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Carlow Brewing

Muine Bheag Business Park, Royal Oak Road
Bagenalstown
County Carlow
Telephone: +353 (0)59 9720509
Hours: Tours (€10) available by appointment.
Brewer: Michael O'Hara
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Notes

Opened: 1998

Contributor: Seamus O'Hara

Moved from Carlow to Bagenalstown in 2009.

Updated: April 6, 2010

Beer List

Curim Gold Celtic Wheat Beer

Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast

4.30% abv.
- Date: October 29, 2009 (#7997)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Bull & Castle Gastro Pub & Beer Hall, Dublin
  
  Score: 15½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Deep golden. Big fluffy head.
  
  Aroma (2½)
  Very floral. Yeasty.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Light body. Sweet. Really fruity and floral and yeasty. Finishes fruity and clean.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

Goods Store

Irish-Style Red Ale

Date: October 25, 2009 (#7979)

Package: real ale

Place: Bull & Castle Gastro Pub & Beer Hall, Dublin

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Low foamy head.

Aroma (4)
Lots of fruity, mildly citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Big fruity hop flavor, mildly bitter. Mild clean, toasty malt background. Fruity, mildly bitter finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good mild beer.

leann folláin

Foreign (Export)-Style Stout

6.00% abv.

Date: October 29, 2009 (#8000)

Package: bottled

Place: Bull & Castle Gastro Pub & Beer Hall, Dublin

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Perfectly black. Big huge head.

Aroma (3)
Coffee. Licorice. A bit oxidized, sherry.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium-big body, smooth. Malty, roasty-sweet. A little tart and fairly oxidized.

Overall Impression (1)
This was probably a magnificent Stout when it was fresh. Thanks to Bull & Castle bartender Declan for digging this up! This was their last bottle, and he gave it to me for free.

Date: October 30, 2009 (#8001)

Package: real ale

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Dark brown. Opaque. Dense beige head.

Aroma (3)
Big fruity, citrusy hops. Mildly chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, nicely smooth. Chocolatey malt and citrusy hops. Nicely bitter in the middle, and the hop flavor returns for the finish. A bit of yeast at the end.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7966)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: O'Neill's Bar & Restaurant, Dublin

Score: 12½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Big nitro head.

Aroma (2)
Very earthy. Roasty. Maybe some oxidation.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light-medium body. Creamy. Lots of malt, nicely roasty. Fairly papery, which is too bad, because it's a good beer otherwise — like the Guinness of old.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: January 8, 2003 (#4582)

Package: bottled

Place: Flanagan's Stop and Shop, Appleton WI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression
Black-brown, thick head. Earthy, mildly roasty aroma with some licorice. Light body, very low carbonation. Very black, burnt, acidic. Lots of earthy, herbal hop flavor.

Date: April 6, 2010 (#8200)

Package: draught

Place: Porterhouse Central, Dublin

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. High carbonation. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, grassy, grainy, toasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Big biscuity malt. Big fruity, grassy hop flavor. Medium bitterness. Grainy, biscuity, toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: October 24, 2009 (#7965)

Package: draught

Place: O'Neill's Bar & Restaurant, Dublin

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild chocolate. Mild grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Rich malt, mild chocolate, and very mild fruity hop character.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

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