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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7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Appearance: Fogged deep amber with a nice nitro head. Aroma: Caramel, bread, esters, floral & herbal hop. Taste: Pretty dry. Caramel, bread, esters, floral & herbal hop. Light plus ending bitterness. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, average carbonation. Overall: Not bad.

Tried on 14 Apr 2024 at 15:59


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Keg draught at Tønne, Leicester with Rune and Finn. Brownish red, clear with a small off-white head. Gentle resinous aroma, some malt roses. Gentle taste, quite malty, ruby chocolate. Light body with lively carbonation. Not as much personality as I'd have liked, but that's the style really. It's just about okay.

Tried on 26 Mar 2024 at 09:47


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

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear deep red with a dense beige head. The aroma is soft, bitter - sweet, toasty grain, dull red fruits, white bread jam sandwich, jam rolly polly, toasty grain and caramel. The taste is dry upfront, light tannin, bitter - sweet, toasty grain, earthy roast, grassy, metallic twang, touch jammy fruits and caramel with a bitter, drying finish. Average body and moderate, velvety carbonation. Has quite a weird bitter finish, almost acrid. Nitro definitely saves it.

Tried from Can on 23 Mar 2024 at 15:32


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

440ml nitro can from Hamilton Super BuyRite. Deep copper red pour. Creamy, finger-high beige head is incredibly firm and stoic. Soft, malty aroma of toasty grain. Soft, creamy mouthfeel leans towards toasted malt and caramel. A hint of nuttiness as well. Little hop presence to speak of. Very drinkable and sessionable. Slainte’!

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2024 at 22:17


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can, 0.44l. Deep amber pour, one finger creamy off-white head, long lasting. Sticky lacing on the glass. Nice on the nose, malty, toasted caramel, fruity notes in the background. Medium to full body, flat carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel and texture, thick and chewy, very nice and easily drinkable. Nicely balanced taste, malty sweet with subtle roasty bitterness. Aroma of toasted caramel, dried fruits, rye bread. Subtle coffee notes in the background. Medium lasting finish, slightly dry, subtle lingering bitterness. Enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 21 Dec 2023 at 22:54


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

Van tap bij Darkey Kelly's in Dublin. Caramel, licht droog, nutty, toffee, toast, wat rood fruit. (17-12-2023).

Tried from Draft at Darkey Kelly’s on 17 Dec 2023 at 22:28


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

EB - Can 440ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 [ As O'Hara's Irish Red Nitro ]. ABV: 4.3%. [20231128]. 7/4/7/3/14.

Tried on 28 Nov 2023 at 17:50



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

440ml can. Cloudy, dark amber colour with huge, thick, super dense, creamy, moderately to mostly lasting, moderately lacing, off-white head. Minimally subdued, sweet-ish, fruity, caramel malty and minimally bready aroma, hints of strawberry, red berries, red jelly. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty, minimally toasty, bready malty and slightly fruity, hints of red berries, red jelly, Creamy texture, smooth and super soft palate, very fine, dense, creamy carbonation. Wonderful head, good mouthfeel, balanced taste - enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2023 at 17:33


7

Magus, mõru, karamell, vesine. Ok.

Tried from Draft on 03 Nov 2023 at 20:53