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Mescal Red Tripel

**Price:** €5.39

**Availability:** specialist off-licences; drinkstore.ie

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This beer from Westport promises much, but left me wishing it had delivered more. At a premium price and 8 per cent ABV, it's reasonable to expect quite a lot from it; instead, though, the finished product seems overly cautious.

It's a foamy and cloudy red, so it's got the Belgian look, but the taste is almost begging to be unshackled. This is ...