Galway Bay Brewery growth fizzes on craft beer boom

The business behind the Galway Bay Brewery is to shortly open up a new brewery and its 12th pub as it continues to capitalise on the growing popularity of craft beers.

Speaking yesterday, Galway Bay Brewery director Jason O’Connell said the business has been able to flourish because the overall product for Irish drinkers “had been pretty lame” before the growth of the Irish craft beer industry.

Mr O’Connell said the business “hasn’t been an overnight success”, pointing out its first pub was opened 10 years ago.