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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. Black colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is coffee, some roasted malts, ashes, rye and liquorice along with toffee and some drief fruits. Flavour is dried fruits, liquorice, roasted notes, coffee, some chocolate and mild toffee.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2023 at 21:16

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
0,33 bottle. Label and cap are perfectly fine. The beer is golden yellow and clear. Head is white, normal size, stays. Aroma: very delicious lime, hoppy, more tart exotic fruit, grapefruit peel...etc... Not terribly intense, but adequate. Aftertaste is fine, beer-like, fresh, moderately carbonated. Very good, delicious and fresh hopping, it had a real APA character for me, bitterness is completely there, and the cold hopping is also attractive. It really has a lot of hops in it, and I reward it for being a large-scale brewery.. Nice.
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Cimke, kupak teljesen rendben. A sör aranysárga, tiszta. A hab fehér, normál méretű, meg is marad. Aroma: nagyon finom lime-os, komlós, fanyarabb egzotikus gyümölcsös, grapefuit-héjas...stb...Nem rettenetesen intenzív, de megfelelően. Kortyérzet rendben, ivósör jellegű, frissen , közepesen szénsavas. Nagyon jó, finom és friss komlózás, nekem igazi APA jellegű volt, keserűség is teljesen ott van, és megnyerő a hidegkomlózás is. Tényleg van benne bőven komló, és ezt díjazom, nagyüzemi létére.. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2023 at 17:03

7.3/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
0,33 bottle.The label is as beautiful as the beer itself. Beautiful mahogany-chestnut brown, but still red - cola-colored, huge, very dense, very hard and beautiful head. The aroma is caramel malty, caramel, sweet, moderately intense, a little spicy. Sip: freshly carbonated, not watery at all, but not too full-bodied, decent. Porter-like, coffee-like, drier taste, more coffee than chocolate. There is some bitterness in the background, and there is little malt sweetness, but the hops do not dominate here, but the delicious malts. Overall, I am very satisfied with it. It was a bottled version, it was delicious.
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A címkéje ugyanolyan szép, mint maga a sör. Gyönyörű mahagóni-gesztenyebarnába hajló, de még vörös - kólaszín, hatalmas, nagyon tömör, nagyon kemény és szép hab. Az illata karamellmalátás, karamelles, édes, közepesen intenzív, picit fűszeres is. Kortyérzet: frissen szénsavas, nem vizes egyáltalán, de nem is túl testes, decens. Porteres hatású, kávés, szárazabb íz, inkább kávés mint csokis. Némi keserűség van a háttérben, és malátás édesség is kevés, de itt nem a komló dominál, hanem a finom maláták. Összességében nagyon elégédett vagyok vele. Üveges verzió volt, finom volt.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2023 at 16:48

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
0,33 bottle. The bottle and the cap are very nice, I know it doesn't matter, but it is. The beer is, as it should be, almost black - but rather an opaque deep brown. The foam has a very nice cocoa color when filling, but it quickly dried up. Smell: coffee-earthy-cocoa, classic stout, but not the most intense kind. Obviously not the most full-bodied stout. But it's really dry :) Oily effect, a little watery. The coffee-roasted effect, on the other hand, is completely appropriate. As in the description - authentic... Beer with a real Irish pub atmosphere. It has a slightly acidic aftertaste. Not bad.
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A palack és a kupak nagyon szép, tudom nem számít, de így van. A sör ahogy illik, közel fekete- de azért inkább átlátszatlan mély barna. Habja kitöltés közben nagyon szép kakaószínű, viszont hamar elapadt. Illata: kávés-földes-kakaós, klasszikus stout, de nem a leg-intenzívebb fajtából. Nyilván nem a legtestesebb stout. Viszont tényleg jó száraz :) Olajos hatású, kissé vizes. A kávés, pörkölt hatás viszont teljesen megfelelően jön. Ahogy a leírásban is szerepel - autentikus... Igazi ír kocsma hangulatot árasztó sör. Picit van egy savas-savanykás utó hatása. Nem rossz.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2023 at 15:54

6/10
Creamy like Guinness with half the flavor. Not great fish and chips here.
Tried from Draft on 27 Mar 2023 at 22:56

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Canned 440ml. -from Tesco Budaors. Brown coloured, medium sized creamy beige head, light caramel in the nose. Toasted malt, caramel, light toffee and nutty touch with bitterish finish.
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2023 at 20:38

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Aroma: Ripe fruits with citrus. Flavour: Fruity sweetness with ripe fruits and tangy notes. Aftertaste is sweet and bitter. Colour: Hazy dark yellow with a white head. From: Can @ VildMedVin webshop.
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2023 at 17:12

6.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Clear ruby/amber body with a thick cream head. No visible carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of nuts, earth, tea and flat white. Flavour of caramel, biscuit and cranberry. Thin to medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A subtle and tasty beer.
Tried from Can on 24 Mar 2023 at 12:56

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from KCM Tammisto, Vantaa. Poured mahogany in color, dense head. Smooth it is for sure. Toffee, caramel malty, smooth and very drinkable. Light bodied, almost watery feel.
Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2023 at 08:11

7.4/10
Tried on 18 Mar 2023 at 14:34