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

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 28/12/2025.
Moderately hazed orange golden topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is punchy tropical fruits, papaya, ripe melon, grass, guava.
Taste comprises orange pith, grapefruit, pine needle, grass, mandarin, hint of mango, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Solid clean drinking DIPA.

Tried on 28 Dec 2025 at 15:19


5.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 3.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle at home, 27th December 2025. Pours black. Aroma is acidic and taste clearly infected, sour and too much to attempt to drink this. I see from the last review the same and Untappd have reviews dating back over a year commenting on infection. This should have been recalled

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2025 at 09:15


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hand pumped at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark brown, almost black, with some fine cappuccino foam. Aroma is a mix of fruity and chocolate, a hint of cherry. Body is average, with no carbonation. Taste is medium roasty, with some background sweetness as well. Final is fairly short.

Tried from Cask at Fob on 22 Dec 2025 at 17:29


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Murky brown with with a short head. Aroma of cinnamon malts. Flavour is warm mulled malt, clove and cinnamon, chocolate notes at the back.

Tried from Draft at Tapped Dublin (formerly Porterhouse Central) on 20 Dec 2025 at 00:00


6.8

Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2025 at 21:19


7

Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2025 at 21:17


7.4

Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2025 at 11:29


6.8

Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2025 at 11:28


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

1/12/2025. Draft at Mikkeller Bar, London.

Tried from Draft on 01 Dec 2025 at 19:53


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Jet black with a tan head. Aroma of roast malt and dark fruits. Flavour is blackcurrant jam notes on a milky dry stout, roast malt, light burnt, fruity finish.

Tried from Draft at The Brew Dock (Galway Bay) on 27 Nov 2025 at 00:00