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.
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Rating added 1/30/2006Very dark red color, almost so that you can’t see through it. Some iron in the smell, a faint acid taste but also a bit burnt in it. Not among the best stouts I’ve had.4/3/4/3/9=2.3
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2006
at 16:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Nice redbrown colour. Good aroma, malty and with nice hoops. pwerfull taste average finish. A good beer.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2006
at 14:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Black colour with a long lasting beige head. Aroma of roasted malt and hints of chocolate. Flavor is roasted with some hints of chocolate and coffee. Dry finish, but a little thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2006
at 05:47
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Aroma is weak and unconvincing-roasted malt. Strange oat smell that isn’t offensive, just seems odd. Color is nice and dark with tan foamy head that leaves some nice lacing. Flavor is watery and not as robust as expected. Pretty plain... nothing really noteworthy although it has a little more sour kick than I’m accustomed to with a stout.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2006
at 22:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Creamy light brown head. Fully lasting. Brown colour, wonderfull beer to look at. Caramellic aroma. Heavy bitter flavour, coffe like more than chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2005
at 05:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours dark ruby with a lasting tan head. Slightly smoked (bacon?) roasted malt nose not a lot of chocolate or coffee. Not overly dominating in mouth, with some very roasted burnt cereal with some chocolate. Finish is dryish with more burntness. Not bad, but not one of the best stout
Tried
on 26 Jul 2005
at 14:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A surprisingly complex beer at the top of its style. Aromas of chocolate and coffee, some smoke, and teriyaki, and port.. Black with a large tan head. Multi dimensional flavor, smokey peat,, port. Heavy palate but easy to drink.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2005
at 12:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is black with a small tan head. Wow! Nice burnt roasty aroma. Flavor is a bitter burnt with a strong coffee aftertaste. A pleasing brew for all the senses.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2005
at 20:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Called "Molings Traditional Celtic Beer" in my version. Mahogany in colour with a reddish tint and a rather stable, light brown head. Sweetish and malty with notes of caramel and smoke. Very pleasant Irish ale. 200304
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2005
at 14:40
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
(Bottle 50 cl) Orangey golden, slightly hazy with a fine, creamy but rather small head. Hasn’t got the fruity esters as in German and Belgian wheats. In fact this beer has incredibly little flavour. Soft wheaty notes but neither aroma, nor palate. No bitterness either. Not unpleasant just thin, thin, thin... 160103
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2005
at 14:26