Galway Bay Brewery Sigaro

Sigaro

 

Galway Bay Brewery in Oranmore, Galway, Ireland 🇮🇪

  Stout - Foreign / Extra Regular
Score
6.74
ABV: 5.6% IBU: - Ticks: 20
We’re big fans of Conor Gallagher’s small but mighty brewery outside Rome. When he told us he was coming over to Ireland to visit relatives we of course invited him down to the brewery for a catchup and a brew. Hilltop are most known for their amazing dark beer output inspired by classic Irish and British styles.

During our discussions on the recipe, we talked about a legendary Italian dark ale that utilised tobacco leaves in the recipe. This imparted a mellow spiciness to the finished beer and was an instant classic. We’re adding a pinch of organic tobacco leaves and Cacao nibs to this brew for a rich, complex export stout that still drinks easily like a classic Irish stout.
 

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap Brewskival 2025-08-22 Helsingborg
AR: roasted malt, dark bitter chocolate
AP: dark brown, brown lid
F: roasted malt, dark bitter chocolate

Tried from Draft at Brewski Brewery on 05 Oct 2025 at 21:16


5.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cremiger, dann zunehmend röstig-trockener Beginn. Moderate Herbe, süffig, minimal bitter, kurzes Finish. 11/8/9/9//9

Tried from Draft on 20 Sep 2025 at 12:41


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

keg at Borefts 2025 Saturday ...deep red brown .. thin tan lacing ...soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..Light toffee ..soct woody malts

Tried on 20 Sep 2025 at 12:39


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap @MBCC 2025, Red Session. Clear dark red brown, light beige head. Caramely, malty, woody aroma. Bitter malty and caramely flavour.

Tried from Draft on 05 Sep 2025 at 07:27


Roasted malty, dark caramel, aroma.
Flavor is more complex with more roasted malts and chocolate, almost grainy flavor, very chocolatey , i can also taste the tobacco i think, as a stinging bite

Tried from Draft at Fermentoren CPH on 03 Aug 2025 at 14:08


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

Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark brown, with very fine cappuccino foam. Aroma is malty and licorice. Body smooth, slightly creamy, about average, with pretty much no carbonation. Taste is roasty bitter, with some sweetness behind. Final is average, a little sticky.

Tried from Draft on 07 Jul 2025 at 16:55


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Black with a large cream head. Aroma of dry roast malt and a bit of ash. Flavour is dry stout, hint of tobacco, cream roast finish.

Tried from Draft at The Black Sheep on 31 May 2025 at 23:00


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at MBCC 2025 (Red session), pours a dark reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma has plenty of toasted malt, English malt, and some earthiness. Flavour is dry, and on-point for a dry stout, with soft bready malt and a bone dry finish. Dry and clean. Pleasant.

Tried from Draft on 27 May 2025 at 18:10


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

On tap at MBCC 2025, red session. Pours murky mahagony with a white head. Spicy rye-like character on the nose. Flavour has spicy rye bread, gentle roast. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 25 May 2025 at 23:31


7

Draught @ MBCC '25 [ Red 🟥 Session 🧙‍♂️🍻🇩🇰 ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2025, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. . [20250524]

Tried on 24 May 2025 at 21:03