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Carlow O’Hara’s Irish Red

Score
4760
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Carlow
Style: Irish Ale
Carlow, Ireland
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 589   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.04   EST. CALORIES: 129   ABV: 4.3%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A traditional light hop flavour balances the sweet malty caramel taste. The addition of a pinch of roast barley during the brewing process lends a distinctive roast bite which is balanced by a crisp dry medium bitterness.


most recent ratings

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
BoltonDK (322) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - MAY 18, 2013
Bottle at home. Malty nose, dry. Clear red brown color , white head. Medium body, dry, caramel, Nice. :) Bolton Brew.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Grima (1857) - Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, GERMANY - MAY 17, 2013
Bottle from Auchan Market, Luxembourg City!
Pours dark copper colored with flat, creamy head. Smells malty-caramelly, hoppy-flowery and slight roasty. Starts with lots of caramel malts, some toffee notes. Middle part is malty-sweet with caramel and toffee and some floral hops. Goes into a malty-caramelly finish with some floral hops!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
nazzty (532) - Ödåkra - Helsingborg, SWEDEN - MAY 1, 2013
Full-bodied, malty, slightly tart and very good Irish ale with plenty of flavor.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
kevnic2008 (5708) - Baden-Baden, GERMANY - APR 25, 2013
. Copper to red with white head. Aroma of toffee and caramel with slightly skunky sweaty hops, little musty. Taste of toffee, caramel, little biscuit, minimal hops.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
dlbeer (383) - Wisconsin, USA - APR 14, 2013
Bottle. Dark red brown pour. Smells malty, smokey with slight yeast. Tastes smokey and malty. Very watery. Not that great. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
dnicolaescu (100) - Chișinău, MOLDOVA - APR 11, 2013
Head: medium, beige, frothy. Color: dark red-brown, clear. The aroma is pretty faint with notes of caramel, malt and grains, roasty and a bit smoky. Thin bodied, easy drinking with a taste of caramel, chocolate maybe, some vanilla, a bit roasty, with moderate hops bitterness and a certain spiciness. Finishes with a hop spiciness all over palate.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
MichaelBruch (1477) - Wanne-Eickel, GERMANY - MAR 27, 2013
Bottle shared with McTapps. Deep red makes it looking fantastic but taste and aroma appear to be quite dull. Bit of berries in the background maybe but that´s it.

2.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
jhliesen (607) - West Melbourne, Florida, USA - MAR 25, 2013
Bottle-I gotta agree with McTapps as I was expecting more from the brew. Pours with a large head, and decent amount of malty, caramel aroma and deep ruby color. Roasted malt taste mix with caramel, but not sweet caramel, almost a burnt caramel. A little thick on the finish that made for a slow drink. Total Wine.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
McTapps (1478) - Ruhrgebiet, GERMANY - MAR 25, 2013
Deep ruby colour with low head and medium to thin body. Nose of malt. Taste of rich malt, copper, metall, roast, dark grains and sour milk. Little bit too smoky for me, not easy to drink and also not really quaffable. Was a little bit dissappointed by this one, expected way more.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
ruigo (276) - PORTUGAL - MAR 22, 2013
Pours a dark brown colour with a thin brownish head. A little bitter at start that quickly vanishes and leaves a pleasing taste.


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