Galway Bay Brewery
Microbrewery
in Oranmore,
Galway,
Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated with 10 Venues
Established in 2009
Contact
Carrowmoneash Station Rd., Oranmore, H91 FA31, Ireland
Description
The Oslo was the start of Galway Bay Brewery and remains our flagship pub based in Salthill; our owners Jason O’Connell and Niall Walsh added a brewery on site in 2009, making The Oslo one of the country’s first brew pubs. Since then Galway Bay Brewery has expanded operations to 11 bars based in Galway and Dublin and have grown and re-positioned the Brewery just outside of Galway in Oranmore. We now produce four core beers along with a plethora of rotational beers that are released throughout the year.
With the installation of our new brew house we are turning our focus towards exporting and making our beers available in the UK and Europe
With the installation of our new brew house we are turning our focus towards exporting and making our beers available in the UK and Europe
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Red session), pours a clear golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma has huge tangy melony hops, white wine, gooseberry, and pine — that’s incredible aromatics. Flavour is bright, with huge tangy hops, melon, white wine, pine, and just enough biscuity malt to back. Incredible hop expression. Beauty—shits all over almost all European WCIIPAs.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2025
at 18:09
5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Green session), pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has lots of spirit barrels and some moderate malt. Flavour has way too much spirit, which ruins everything else. Bad perfumey barrel character I can’t get past.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2025
at 18:08
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Blue session), pours black, no head. Aroma brings out dark sugars, medium roast, and a touch of barrels. Flavour is hot, with perfumey, whiskey barrels, not much malt base, and alcohol notes. Perfumey and lacking depth. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2025
at 18:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Yellow session), pours a cloudy bright pink with a small white head. Aroma is dry and fruity, with yuzu, dry berry zest, and some lacto. Flavour is similar, with dry berry, some odd spiced notes, and dry hay. Fruity, dry, and spiced finish. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2025
at 18:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at MBCC 2025 (Blue session), pours a cloudy bright pink with a tiny head. Aroma is full of tart cherries, some cherry pie, and some wild yeast. Flavour is much the same, with tart cherries, cherry pies and a touch of bugs. Reasonably balanced. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2025
at 18:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at MBCC 2025, red session. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Tons of tangy berries and white wine on the nose. Flavour is also jammed full of tangy berries and white wine character. Incredible hop expression, this is an excellent WC IIPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2025
at 23:34
6.5/10
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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
7/10
Draught @ MBCC '25 [ Yellow 🟨 Session 🧙♂️🍻🇩🇰 ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2025, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. . [20250523]
Tried
on 25 May 2025
at 21:04
7/10
Draught @ MBCC '25 [ Yellow 🟨 Session 🧙♂️🍻🇩🇰 ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2025, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. . [20250523]
Tried
on 25 May 2025
at 21:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at MBCC 2025, green session. Pours black with a beige head. Gentle malts on the nose. Flavour has roasted bread, crusts, barrel finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2025
at 18:14