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 from O’Brien’s, Ashbourne, Co Meath. Poured a slightly hazy orange colour with a mid sized white head. Aroma and flavour had some notes of citrus and grassy hop. Pretty lively carbonation. Dry bitter finish. Straightforward, but perfectly drinkable and a decent take on the style. Ireland could do with more decent beer and this is a step in the right direction.

UPDATED: MAR 21, 2012 Clear golden colour with a nice white head. Medium mouth feel, with a bitter finish. Fresh and good carbonation. Lightly spiced, earthy and fruity hop flavour.
[Bottle at Oslo beer festival 2011]

Clear golden with a big white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - grass and fruit. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 171011

A hoppy ale, both in aroma and taste, but some fruity sweetness to balance it out. (Bottle)

Bottle at SBWF, October 6, 2011. Slightly hazy golden with a medium white head. Mild aroma and taste of grass, caramel and some fruit. Medium mouth feel and with a bitter finish. Soft and quite enjoyable.

0.5L bottle from bestillingsutvalget, Vinmonopolet. Tall, shiny blond head. Slightly hazed, pale honey-golden body. Pleasant hop aroma; Flowers, grass faint spice and herbs. Taste is more than medium sweet, bordering on harsh. Light malty, some biscuit tones. Distinct, almost astringent bittereness. Lightly spiced, earthy and fruity hop flavor. Sharpish mouthfeel. Medium full. Bitter-sweet ending. Not very American-styled, yet a decent pale ale.

500 ml bottle. Finland.
Clear pale golden colour with small white head. Sugary malt aroma with notes of vomit. Fresh flavour of mild floral hops and malt. One dimensional. Easy and thinnish.

24/06 0.5 l bottle courtesy of Doggythedog, thanks for sharing! It pourd golden to amber body with medium sized head. Nice rounded aroma, orange and biscuit, pretty much like jaffa cakes. Weaker flavor, some herbal and orange hops, cruder grainy malt besides biscuit as well. Still, it gave longer malty finish, dominated by its biscuity part. this brew was also quite fine for my taste, though grainy notes are cons for sure.

Bottled. Amber colour, thin head with some lace and bigger bubbles. Slightly fruity hop aroma, some graperfuit, strawberries, maybe papaya. More grassines and slightly pungent herbal notes. Light, dryish malt aroma. Light in caramel, overall very dry. Dry, slightly woody and bitterish finish. Medium body, soft texture, sticky hop bite in the finish.

Nose is woody, mediumbroad wet warm hops, feel is quite broad, carb is medium, taste is dry, quite bitter hops, leaves, cooked vegetables, sweet red apple