County Galway hosts several chief craft breweries and distilleries that contribute to the local production of beer and spirits. Galway Bay Brewery in Oranmore near Galway city began operations in 2009 as an independently owned enterprise with initial brewing at The Oslo Bar in Salthill. It produces beers from classic styles to barrel-aged expressions with its chief products including pale ales IPAs stouts and experimental brews with a USP in its role as a pioneer of craft beer in the west of Ireland and expansion from a brewpub to broader production.
Galway Hooker Brewery in Oranmore commenced in 2006 by two cousins Aidan Murphy and Ronan Brennan. It produces pale ales and other beers with its chief products centring on the original Irish Pale Ale with a USP in its status as a pioneer of the modern craft beer movement in Ireland through innovation in pale ale styles.
Micil Distillery in Salthill village on the shores of Galway Bay opened in 2016 as the first legal distillery in Galway in over 100 years founded by Pádraic Ó Griallais a sixth-generation poitín distiller. It produces Irish poitín gin whiskey and cream liqueurs with its chief products including award-winning gin traditional poitín and maturing whiskey expressions with a USP in the revival of family distilling traditions from Connemara spanning over 170 years and the production of authentic poitín using local methods.
Ahascragh Distillery in Ahascragh village functions as an eco-friendly operation in a restored 19th-century mill. It produces whiskey and gin with its chief products centring on these spirits with a USP in its zero energy emissions production and sustainable approach to craft distilling.
Craft Brewing & Distilling county by county
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Dining
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Restaurant awards
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow – Overall – County winners – Georgina Campbell – Good Food Ireland – Michelin Star
County Galway:
Ireland’s county Galway offers a delightful mix of cultural heritage and coastal beauty, with Galway City’s Latin Quarter showcasing historic streets and traditional music venues. The Connemara National Park provides hiking trails through rugged mountains and bogs, while the Aran Islands offer ancient stone forts like Dún Aonghasa. Other favourite stop is ithe Kylemore Abbey’s Victorian gardens and coastal cliffs. Galway is Ireland’s second largest county by size (5,939 sq km) and fifth largest by population (277,737). Population peaked at 440,198 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 148,340 in 1966. In terms of hospitality, Galway is Ireland’s third most visited tourist county with around 1,028,000 international visitors per year.
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