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.
6.4/10
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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
7.9/10
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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.
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
6.9/10
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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.
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
6/10
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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
6.5/10
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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.
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
7.6/10
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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
6/10
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
7.5/10
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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
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Trübe dunkelgelbe Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Grasig hopfiger, fruchtiger Geruch. Geschmacklich hopfig, fruchtig mit Citrus, leichte Anklänge an tropische Früchte. Mittlere Süße mit hoher Bitterkeit, leichter Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2025
at 14:32
6/10
Sweet malty and fruity, vague citrus fruity with some subdued hops, malty backing, resinous bitter hoppy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:06