O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Bagenalstown, 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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5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

0,33 l can. Pours murky golden yellow with medium, quickly dissipating white head. Plenty of floaters that will not settle. This might not end well... Aroma is very piny, citruses and some tropical fruit on a decent malt base, plenty of yeast. Taste is heavy sweet and medium bitter. Body is full, carbonation average. Finish is medium long, fruity with pleasant mellow bitterness.

Tried on 08 Jun 2025 at 10:31



6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draft. Sort of like a guiness but a little bit sweeter and with less body. Not bad, not awesome, not bad, not awesome - or so we say...

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 00:47


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

Almost black beer with rather small head, but great amount of lacing.
In aroma there are cocoa, milk, oats, caffe latte, milk chocolate and a lot of creamy hints and bread.
It's mainly sweet, a bit acidic. Bitterness on low level.
Full body.

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2025 at 20:31


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can shared with my dad, I'm kind of surprised I haven't rated this before.
Dark brown bordering on black with a creamy frothy off white head that persists. Bitter chocolate and roastiness with hints of earthy hop to counter. Decent.

Tried from Can on 11 May 2025 at 21:06


6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can purchased in Italy, drunk watching Predator 2. Dark orange-ish amber, light haze, nice tall head. Nose of malty caramel, wort, light mandarine overtones. Flavor is bitter in a sparkly, maybe-unpleasant way. Hop flavors are subdued, 10 months till expiry so it's not too old, hmm. Some caramel and sweetness, it's alright but not inspiring.

Tried from Can on 06 May 2025 at 19:46


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

24/IV/25 - 44cl can from Mr. Hop (webshop) @ Peter’s 50th birthday party, Cabane Banane (Gent), BB: 28/VIII/28, L24163 10:24 (2025-385) Thanks to Peter for sharing today’s beers!

Clear brown beer, practically no head. Aroma: sweet impression, lots of ripe to overripe banana, caramel, toffee, fudge. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sweet up front, malty, caramel, bitter touch, grains, some bitter hops. Aftertaste: dry, good roast, hoppy, gains, hay, cow fodder. Decent, not great.

Tried from Bottle from Mr. Hop (webshop) on 24 Apr 2025 at 18:45


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Super enjoyable. Nice silky dark malts, chocolate, lightly bitter black coffee, soft roast. Lightly saline. Light bodied with delicate nitro carb.

Tried from Can from Nosferatu Craft Beer Shop on 20 Apr 2025 at 17:57


6

Lovely nitro pour. Caramel and biscuit notes, a little sweet but finishes slightly bitter. A bit thin of flavor.

Tried on 11 Apr 2025 at 01:05


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Trüb bernsteinfarben mit weißer Schaumkrone. Malziger, hopfiger, fruchtiger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, hopfig, fruchtig mit Karamell und Citrus. Mittlere Süße mit hoher Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2025 at 15:07