# Galway Bay Brewery — County Galway

> Galway Bay Brewery in County Galway, Ireland scores 3.78 out of 5 — Fine, #13 in Ireland. 183 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Galway Bay Brewery is a brewery in County Galway, Ireland. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.78 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #13 in Ireland. Of the 183 beers we track, 60% are IPA and 24% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.78 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #13 in Ireland · #7,049 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 183

## About

We are an independent artisan brewery based in the west of Ireland dedicated to the production of high quality, natural and full flavoured beers. All of our beers are craft brewed by combining the finest ingredients with traditional brewing techniques. The result is a beer that has received numerous awards, including being twice named as Ireland’s Best Beer.

## What they brew

- IPA — 60% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 24% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 3% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 3% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: County Galway, Ireland
- Coordinates: 53.2804751, -8.9252516
- Website: https://www.galwaybaybrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Galway Hooker Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/galway-hooker-brewery-6627.md) — 2.94, Limited — Deerpark Industrial Estate, County Galway — 0.4 mi away
- [N17](https://finding.beer/brewery/n17-8568.md) — 3.53, Poor — Galway, County Galway — 3.9 mi away
- [Soulwater](https://finding.beer/brewery/soulwater-7659.md) — 3.47, Poor — Galway, County Galway — 4.6 mi away
- [Land & Labour](https://finding.beer/brewery/land-labour-13975.md) — 3.75, Fine — Galway, County Galway — 5.2 mi away
- [Spiddal River](https://finding.beer/brewery/spiddal-river-5903.md) — 2.79, Limited — Salthill, County Galway — 6.8 mi away
- [Burren Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/burren-brewery-7783.md) — 3.87, Fine — Lisdoonvarna, County Clare — 23 mi away
- [Connemara Brewery (Cong)](https://finding.beer/brewery/connemara-brewery-cong-11916.md) — 2.75, Limited — Cong, County Mayo — 23 mi away
- [Loudon's Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/loudons-brewing-18967.md) — 2.80, Limited — County Clare — 25 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Ireland](https://finding.beer/breweries/ireland.md)

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