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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8.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
440ml can from Craft Central, drunk at a lodge in the Wicklow Mountains. Pours an oily black, creamy tan head. Welcoming roasty vanilla nose, strong roasted malt on initial sip, super smooth, revealing vanilla latte suggestions. Quite flavoursome and rich. Like it.
Tried from Can on 18 Jan 2024 at 17:36

4/10
Tried on 13 Jan 2024 at 12:52

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
0,5 l bottle. Pours copper amber with small off white head. Aroma of spices cinnamon , some malt and caramel in the background. Taste is medium sweet and low bitter. Flavor is all cinnamon. Finish is long, not really pleasant spicy cinnamon bitterness. All cinnamon, boring and downright unpleasant finish.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2024 at 15:45

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 6
0,33 l can Pours hazy deep yellow with small, quickly disappearing white head. Aroma of tropical fruit and biscuit malt base. Taste is medium sweet, light bitter. Flavor is quite soapy. Body is quite watery. Finish is medium long, soapy, tropical fruit and mellow bitterness.
Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2023 at 11:41

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
50cl Blik van Landmarkt Ranzijn. Oranjegouden kleur, witte kraag. Zoet, moutig, wat caramel, harsig, oldskool, sinaasappelmarmelade, bitter. Medium body. Iets te zoet maar zeker niet verkeerd.
Tried on 26 Dec 2023 at 21:12


7.4/10 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

6.8/10 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

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
0,33l can. Pours hazy deep golden with minimal quickly dissipating white head. Aroma is intense diacetyl, buttery as hell, somewhat soapy, beneath it some tropical and stone fruit. Taste is heavy sweet and mild bitter. Flavor is even heavier butter diacetyl. Finish is more dacetyl with tropical fruit with a bit of bitterness kick. I hope this can was particularly of, this is a disaster.
Tried from Can on 17 Dec 2023 at 11:37

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Van tap bij The Bull & Castle in Dublin gedeeld. Citrus, redelijk zacht, fruitig, fruitzoeten. (16-12-2023).
Tried from Draft at Bull and Castle on 16 Dec 2023 at 18:34