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Wednesday, 11 July 2007
Galway Hooker Beer has been named 'Best in Ireland' by the prestigious Bridgestone Irish Food Guide, launched earlier in the month by Trevor Sargent, Minister of State with responsibility for food.

The book's author, well-known food writer John McKenna, said at the launch that 'Galway Hooker' was without doubt the best new beer discovered in his three years of research:

"Aidan Murphy and Ronan Brennan's beer is a masterpiece of brewing, a pale ale that is quite the most more-ish drink we have encountered in years. Everything about Galway Hooker is the antithesis of mass-produced beers; it is subtle, graceful, has superb texture and mouth-feel, the fruit and hop notes are poised and tantalizing, it is refreshing rather than gaseous, and it is fresh rather than flat and dull. An amazing feat of brewing," said Mr McKenna.

Brewer Ronan Brennan said in response: "We are absolutely thrilled to receive this endorsement from probably the most respected food commentators in Ireland, as it justifies everything we've been trying to achieve in terms of producing a new and unique style of beer."

This is the second award that the beer has won in recent months - it was also voted Best Beer at the annual Irish Beer Festival in Cork earlier this year. For a beer that was only launched last year, these awards are huge acclaim. 'Galway Hooker' is available in over a dozen pubs in Galway city, and in a handful of other outlets throughout the country.


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