O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Bagenalstown, County 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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6.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled (BB 09/2004)
Dark copper-red with a good tanned head and lace. Slightly fruity and sharp aroma. Balanced mouthfeel between malts and hops with toffee notes. Finishing a bit watery and then giving some late bitterness. Drinkable but easy to forget.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2004 at 10:20

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled (BB 09/2004)
A bit hazy orange, good white creamy head. Lively carbonation. Crisp wheat and orange nose. Malty, fresh, a bit yeasty with good wheat backbone and flowery hops. Finish is light and watery, slightly sour aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2004 at 04:53

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Dough- and berrylike (strawberry,red currant ) aroma. Red brown, plentifull small bubbled carbonation, fluffy off-white head. Cookie- and roasted malt, fruity notes, some herbal edges. Thinish body, sparkly mouthfeel.
Tried on 01 Aug 2004 at 08:28

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Very light roasted aroma with some hop (?) bitterness. Opaque black color, whipped cream brown head, relatively big bubbles. Subtle coffee and toffee notes, cane sugar sweetness, chocolate and coffee aftertaste. Light-bodied, creamy mouthfeel. Pleasant, has what the average Guinness lacks.
Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2004 at 07:52

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Bottled
Opaque black. Big cloudy expresso head. Roasted coffee aroma. Roasted, hoppied bitter flavor. Bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2004 at 15:22

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Nice red copper beer with a thin off-white head, lightly sweet malty aroma. Good malts and some nuttyness with some hops near the end, very reserved. Pleasing body but on the lighter side. Pleasant session ale.
Tried on 11 May 2004 at 18:49

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a dark black colored beer with an average bubbly head with standard retention. Aroma is really great with a nice mix between roastiness and coffee. Taste is OK with some nice touch of roasted malts and coffee. The aftertaste is dry without too much of the watery feeling you get with Guinness. Overall, a good stout but nothing too much out of the ordinary.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2004 at 12:13

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Clear dark brown beer with a small off-white head. Sweet malts and chocolate aroma. Sweet chocolate, slightly smokey beer with peat moss character, slightly lactic. Very nice bodied stout.
Tried on 03 Apr 2004 at 09:46

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
This nice stout poured a huge tan head. Nice aromas of caramel, molasses and roasted malts with a slight touch of cocoa. Small amount of yeast. First taste was a litle over-carbonated for a stout and had a rich smokey flavour to it. I could taste the small amount of yeast that I smelt before. I could almost taste charcoal. The finish was slightly watery with continuing smoke flavour.
Tried on 06 Feb 2004 at 02:58

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Paid $1.19 for a 12 oz bottle. Slightly cloudy golden, no head. Smells like stereotypical beer. And hey! tastes like it too. Lotsa carbonation in the mouth, but, for this beer, almost seems like too much. Very unoriginal, boring brew to drink. Not bad, but nothing to tell your friends about either.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2004 at 18:24