Galway Bay Brewery

Microbrewery in Oranmore, County 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

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8/10
Tried on 22 May 2015 at 15:19

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Draught at Brewdock. Murky brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is toffee caramel. Fruity powdered chocolate, a little smoke and pepper. Finish is smooth malt.
Tried on 16 May 2015 at 08:53

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at The Brew Dock, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Nose brings out spicy yeast and some farmhouse quality. Flavour is massively spicy, with intense pepper, yeast, almost some chili, and spicy farmhouse notes. A massively spicy saison here. Not highly drinkable because of it but certainly unique. It's okay.
Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2015 at 12:50

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at The Brew Dock, pours a clear amber with a small white head. Nose is quite floral, with bready notes and some light toffee. Flavour is fairly boring, with bready notes and dry hops to back. Not much character to this one. Leaves something to be desired.
Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2015 at 12:50

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at The Brew Dock, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Nose brings out herbal notes and light spiciness. Flavour is along the same lines, with a very clean herbal quality and light spiciness. Well-balanced and clean. Solid stuff.
Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2015 at 12:48

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at The Beer Market, pours a dark mahogany with a small beige head. Nose brings out crusty bread, lightly soured lactic notes, and tart fruits. Flavour is along the same lines, with lactic acid, crusty bread and tart fruits. Pleasantly notes in harmony here, just nothing overly thrilling. Solid stuff.
Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2015 at 09:53

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at The Black Sheep, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Nose brings out quite a bit of floral hops and just enough biscuity malt to back. Flavour is dry and bitter, with bitter English floral hops. Just enough dry biscuity malt on the other side. Decent but nothing overly interesting.
Tried from Draft on 28 Apr 2015 at 12:26

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at The Black Sheep, pours black with a small tan head. Nose brings out dry oats upfront - very dry and bitter. Flavour is quite rich and robust, with oats, dry cocoa and a light bitterness. Quite full-bodied and well-balanced. Very good stuff.
Tried from Draft on 28 Apr 2015 at 12:19

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at The Black Sheep, pours a hazy orange with a small white head. Nose is hugely fruity and quite hoppy, with tropical fruits upfront. Flavour is very hoppy and fruity as well, with tropical fruits, resinous hops, and just enough dry grainy malt to back. Massively fruity and hoppy. Nice IPA.
Tried from Draft on 28 Apr 2015 at 11:51

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at The Black Sheep, pours a dark brown with a reddish tinge and a small beige head. Nose brings out English bready malt and a tiny touch of espresso. Flavour is along the same lines, with bready malt, toffee and light dry cocoa. Very English. Well-balanced and drinkable. Good stuff.
Tried from Draft on 28 Apr 2015 at 11:44