O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Bagenalstown, Carlow, Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated Venue: Brewery Corner

Established in 1996

Contact
Royal Oak Road, Bagenalstown, Ireland
Subsidiaries
O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company owns 1 brewery:
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.

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

Dark golden in colour, light amber perhaps. A thin white head tops the beer. Great aroma of honey, yeast, wheat, curacao and the freshness of coriander seed. Medium to Light-bodied; Subtle sweet flavours, while some potent spice and freshness finish the taste. Aftertaste of wheat predominantly, some sweetness though. A nice American styled wheat overall, worth a try! I had this 23 ounce beer served on draught at MacGregor's in Rochester, New York.

Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2003 at 15:34


2.4
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1.5

Tap. Yellow, slightly darker than a a bud. What little aroma I could pick up was that of a cheap beer, with no qualities standing out. Hardly any flavor, a little bitter in the finish. No qualities of a wheat beer in this one. Maybe there was nothing wrong with it, but certainly nothing to enjoy.

Tried from Draft on 02 Aug 2003 at 02:54


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pitch black body with a big, frothy, light brown head. Delicious, but quite weak, nose with roast malt and chocolate. Flavour is weak, but well balanced between a hops and chocolate bitterness and malt sweetness.

Tried on 13 Jul 2003 at 11:39


6.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pitch black in colour with a very dense brown head. The smell is very subtle, just like a normal irish stout. The flavour is great, although subdued. Definately a goo dall around beer that ranks almost on par with guinness.

Tried on 30 Jun 2003 at 21:58


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

A black beer with next to no head. The aroma is slightly sweet - boring for a stout. The flavor is a soft sweet, slightly roasted flavor with a little smoke in the aftertaste, but no bitterness. Its thin for a stout, but all in all an OK beer.

Tried on 21 May 2003 at 00:41


5.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

A dark amber beer with a small fast disappearing head. The aroma is weak but slightly sweet. The flavor is wheaty (?) - too sweet and boring. All in all an average beer.

Tried on 20 May 2003 at 16:49


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Golden colour inded. Slight, very white head, lacy. Nose of chaff and grain. Some slight metallic hint too. In the taste come wheat, grain very much to the fore. Retronasal bitterish, rather clean palate. Watery mouthfeel, a bit carbonation. Aftertaste gives slight acidity due to the wheat and the carbonation. I don't know what to make of this. No phenol/banana as in Bavarian, no Belgian spices for wit, not enough acidity for Berliner - but there's nothing instead!

Tried on 10 Mar 2003 at 11:57


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

Completely dark-brown to black. Brown-grey head, thick,big bubbles. Nose: coffee-and-milk, chocolate, roasted malt, tobacco notes. Taste is bitter as from burnt malts. Coffee, chicory. Very chewy mouthfeel, yet refreshing. Aftertaste is malt & bitterness, like a slightly overdone bread.

Tried on 10 Mar 2003 at 08:56


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

Dark brown, with only a red shine. darkish head, lacy. Nose gives milk chocolate, like a sweet stout. Taste - this is like watered-down sweet stout. Flavour is certainly caramelmalts, very outspokenly. Daring taste, but I'd liked some hops. Very light-bodied, however, the coloured malts gives some mouthfeel. No new aftertaste. I'm surprised by this beer - it has a character I can't place. I'm even not certain whether I like it or not.

Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2003 at 13:20


6.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Dark color, brownish thick head, beautiful lace. Some malt and sharp but not strong roasted barley; yeast. Reasonable stout, a bit metallic, dry.

Tried on 20 Jan 2003 at 05:53