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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep brown to black with a tall tan head. Nice roasted malts, chocolate, a hint of molasses, slight earth, a touch of vanilla. Medium bodied. Finish has roasted malts and a slightly sweet vanilla backdrop. This is an easy going yet full flavored Irish stout. Highly enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2026
at 14:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Black, minimal head. Aroma of licorice, sherry and honey. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramel, vanillaish oak, port and honey. Warming, mellow finish.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2026
at 21:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Orange with a white head. Malty with some grapes and fruit notes. It feels a bit mushy and flabby. Not a ton of unique hop notes. It’s fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2026
at 18:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Can from Drinkmonger (2024) and Lupe Pintos (2026). Black body with ruby highlights and a thick beige head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of charred wood, cocoa, dark chocolate and biscuit. Flavour of chocolate and vanilla with a bitter finish. Medium to full body with creamy mouthfeel. Gentle fizz. This is very tasty. I’d like to try a blind side-by-side tasting with Guinness as I think this would come out on top.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2026
at 21:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Near black with a tall, foamy tan head. Roasted malts, coffee, bittersweet cocoa, light earth, a touch of burnt malts. Medium bodied and a touch chalky. Finish has a dry and sharp snap. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2026
at 15:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Deep brown/black with a good finger of creamy, tan head. Roasted malts, coffee, milk chocolate, toffee, sweet malts. Full, smooth body. Feels a bit sweeter with dark sugars throughout. A good one.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2026
at 13:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Red with a good sized tan head. Deeply toasted malts, cracker, semi-sweet malt, earthy hop bite. Medium bodied. Finish is malty with a final snap of bitterness. The hops are more noticeable in the bottled version than the nitro can and I prefer the bottle because of that. It has more character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2026
at 16:41
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Teku showing light to medium amber with sparse white foam.
The nose shows intense notes of overripe papaya and malts.
The palate is moderately carbonated and medium bodied. Malt forward with a strong biscuit malt profile followed by a moderate bitterness. Pretty standard old-style IPA.
The nose shows intense notes of overripe papaya and malts.
The palate is moderately carbonated and medium bodied. Malt forward with a strong biscuit malt profile followed by a moderate bitterness. Pretty standard old-style IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2026
at 11:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Copper with a tall off-white head. Fruity, bitter hops, pale malts, sweet grass, a bit of citrus. Medium bodied. Sweet-ish in the finish. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 18:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A deep copper with an off-white head. Big citrus and some pine fortified by a strong caramel malt base. Finish is malty and bitter. Full bodied. Nice in a very old school way.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Comptoir Irlandais - Grenoble
on 25 Feb 2026
at 16:41