Good off-licence in Galway?

ronnie3585

One of the very few things I miss about living in Dublin was the decent selection of beer that was there, drinkstore, Redmond's, Molloy's, McHugh's etc.

Now that I'm back West, I'm finding it very difficult to get decent beer outside of the usual names. The best for selection seem to be McCambridge's and O'Brien's on the Headford Road who usually have the Irish regulars, Lagunitas, Founders, Victory, Sierra Nevada - but they never have anything special from them i.e. Narwhal, KBS etc.

Am I missing anywhere else in Galway that has a decent stock?

jh79

ronnie3585 wrote: »

One of the very few things I miss about living in Dublin was the decent selection of beer that was there, drinkstore, Redmond's, Molloy's, McHugh's etc.

Now that I'm back West, I'm finding it very difficult to get decent beer outside of the usual names. The best for selection seem to be McCambridge's and O'Brien's on the Headford Road who usually have the Irish regulars, Lagunitas, Founders, Victory, Sierra Nevada - but they never have anything special from them i.e. Narwhal, KBS etc.

Am I missing anywhere else in Galway that has a decent stock?

McCambridges have had Narwhal and KBS. They had loads of KBS a few weeks a go. Founders Cenntial ,Curmudgeon, Dirty Bastard, Porter are regularly in stock. Sierra Nevada Blindfold, Beer Camp, Harvest, Hop Hunter , Torpedo etc.

Modus Hoperandi, Odell lots more too.

Think maybe you caught them on a bad day, it can be a case of feast or famine with them.

ronnie3585

jh79 wrote: »

McCambridges have had Narwhal and KBS. They had loads of KBS a few weeks a go. Founders Cenntial ,Curmudgeon, Dirty Bastard, Porter are regularly in stock. Sierra Nevada Blindfold, Beer Camp, Harvest, Hop Hunter , Torpedo etc.

Modus Hoperandi, Odell lots more too.

Think maybe you caught them on a bad day, it can be a case of feast or famine with them.

Must have been, I'll have to pop in a little more often then!

smurf492

Anywhere in Galway have the Sierra Nevada celebration brew???

jh79

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Must have been, I'll have to pop in a little more often then!

Was in today, good selection,

Kinnegar Red IPA;

8 degrees Belgian Stout, Barley Wine, Tasmanian IPA and Red IPA.

Founders Porter, Dirty Bastard , Dark Penance and Breakfast Stout. Cans of All Day and Centinnal

Sierra Nevada Tumbler, Blindfold
and Harvast 2015, Cans of Torpedo

Ska Rudie and Decadene

Firestone cans too.

jh79

Forgot to mention Lagunitas including the Cappuccino Stout

crazyhorse

smurf492 wrote: »

Anywhere in Galway have the Sierra Nevada celebration brew???

O'Briens had plenty in the fridge this weekend.

McCambridges stock a diverse range of beers, including harder to track down limited releases, but they sure know how to apply a mark-up :eek:

smurf492

crazyhorse wrote: »

O'Briens had plenty in the fridge this weekend.

McCambridges stock a diverse range of beers, including harder to track down limited releases, but they sure know how to apply a mark-up :eek:

great stuff, must pop in and stock up for the season

jh79

Founders Backwoods Bastard is in McCambridges, first tme i've seen it there.

thesandeman

I wish McCambridges would stop putting stock at the very bottom of the fridges. If I'm bent down to try and see them I get nauseous and if I go down on one knee I struggle to get up again.
That whole area could do with a revamp as they are stocking a much bigger variety of beer over the last couple of years. It's not like they can't afford it with the prices they charge for even the more mainstream craft. Staying open an hour later wouldn't do any harm either.

bodhrandude

smurf492 wrote: »

Anywhere in Galway have the Sierra Nevada celebration brew???

Are you talking about this, brewed in Granada, Alhambra Reserva 1925?

smurf492

bodhrandude wrote: »

Are you talking about this, brewed in Granada, Alhambra Reserva 1925?

No it wasnt that. i got the celebration in o'briens. cheers though

ronnie3585

McCambridge's now have a decent stock of Siren.

bodhrandude

McCambridges also stock absinthe, just the one kind though, Jacques Senaux Absinthe Green in 70 cl and 70 ABV and at a whopping 54.99 Euros, but it saves you the journey to Dublin to buy the same bottle for 47.99 from the Celtic Whiskey Shop. I saved myself fifteen Euros as the fare there and back is 22 Euros on the web. I heard that Harvest stock absinthe too, does anyone know the score with that.