Three Hookers Please!

Yesterday ( Friday) I had a day off work and had a nice time hanging out in sunny Galway.

I picked Aimee up from work at the end of the day and we went to the McSwiggans for a Guinness. When we got home Audrey ( our flatmate) mentioned that some french friends were watching the rugby at the Univeristy Bar so we tagged along with her.

The University bar is a sight to be seen, it was huge with a big screen and was packed with merry people ( many with those beards that only students can grow). There were plenty of French present and the atmosphere was electric.

Amidst the hord I was able to make my way to the bar and yell "Three hookers please!". Usually one would discretely pull the barman aside to make such a request but not in Galway.

Here a "Galway Hooker" is a type of yacht and also the only locally brewed beer available in pubs. It is very similar to Macs Copper Hop (Now called Hoprocker) or Limbergs Hopsmacker (Hawkes bay brewery).

Apart from Guinness ( a glorious brew) most Irish bars also serve generic lagers and American beer. Budweiser and Millers are on tap everywhere and Bud tastes just like Lion Red ( i.e. awful). Next month the Great Irish Beer Festival is on nearby (cross the road and walk the length of the carpark) so we will be attending and seeing what other local beers are hiding away here in Ireland.

Notice how I steered the conversation away from Rugby! Well that is exactly what the Irish are doing ( Rugby? What Rugby?). Unfortunately the Irish Soccer team has not been doing well either, so we will have to talk about Hurling and Gaelic Football which are safe topics.

Here is a photo of me just for my mother (note the new haircut and new hoody). (I am in the reading corner at Aimee's work.)