Carlow O’Hara’s Irish Pale Ale

Brewed by Carlow
Style: American Pale Ale
Carlow, Ireland

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma and flavour of fruit, butter and hops.

February 15, 2011. Shared by garthicus with blankboy and me. 500ml bottle. Dry-hopped. Hazy orange with a smallish creamy/fizzy diminishing head. Aroma of apple, pear, floral bitterness, sweet, but reasonably balanced (can’t quite go 7); slightly biscuity. Taste is surprisingly bitter, floral (marigold), with appleseed - quite light. Light mouthfeel, weak carbonation, finishes dry and surprisingly (appleseed) bitter. Nothing wrong with it, a little generic and unmemorable.

(Bottle, Ölbaren, Åre, Sweden, 21 March 2012) Golden colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity nose with peaches, citrus and grass. Fruity taste with notes of peaches, apricots, canned fruit and grassy hops in the finish. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Quite nice and refreshing.

This one looks like a pilsener, with its crystal clear, sparkling golden body. The head is slightly off-white, long-lived and laces the glass very well. The aroma is fairly strong and is dominated by hops, but there are also malty traces in the back. It’s sweet fruity with peach, grapefruit and orange, and some refreshing herbs. Very crisp and clean! Moderate to light sweet taste with a moderate bitter finish that is quite long-lasting and slightly dry-ish. The hops are not surprisingly the main contributor to the fruity flavours: again it’s peach and citric notes, also bitter resin and herbs. The flavours aren’t as strong as the aroma, but still a very tasteful brew. Wonderful mouthfeel, the texture is creamy and smooth and the beer isn’t as light bodied as I often find pale ales with this low ABV. This is close to being the perfect session beer, I could easily drink this one all night!
[50 cl bottle, from Vinmonopolet Storo, Oslo]

grumset gullig, let krone, let frugtagtig sødme .. , ikke stor humlefornøjelse... smagt sammen med Hr. Papsø..

Bottle 50 cl. Slightly hazy golden with an off-white head. Some fresh hops in the nose but also a buttery twist. Medium body, sweet and heavily fruity, slightly phenollic with a solid hop presence. Nice hops alright but the malt bill and the fermentation is not all that hot. 280312

Draught @ O’Hara’s, Tampere.
Pours a deep copper colour with a white thick head. Aroma of sweet malts, bubblegum and grains. Flavour of grassy hops with some floral notes, hay, bubblegum-like sweetness. Medium bodied and a dry and grainy finish. Too sweet and the hop profile is a bit weird.

On tap at Revolver, Oslo. Hazy brown, smooth, refreshing, clean bitterness that lasts for a long time.

Dark golden pour with a white head and lacing. Dominant aromas of hops and barley with slight pine and grass. Medium carbonation. Its slightly dry and bitter from the hops. Not a huge amount to it. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Copper/orange colour, almost without head. Typical IPA smell, but not too intensive - hay, citrus (grapefruit), pine. Bitter taste and aftertaste with long duration. It doesn’t disappoint, but I’ve expected a bit more from it.