GALWAY HOOKER IS NOW AVAILABLE IN STORES, YOUR LOCAL AND ONLINE!
MAKING WAVES SINCE 2006
Galway Hooker is an artisan brewery nestled in the stunning surrounds of the Wild Atlantic Way. Established in 2006, Galway Hooker produced the original Irish Pale Ale now the most popular style of craft beer in the country. A pioneer of the modern craft beer movement, famous for its innovation and quality, Galway Hooker has developed a reputation as one of Ireland’s leading breweries. Our ethos is to brew natural, full flavoured, high quality and preservative-free beers. The results are beers that have received numerous awards, including Gold Medals at the Irish Food Awards and the World Beer Awards.
DISCOVER OUR BEER
Explore our meticulously brewed collection, from our core range to seasonal drops and limited editions.
GALWAY HOOKER X CATHY HUGHES
We are thrilled to announce our exciting collaboration with the renowned Irish artist, Cathy Hughes, for our highly anticipated 2024 seasonal beer collection. As we embark on this journey of creativity and flavor exploration, we invite you to indulge in the first two masterpieces of this collaboration: Galway Girl and Wild Sea Swimmers. Each beer is a testament to our commitment to excellence and our passion for pushing boundaries in the world of craft brewing.
OUR BREWING PROCESS
WHY OUR BEER IS SO GOOD
SELECTED MALTS
Ireland has an ideal climate for growing cereals and we take great care to source only the best malted barley from Irish suppliers.
We use a range of cereals to add colour, flavour and mouthfeel to our beers. Malted barely provides us with sugar which the yeast converts into alcohol.
QUALITY HOPS
We source the best quality hops from around the globe to impart a range of flavours and aromas to our beers.
Whether it’s punchy, fruity hops from the Pacific west coast of the US or noble, subtle hops from central Europe our brewers carefully blend each variety to produce the unique flavours Galway Hooker is famous for.
UNIQUE YEAST
The whole purpose of the brewing process is to make a food source for yeast to grow on. One of the by-products of this growth is alcohol.
Because yeast is a living microorganism, it keeps regenerating itself every time we make a batch of beer. We can harvest the yeast from one batch of beer and reuse it for the next batch. We have a special tank to store the yeast between batches.
SPECIAL WATER
We use locally sourced water from the west of Ireland which contains an ideal balance of minerals for brewing.
All of our water passes through an activated carbon filter to ensure the purest quality and flavours in our beers.
GALLERY
AWARD-WINNING BEER
For many years, our beer has continued to receive many awards.
