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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7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle, almost no head, extremely dark and deep brown color, no carbonation, chocolate, chocolate cake, some sherry and whiskey woodiness, dried fruits, mainly raisins and alcohol, quite smooth. Very nice and enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2025 at 20:55

7.1/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can at home. Hazy murky yellow color, full sized white head. Aroma is malts, hops, don't really get specifics. Flavor is malts, hops, softly bitter, softly fruity. Medium body and carbonation. Not bad, but nothing too special either.
Tried on 19 Mar 2025 at 21:14

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6
Trübe orange Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Hopfig fruchtiger, malziger Geruch nach Mango und Steinfrüchten. Geschmacklich hopfig, malzig, fruchtig mit Pinie, Steinfrüchten, Mango und Orangen. Mittlere Süße mit hoher Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.
Tried from Can on 19 Mar 2025 at 17:03

8.1/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml can. Pours black with a very fine, nitro like, deep tan head. Aroma is dark malts & coffee. Beer is dry but smooth with similar dark malt & coffee flavours. Very easy to drink, hint of hop bitterness but way less than Guinness. Good texture and mouthfeel for a low ABV stout.
Really rather good.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2025 at 05:09

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 9 Overall 7
Leicht eingetrübt bernsteinfarben mit weißer Schaumkrone. Hopfiger, malziger, fruchtiger Geruch. Geschmacklich hopfig, malzig, würzig, fruchtig nach Grapefruit, Pinien, Orangen und etwas Karamell. Mittlere Süße mit hoher Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 08:09

6.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Can shared at home. Alaposan alulmulta a varakozasaim, meglepoen jellegtelen, nem sok karaktere van.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2025 at 09:06

7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Can shared at home w the boys. Ez viszont meglepoen jol mukodik, jobban mint amire szamitottam. Persze, vizeske, persze jellgtelenke, de pont annyira erdekes azert, hogy szolgaltasson egy kis gondolkodnivaloval, mikozben konnyeden vedehelheto marad.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2025 at 09:06

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Aroma dominated by coffee, chocolate and vanilla. Fine-bubble foam. Dark brown, opaque. Full body, low carbonation. Sweetness is medium, well-balanced with a nice bitterness. Intensity of taste is high. Notes of roasted, dark chocolate, coffee, liquorice, dried fruit and vanilla. Alcohol well hidden.
Tried from Bottle from Beers Of Europe on 07 Mar 2025 at 16:26

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from Beerdome. Clear ruby with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dark fruit. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish with a little alcohol. Soft. 050325
Tried from Can on 05 Mar 2025 at 20:02

6.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
On tap. Pours deep mahogany with long lasting, thick head. Nice hoppy aroma with hints of coffee and roasted malts. The same notes appear in taste, but the mouthfeel is quite watery. Short finish, light body and therefore it’s easily drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 05 Mar 2025 at 05:58