Bay Ale
Galway Bay Brewery

Bay AleBay Ale
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From:
Galway Bay Brewery
 
Ireland
Style:
Irish Red Ale
Ranked #36
ABV:
4.4%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,295
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 11.53%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
34
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 06, 2023
Added:
Mar 10, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  7
Bay Ale is a copper coloured, traditional ale with malt and hop aromas and a smooth and well-balanced flavour. Hoppy, yet malt-forward this ale strikes a great balance. Using Perle, Bobek and Willamette hops alongside a strong malt backbone this beer is both for savoring and thirst-quenching, depending on your mood.
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Rated: 3.67 by shelby415 from Oregon

Jul 06, 2023
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Reviewed by aleigator from Germany

4.18/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a brown to reddish color with a beige, stable head.

Aromas are of wet grass and caramel malts, together with a coppery citrus whiff.

Has a light and refreshing body with a well developed, effervescent carbonation to it, creating an intriguing refreshment.

Tastes of caramel wrapped old leaves, bitter lime rind and opposing sweet caramel. These initial high contrasts result in an intriguing tension, highlighted by the beers soft, yet bubbly carbonation, enriched by a note of dough. Finishes heavy on the limes with a pungent bitterness and lingering, resinous malts.

This is straight forward, bitter, sweet and intense. Lovely!
Apr 30, 2022
 
Rated: 3.14 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.58 by misteil from Ireland

Dec 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Nov 10, 2019
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Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas

3.68/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap. Dark red color with a small amount of tan head. Malt and caramel smell. Smooth and creamy feel. Caramel malt flavors with a dry finish. Pretty good.
Aug 08, 2019
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Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland

3.68/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
500ml bottle from Reilly's, Lisnaskea (£2.50):
Quite a dark amber to red beer with a fairly thin head that covers half the surface. It's a malty & quite sweet offering with some caramel & bread coming through a little further on. The taste is malty too with a lot of bread malts & caramel again plus some toasted flavours too follow but it's balanced & easy going with moderate carbonation. Nothing spectacular but a another fairly decent offering from the brewery & one I'd have again I guess.
Apr 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by VashonGuy from Washington

May 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by DownyIsHungry from Minnesota

Dec 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.28 by EMV from Pennsylvania

Aug 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.88 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Aug 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

Jul 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.06 by Haybeerman from Colorado

Apr 26, 2016
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Reviewed by Popadeaux from Oklahoma

4.44/5  rDev +19%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had a pint at Oslo on 05/08/15, at the Original Brewery location in Salthill. Had just driven from Dublin in a car with the steering wheel on the wrong side of the car, on the wrong side of the road in construction traffic and needed a tall cool one. Galway Bay fit the bill!
Thank you Allen! The food was great also!
Jun 08, 2015
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Reviewed by NilocRellim from Minnesota

3.62/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
NOTE: recipe is constantly changing at the brewery. Review is for a Bay Ale drank in April, 2015.

Poured a cloudy, dark red/mahogany colour.

Minimal aroma, very faint sweet malts.

Clean, light, mellow sweet malt flavours. Very basic, yet nice, Irish red ale.Very session-able.
Apr 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by Richie71 from Ireland

Apr 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.14 by innominat from Ireland

Mar 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.05 by IronTom from Illinois

Mar 16, 2015
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Rated by Pgawish

4.89/5  rDev +31.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Awesome flavor, easy on the stomach for those of us who have sensitive ones
Feb 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.14 by RXUYDC from California

Jan 26, 2015
Bay Ale from Galway Bay Brewery
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 34 ratings