After a train ride with a boisterous but well behaved group of Spanish teens from the centre of the country to the Wild Atlantic Way, craft beer drinking has begun in rainy Galway.
Food was needed and so a really large bowl of Irish Stew was ordered and to pair with it, Galway Hooker’s Irish Pale Ale. Branded glassware is big here and not just a little logo. The city colors of Galway were all over the glass.
Braving rain, which hasn’t been much of a moist deal on this trip was required and after sitting during the morning, a stretch of the legs was needed. The bustling Shop Street pulled like a tide in the bay and I found McCambridges. Restaurant on the 1st floor and ground level was a mini food emporium with a nice selection of mini bottles of Irish spirits. I chose a whiskey, a gin and a mead to cover my bases then chose two IPAs based on the mind-trippy labels. One from The White Hag and a second Galway Hooker.
The next day was spent walking in different areas of the city from Eyre Square to the Spanish Arch to Merlin’s Grove. In between, there was a stop for pizza at The Dough Bros. ( who own pizza in this town) and their White Hag collaboration New World IPA.
I found a nearby Centra with a darn good beer selection for a convenience store in a tourist laden part of the city and found another new-ish Irish Brewery, Whiplash. Now I have a coffee porter to try.