Irish Red

Hey Everyone, It's Friday YAY!!!! so to kick off the weekend here is another great Irish Beer review, Hope you all enjoy : ) !!!

Beer Name:
Irish Red

Brewery:

O'Hara's

Brewed and Bottled:
Carlow Brewing Company,
Bagenalstown, 
Co. Carlow, 
Ireland






Alcoholic Percentage:

4.3% Vol

Measure:

500ml

Taste:

Bitter, Hops, Caramel, Bitter After Taste, Full Flavoured

Colour:

Dark Brown, Red Shade

Odour:

Caramel

General Thoughts:

Irish Red is another great beer from the O'Hara's brewery based in Co. Carlow, Ireland. This is a great, full flavoured beer with a strong hop taste. This beer also has a slight sweetness and a slight hint of caramel. This beer also leaves a bitter after taste with a quality that makes you crave the next mouthful. Irish Red will not disappoint in the flavour department, it is a deep full flavoured beer, nice and smooth texture. This beer also has that warming quality that is so important in a deep full flavoured beer, this is also a nice quality in the cold winter months. I would highly recommend this beer, it is one of the best Red Beers that I have had and the O'Hara's brewery never lets me down. O'Hara's have done another great job on a another great beer.

Price:

€1.79 (Based on Average Price)

Shane

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Leann Folláin

Hey everyone, so today's beer of choice is another from the Carlow Brewing Company - O'Hara's. Hope you enjoy!!!!
Beer Name:
Leann Folláin

Brewery:
O'Hara's

Brewed and Bottled:
Carlow Brewing Company, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow, Ireland

Alcoholic Percentage:

6.0% Vol

Measure:

500ml

Taste:

Malty, Slight Bitterness, Deep, 

Full Bodied,Slight Heaviness,

Coffee,Slight Chocolate

Colour:

Dark, Black

Odour:

Chocolate / Coffee

General Thoughts:

This is an intensely deep, full flavoured beer. A strong malty beer, smooth in taste. This beer is surprisingly not overpowering considering the alcoholic strength of it. It is on the other hand a fairly rich beer and quite heavy. This for me is not a beer I could drink all night, however this is certainly a beer to be enjoyed. I would recommend this as a great choice for a cold winters night in, something to warm you up deep inside. On the whole this is a very nice beer, one to be enjoyed and savoured.

Price:

€2.79 ( Based on Dublin Tesco 27/10/2012)

Shane

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Curim Gold

Hey everyone, so to kick off my blog I thought I would start off with a great Irish beer. This is a beer that I have enjoyed on many occasions and thought would be a good starting point for things to come, Hope you enjoy.

Beer Name: 
Curim Gold - Celtic Wheat Beer

Brewery: 
O'Hara's

Brewed and Bottled: 
Carlow Brewing Company, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow, Ireland

Alcohol Percentage: 
4.3% Vol

Measure: 
500ml

Taste: 
Slight Bitterness, Creamy, Silky

Odour: 
Fruity

Colour: 
Clear, Golden

General Thoughts: 
This is an easy to drink beer, its not in anyway overly alcoholic its more mellow and palatable. I would definitely recommend this to people that are new to craft beers and Ales.

If your looking for an Irish beer, this independent companies beers are a great introduction.

Price: 
€2.65 (Based on Tesco Dublin 19/10/2012) 

Shane

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