CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF GALWAY HOOKER CRAFT BEER

MAKING WAVES SINCE 2006

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 top craft beers. 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.

OUR STORY
A promotional image of Galway Hookers 4 beers in a glass bottle.
A man holding up a pint of Galway Hooker beer

DISCOVER OUR BEER

Explore our meticulously brewed collection, from our core range to seasonal drops and limited editions.

EXPLORE BEERS

GALWAY HOOKER X CATHY HUGHES

We were proud to feature the artistry of the late Irish artist, Cathy Hughes, in our 2024 seasonal beer collection. Her creativity and distinctive style brought life to our bottles, and the first two releases from this collection—Galway Girl and Wild Sea Swimmers—stand as a testament to her talent. Each beer reflected our commitment to excellence and the adventurous spirit that Cathy’s artwork so beautifully captured.

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OUR BREWING PROCESS

THE CRAFT BEHIND EVERY POUR

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

GALLERY

  • Man drinking Galway Hooker beer
  • A can of Wild Sea Swimmers by Galway Hooker, with a backdrop of Salthill, Go. Galway
  • A group of friends cheering holding bottles and pints of Galway Hooker beer
  • A hand holding a pint of Galway Hooker with a blurred background
  • The team of Galway Hooker
  • A person pouring a can of Galway Hooker into a pint glass
  • A man and a woman sit outdoors by the water, engaged in conversation. The man, wearing a dark green puffer jacket and sunglasses on his head, holds a can of 'Galway Hooker' beer.
Two men enjoying a pint of Galway Hooker beer.

AWARD WINNING BEER

For many years, our beer has continued to receive many awards.