boat see galway hooker . this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . december 2012 galway hooker irish pale ale glass displaying galway hooker logo type irish pale ale manufacturer galway hooker brewery country of origin galway ireland introduced 2006 alcohol by volume 4.3 ingredients pearl and crystal malt saaz cascade hops website www.galwayhooker.ie the galway hooker brewery is based in oranmore county galway ireland . the brewery was founded in 2006 by two cousins aidan murphy and ronan brennan 1 and the name of the brewery and its first beer were decided by an online competition to choose a name . galway hooker irish pale ale is the brewery s flagship product . it is brewed in 650 litre batches . 2 the beer is similar to traditional pale ales such as that brewed by the sierra nevada brewing company in the usa but it has an added taste of caramel similar to an irish red beer . it is made from mainly pearl and crystal malt and saaz and cascade hops . it has a bitterness of 35 ibus and is 4.3 % alcohol by volume . 2 the beer is available kegged on draught and is available in pubs throughout galway dublin cork and roscommon and other towns across ireland . the brewery s bottle range was expanded in 2014 and includes galway hooker irish stout galway hooker amber lager and galway hooker sixty knots ipa 6.5 % which are available throughout the country in independent off licences local supermarkets restaurants and hotels . galway hooker irish stout amber lager and sixty knots ipa are also available in a limited supply on draught . it also produces a number of specials from time to time which have been available in galway city including a dark wheat beer and a pilsner . the brewery has also brewed some festival beer specials including an irish coffee porter a weissbier and a dry hopped ipa . contents 1 brewery 2 awards 3 references 4 external links brewery edit galway hooker was previously brewed on the site of the defunct emerald brewery just outside roscommon town . galway hooker bought the building and equipment previously used by emerald . in may 2014 the company moved location and installed a new state of the art brewery in oranmore county galway . the brewery regularly attends beer festivals in ireland such as the annual irish craft beer and cider festival 3 in the rds dublin . 4 the company is a member of the independent craft brewers of ireland association 5 and the irish beer consumer group beoir . 6 awards edit 2007 named best in ireland by the bridgestone irish food guide 7 2007 winner in the irish craft brewers award for best beer 2009 winner in the irish craft brewers award for beer of the year 2010 runner up in the irish craft brewers award for beer of the year 2014 winner of gold beer category in the blas na h ireann the irish food awards for galway hooker irish pale ale bottle 2015 winner of gold stout category in the blas na h ireann the irish food awards for galway hooker irish stout bottle 2015 winner of silver lager category in the blas na h ireann the irish food awards for galway hooker irish dark lager bottle 2015 winner of best in county awarded by galway enterprise board as part of the blas na h ireann the irish food awards references edit rising in the yeast a b irish craft brewer a visit with hooker brewery http irishcraftbeerfestival.com http www.rds.ie http www.icbi.ie http www.beoir.org galway independent article galway hooker wins bridgestone best in ireland award 2007 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title galway hooker brewery & oldid 743721255 categories beer in irelandcounty galwayhidden categories orphaned articles from december 2012all orphaned articlesarticles with hrecipesarticles with hproducts navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages danskitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 21 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view