O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company Irish Red

Irish Red

 

O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company in Bagenalstown, Carlow, Ireland 🇮🇪

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
6.26
ABV: 4.3% IBU: 34 Ticks: 270
This Red stands out in this beer style category. The malt body is as impressive as a bock, albeit in a uniquely Irish way. With an incredibly smooth malt body complimented by caramel tones and perfectly balanced in bitterness, this Irish Red is much more complex than it’s mainstream rivals.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

0.44l can. Aroma of caramel, dark fruit and flowers. Pours clear amber brown color with thick creamy cappuccino-like head, good lacing and soft visible carbonation. Taste starts refreshing dark fruity and grassy, following is caramelly, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is mild to average bitter. Medium body, creamy texture and soft carbonation in palate. Mild but explosive…

Tried from Can from E.Leclerc Ljubljana on 15 Jan 2026 at 16:20


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6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Few cans at home. Nitro. Ruby chestnut and huge soft foamy beige head. Nose is dried fruit and earth. Tatses of dates, raisins, cherry, earthy, caramel. Creamy smooth palate.

Tried on 21 Aug 2025 at 02:58


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Can 44cl. from a local Jumbo @home poured into a pint glass. Clear deep amber colour, tall creamy beige head, good retention, Aroma roasted malt, caramel, dark bread, grassy hops. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, some roast, caramel, dark bread, earthy notes. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation, malty sweetbitter aftertaste, some metallic notes, bit thinnish impression, nice.

Tried from Can on 21 Jul 2025 at 15:12



6

Lovely nitro pour. Caramel and biscuit notes, a little sweet but finishes slightly bitter. A bit thin of flavor.

Tried on 11 Apr 2025 at 01:05


6.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

On tap. Pours deep mahogany with long lasting, thick head. Nice hoppy aroma with hints of coffee and roasted malts. The same notes appear in taste, but the mouthfeel is quite watery. Short finish, light body and therefore it’s easily drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 05 Mar 2025 at 05:58


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

500ml bottle. slightly hoppy aroma, and also slightly fruit, kinda sweet. Flavour tastes like caramel a bit.......withan odd cough syrup flavour. Meh, this isn’t geat.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:01


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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pure copper colour, beautiful creamy head. Sweet, fruity, caramel-malty and minimal bread aroma. Dry, light and rounded. Toasted dark bread, caramel and melanoid with slightly fruity notes. Medium bitter finish, earthy-herbal.

Tried from Can from Beers Of Europe on 16 Feb 2025 at 16:16


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7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

Samo 4,3 alk. Svaka O'Hara's je odlična piva. Davnih dana, još kada sam krenuo sa sakupljanjem piva tamo negdje prije 12tak godina O'Hare su mi bile omiljene. Gledam arhivu i baš je njihova Irish Red bila u probi. I još od tada su mi te O'Hare vrhunske, tako da mi je teško biti i objektivan prema njima. Kod ove su mjehurići rađeni od dušika i ugljikovog dioksida pa je i u tome posebna i vrijedna kušanja.

Tried on 13 Feb 2025 at 21:22


3.1
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 12

Bottiglia. Il naso riconosce indizi di caramello. La finezza olfattiva è elevata e l'esistenza olfattiva è sufficiente. Il manto birroso superiore resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. La parte liquida offre una visione offuscata. Il colore è ambrato rossiccio carico tendente marrone. Il corpo è rotondo. L'amaro è discreto. La forza gustativa è normale e si prolunga in modo è sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di pronta beva. Il retrogusto è di media intensità. Al palato prevalgono impressioni di caramello, miele, pane tostato, un accenno di resinoso e agrumi.

Tried on 13 Feb 2025 at 05:07