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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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Can 44cl. from a local Jumbo @home poured into a pint glass. Clear deep amber colour, tall creamy beige head, good retention, Aroma roasted malt, caramel, dark bread, grassy hops. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, some roast, caramel, dark bread, earthy notes. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation, malty sweetbitter aftertaste, some metallic notes, bit thinnish impression, nice.
Tried from Can on 21 Jul 2025 at 15:12

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
0,44 l can. Pours amber gold with huge, lasting off white head. Plenty of lacing. Hazy with plenty of tiny floaters. Aroma of malt, some caramel, yeast with big tropical fruit character. Flavour follows aroma, big malt base with tropical fruit and some resin. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter. Finish is medium long, bittersweet.
Tried on 06 Jul 2025 at 12:28

7/10
Roasty, bitter, and bold. Nice classic stout. And thrilled to earn an epic venue badge finally!
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2025 at 02:31

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Orange colour with medium white head.Aroma of pine needle trees and tangerine nice bitterness and crispy fruity good fruity mouth feels and also good note of hops.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2025 at 05:47

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Barwa niemal czarna, piana beżowa, dość obfita, dość trwała.

W aromacie kawa, paloność.

W smaku lekko kwaskowe, palone, kawowe ze sporą kontrą chmielową.

Goryczka średniowysoka, wysycenie niskie do średniego, ciało w normie, piwo jest konkretne, palone, pijalne, dobrze zbalansowane.

Dry stout z prawdziwego zdarzenia. Świetne piwo.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2025 at 19:43

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Barwa złota, zamglone, piana biała, średnio obfita, średnio trwała.

W aromacie cytrusy, trawa, zioła.

W smaku półsłodkie, sporo podbudowy słodowej w typie chlebowym, do tego akcenty chmielowe, nieco estrów.

Goryczka średnia, lekko ziołowa, wysycenie w normie, ciało też, dobry balans i pijalność.

Takie bardziej klasyczne IPA. Całkiem spoko.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2025 at 19:00

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Old rating from 14/10/14 - 500ml bottle brought back from Ireland by my wife. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, bread, honey, grass & wheat malt. Medium body. Slightly bitter finish. Passable
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2025 at 21:08

6/10
Tried on 09 Jun 2025 at 15:44

5.4/10 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