Pale Ale
Boyne Brewhouse in Bagenalstown, Carlow, Ireland 🇮🇪
Brewed at/by: O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing CompanyPale Ale Regular
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Score
6.32
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Pale ales are known for their aroma hop as much as their bittering hop and this is a classic example. It’s a beer with a subtle malt base that allows the hops do all the talking. The predominant hop used is Australian Summer, which gives a distinctive pink grapefruit aroma.
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8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2025
at 11:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (From Alko web shop). Amber colour, mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is floral, fruity, mild toffee and some creamy notes. Flavour is floral, fruity, toffeeish and some mild bitterness. Smooth and quite creamy palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2022
at 21:05
6/10
Tried
on 21 May 2022
at 12:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Appearance: Foggy old with a moderate white frothy head of good retention. Aroma: floral, honey, biscuit, grapefruit. Taste: Light sweet, heavy bitter. Biscuit, floral hop, honey,, grapefruit, wormwood. Lingering hoppy ending. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, average carbonation. Summary: OK.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2021
at 17:15
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle at home, Nivala. Enjoyed straight from the bottle. Aromas and flavors: Some fruits, caramel, some pine, some hops... Twister.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2021
at 18:16
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Past BB so to be rerated if possible. Misty darker golden body, white head. Herbal, dusty, flowery aroma, gone. Taste reveals some fruity notes, stone fruit jam notes, over a solid bitter kick with traces of oxidation, a bit on the thinner side. Okay. Raising the score a little to be more fair for now.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2021
at 20:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0,5 l bottle from Vrutak, Zagreb. Shared with Marko. Hazy golden, small to medium, lasting frothy off-white head. Malty, toasty, herbal and floral aroma. Some citrusy notes, zesty. Light body, moderate carbonation. Bitter. Herbal hops, earthy. Very dry finish, lasting. A bit thin, quite drinkable, slightly aggressive. Also, an older bottle, I kinda forgot about it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2021
at 20:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle bb14/05/20 ambrato scarico leggera velatura buona schiuma discreta persistenza non molto fragrante un po cotta pane dolce un leggero citrico amaro medio
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2020
at 15:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 0.5l. Hazy golden/copper pour, two finger frothy white head. Long lasting, very good retention. Lots of thick lacing on the glass. Grainy nose, wheat, floral notes, a bit perfumy. Thin body, soft carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel and texture, goes down quite nicely. Herbal bitter taste, mild sweetness in the background, good balance. Aroma of lager malt, wheat, grains, citruses. Strong herbal and grassy character, earthy, lingering floral notes. Long lasting finish, dry, moderately bitter. Solid thirst quencher.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2020
at 18:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 500ml. -from Vrutak Zagreb. Golden coloured, medium sized white head, bready herbal nose. The taste is almost the same; bready, herbal, light grassy and grainy with rather strong bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2019
at 22:08