O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Bagenalstown,
County Carlow,
Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated Venue: Brewery Corner
Established in 1996
Contact
Subsidiaries
Description
O’Hara’s Brewery is a family-owned business established in 1996 and one of the pioneers of Irish craft brewing. Located in the heart of Ireland’s traditional malt and hop-growing “Barrow Valley” region which has strong historical linkages to the Irish brewing industry, we are proud to have been at the forefront of the new wave of Irish craft brewing for almost 25 years.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
(bottle) Darkest brown colour with a short beige foamy head. Dark malty, roasty aroma with a moderate level of sweetness and notes of dark chocolate, red berries, licorice and vanilla. Moderately bitter flavour, light bodied with a mild carbonation. Roasty malty, slightly berry-fruity taste with delicate notes of chocolate; light-bitter and roasty finish with a good length. Pleasant light-weighted Stout (09.IV.09).
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2009
at 20:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle: Very deep amber coloured with some shy ruby spots, mid-sized lacy and fluffy beige head; the dry nose is dominated by by roasted malt, followed by dried fruits and a light sourish touch, combined with some chocolate crumbs; dry bitter flavour, light bodied; short dry roasted-malty finish with - again - sourish fruity and chocolatey traces. Archetypal Stout, maybe a bit lightweighted............
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2009
at 07:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from a 750 ml brown swing top bottle this beer poured black with an enormous dark brown head. The aroma was a very nice sweet and toasty malt element with a touch of chocolate and fruits. The flavor was creamy, bitter and very roasty with a moderate smoky element. The finish was long, roasty and smoky. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2009
at 21:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
scura buona schiumamedia persistenza note torrefatte caffe leggero cioccolato in bocca ritornano le tostaure il caffe piuttosto amara ma con anche piccole note fruttate mature non molto persitente
Tried
on 01 Apr 2009
at 18:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A deep dark stout with a thick onctuous moka head, almost like a nitro pull. A pleasant nutty chocolate aroma, dark coffee roast. In mouth, a nice toffee chocolate, herbal notes, cold coffee, silky mouthfeel. A good stout. Tasted Feb. 14 2009. Thanks to Piscator for the trade!
Tried
on 17 Mar 2009
at 23:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught, small creamy dense, light beige head, pitch black, with nothing coming through. hoppy aroma highlighting herbs and charcoal and a just a touch of roasted coffee. Taste dominated by roasted coffe with black chocolate and a whiff of cocoa, overall very dry. Thick and mouth coating texture and a pleasant fry finish. A satisfying pint to sit and linger on.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2009
at 01:28
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pour is a bright yellow with a large white head. Aroma has a nice wheat and malt to it with some breadyness. Flavor is minimal in regards to what the aroma was. Nothing really exciting going on here and very boring. Also very expensinve and i’m glad i just got a single.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2009
at 17:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Black color. Roasted malt aroma, and same in the flavor. Some chocolate. Like Guinness.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2009
at 17:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
scura buona schiuma persistente note tostate caffe lieve cioccolato un po luppolate in bocca ritornano tutte un leggero diacetile un finale di ciocclato buon amaro da luppolo e tostature
Tried
on 07 Feb 2009
at 09:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of KimJohansen. Pours black and opaque with a tall, dense, light brown head leaving laces. Burned malt in the nose with some vanilla. Medium body, low in carbonation with a soft mouthfeel, vanilla accents and a malt bitter finish. 291208
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2009
at 17:02