Ostara

Galway Bay Brewery in Oranmore, Galway, Ireland 🇮🇪

Stout - Dry Regular

Score

7.04

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 47

This March we dove into our recipe notebooks looking for ideas to inspire the ultimate session-able stout recipe. Here is Ostara Stout our take on the concept of 'Dublin Stout'. Brewed to be complex but quaffable. We took some of our imperial stout tricks and adapted them to a lower ABV base recipe. The result has layered malts with some lovely soft chocolate notes finished with a nice hop zing to help clean the palate. Sláinte

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6.8

Robin Svensson (13124) ticked Ostara from Galway Bay Brewery 1 month ago

Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2025 at 21:19

Beer5000 (11295) ticked Ostara from Galway Bay Brewery 3 months ago

On tap @ Mikkeller bar CPH airport. Dark brown body under a beige head. Promising aroma and taste with typical dry stout qualities, but unfortunately there is a certain sourness that I assume is not intended. Might be a bit off.

Tried on 27 Oct 2025 at 10:23

7.9

jhaase (14816) reviewed Ostara from Galway Bay Brewery 3 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Nitro tap at Ammutsøn. Black, brown thick cream. Medium body, very creamy. Lively dry chocolate notes, enough sweetness, dry grain roast without harshness. Lovely, super drinkable and very enjoyable.

Tried from Draft at AmmutsØn on 19 Oct 2025 at 17:13

7.8

CBarley (1462) reviewed Ostara from Galway Bay Brewery 3 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Tap as nitro at Ammutsøn. Dark, cappuccino head. Coffee chocolate and cream, coconut vanilla, but not the artificial one. Soft fluffy and light, chocolate mouse. Nitro is the best. Nitroooo!

Tried from Draft at AmmutsØn on 19 Oct 2025 at 17:10

7.6

Pindolaire (1236) reviewed Ostara from Galway Bay Brewery 4 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Color castaño muy oscuro, prácticamente negro, opaco, espuma beige cremosa, compacta de buen encaje y retención. Aroma y sabor con tonos chocolate, café expreso, pan quemado, malta tostada, cuerpo medio, trago fácil y agradable. Muy disfrutable

Tried from Can on 17 Sep 2025 at 22:22

6.6

HenrikSoegaard (21963) reviewed Ostara from Galway Bay Brewery 4 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hooppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Tried from Can on 16 Sep 2025 at 11:48

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Ostara from Galway Bay Brewery 5 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

330ml can from Dunell's in Jersey. Pours black with an off white head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, coffee, toffee, hints of smoke & malt. Moderate to medium body. Sweet light bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 15 Sep 2025 at 06:44

6.1

Hrabren (9642) reviewed Ostara from Galway Bay Brewery 6 months ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

On nitro tap at Dew Drop, Galway. Dark brown, amber hue. Small lasting tan head. Aroma is toasted bread, roasted toast, coffee and butter. Flavour is charred wood, roasty, dark chocolate, charred wood, butter. Smooth, medium body, dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 29 Jul 2025 at 15:15

ShivanDragon (10851) ticked Ostara from Galway Bay Brewery 6 months ago

Mooie dry irish stout

Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2025 at 19:36

7.6

midovark (6747) reviewed Ostara from Galway Bay Brewery 11 months ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Nitro tap at The Beer Temple, Dublin. Roasted malts, coffee, ashy notes and dark chocolate on the surface with a sweeter, caramel-y base behind it. Easy to drink, smooth, full for what it is.

Tried from Draft on 10 Mar 2025 at 09:01