corks local craft." It will be interesting to see what Cork beers make to their list!