Galway Bay Brewery, which is based in Galway but runs around a dozen pubs across the Republic, could begin taking over the Ormeau Road bar within the week. Galway Bay is one of the Republic’s ...

One of the most striking recent designs comes from Galway Bay brewery. The Irish-Swedish agency M&E, which created Method & Madness for Irish Distillers, is responsible for the new design.

Sans Juice, made by Galway Bay and New Realm, is a West Coast double IPA. It pours clear and has a big malty profile and lots of deliciously old-school citrus and pine hops.

Less than a year later, in 2013, Galway Bay expanded to a new facility with a 100,000-litre capacity – more than 12 times the size of the brewery’s original facility next door, allowing him to ...