Land & Labour

Client Brewer in Galway, Galway, Ireland 🇮🇪

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Land & Labour is a side project from Galway Bay Brewery head brewer, Tom Delaney, focused in sour and wild beers. Their aim is to create mixed fermentation beers with Bretts and wild yeasts, without reaching a high acidity. They have created a separated environment for this side project, and imported aged foeders from Italy, France or Switzerland. It was started in 2018, and their first available references where presented in 2020.

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6
Sampled at Billies day 1. Clear very pale golden color, no head. Aroma and flavor are like a cider tbh. Or is this a cider? Must be. Slightly on the dry side with a little bit of green apple peel. Okay. 6-6-7-7-6
Tried on 15 Nov 2025 at 21:46

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tried from Draft on 12 Nov 2025 at 19:19

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2025 at 19:17

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tried from Draft on 12 Nov 2025 at 18:57

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried from Draft on 12 Nov 2025 at 18:56

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
No head, hazy orange-ochre beer. Sour grapes, old wood, horseblanket, leathery, dank notes. Dry-sourish with a distinct sweetish underbuild. Sour grapes, sourish banana, horseblanket, lemonpeel. Acidburn and -thinning, lipsmacking acidity. Aftertaste has a flavour of yellow berries. More lambic-y you die, west of De Panne. And I think this could get bone-dry with some aging. The pronunciation asked, it doesn't even resemble what's spelled - good Goidelic habits upheld.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2025 at 19:45

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
8/XI/25 - on tap @ Billies Craft Beer Festival Day 2 - Session 1 (Antwerp), BB: n/a (2025-1193) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Clear deep ruby red beer, no head. Aroma: yoghurt up front, lactic acid, fruity touch, cherries, red grapes, spicy touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very sourish, dry, funky, some tannins, woody, earthy. Aftertaste: dry, fruity, more cherries, a bit earthy, gentle acidity, decent, good stuff!
Tried from Draft on 08 Nov 2025 at 16:30

8.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle sampled at Billies. Clear deep red. Sour cherries, funk, tons of raspberries, vanilla, dry oak, lemon. Over medium sour, just medium sweet. Nice!
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2025 at 16:57

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle samepled at Billies. Clear golden. Very herbal, funky, soft apple peels, lavender. Over light sweet, sour and bitter. Medium bodied. Has a cider body and beer aroma. Not bad!
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2025 at 16:56

6/10
On tap at Billie's Craft Beer Festival. Ginger, citrus, vinegar hints and apple cider. Refreshing, nice, but not really my kind of drink. 636312 251107
Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2025 at 10:19