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

Opened: 1998

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Richard R Tinurelli, Seamus O'Hara

Moved from Carlow to Bagenalstown in 2009.

Updated: November 4, 2023

Beer List

  • Druid's Brew Stout
  • Freebird White IPA
    5.00% abv.
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    Goods Store
    • Date: October 25, 2009 (#7979)
      Package: real ale
      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.
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    Malty Bitches
    English-Style Dark Mild Ale
    • 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.
  • O'hara's 51st State IPA
    Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
    6.00% abv.
  • O'Hara's Celebration Stout 2008
    Foreign (Export)-Style Stout
    6.00% abv.
  • O'Hara's Double IPA
    Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
    7.50% abv.
  • O'Hara's Easter Stout
    Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
    4.50% abv.
  • O'hara's Hazy IPA
    Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
    6.80% abv.
  • O'hara's Hop Adventure Series Styrian Wolf Hop
    Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
    5.00% abv.
  • O'hara's Hop Adventure Series Talus
    Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
    5.00% abv.
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    O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale / IPA
    Irish-Style Red Ale
    5.20% abv.
    • 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)
  • O'Hara's Irish Red
    Irish-Style Red Ale
    4.30% abv.
  • O'hara's Irish Red Nitro
    Irish-Style Red Ale
    4.30% abv.
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    O'Hara's Irish Stout (formerly O'Hara's Celtic Stout)
    Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
    4.30% abv.
    Awards:
  • O'Hara's Irish Wheat
    Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast
    4.30% abv.
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    O'Hara's Leann Folláin
    Foreign (Export)-Style Stout
    6.00% abv.
  • O'Hara's Leann Folláin Dry Hopped
    Foreign (Export)-Style Stout
    6.00% abv.
  • O'Hara's Leann Folláin Oak Aged
    Wood- and Barrel-aged Dark Beer
    6.00% abv.
  • O'Hara's Natural Blonde
    Golden or Blonde Ale
  • O'hara's Session IPA
    Session Beer
    3.80% abv.
  • O'Hara's Smoked Ale No 1
    Smoke-Flavored Beer
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    O'Hara's Traditional Red Ale (formerly Moling's)
    Irish-Style Red Ale
  • O'hara's West Coast IPA
    Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
    6.20% abv.
  • O'hara's White Haze IPA
    Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
    5.00% abv.
  • O'Hara's Winter Star
    Herb and Spice Beer