Galway Hooker (beer)
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder(s) | Aidan Murphy and Ronan Brennan |
| Headquarters | Roscommon, Ireland |
| Area served | Ireland |
| Products | Craft beer |
| Website | http://www.galwayhooker.ie |
Galway Hooker is a brand of Irish Pale Ale, brewed by a microbrewery in Roscommon, Ireland. It was created by two cousins, Aidan Murphy and Ronan Brennan,[1] in 2006 and their name of the beer was decided by a public competition to choose a name.
The beer is made similar to traditional Pale Ales such as that brewed by the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in the USA, but 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 4.4% alcohol by volume[2].
The beer is available kegged on draught, or in bottles. Draught is available in pubs throughout Galway, Dublin, Cork and Roscommon. Bottling began in June 2011 and is available throughout the country in off-licenses and supermarkets.
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[edit] Brewery
Hooker Brewery is on the site of the now-defunct Emerald Brewery just outside Roscommon town. Hooker bought the building and equipment previously used by Emerald.
Galway Hooker Irish Pale Ale is the brewery's flagship product and is brewed in 650 litre batches.[2] The brewery has also trialled two other styles of beer in Galway City, a dark wheat beer and, more recently, a pilsner.
[edit] Awards
- 2007 - Named "Best in Ireland" by the Bridgestone Irish Food Guide[3]
- 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
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