Carlow OHaras Irish Red

Bitter, malty, but also a nice hoppy backing. Dark amber colour, big thick head that quickly fades. Nice taste, but not overwhelmingly good.

Re-rate, LCBO fall release 2007. Nice dark red, small white head. Hints of dust and some fruit in aroam. Tase is pretty good - better than the off bottle I had previously - nice amount of malt, some smoke, lots of dark fruit. Well hopped for the style as well. Even some sweetness as it warms. Pretty good, I’m glad I tried it again. Original 6/4/3/2/8. Bottle. Very dark red, big thick creamy off white head - looks good. Malt and bread aroma. Harsh stale malt taste. Thin watery mouthfeel. Like Kilkenny without the creaminess. Harsh lingering bitter finish. Damn, their stout was excellent but this is pretty poor, best before dec 05 bottle.

From the bottle.

Pours a deep red-brown, with an ample if somewhat coarse brownish head. The aroma is pretzel malts with a bit of grass; the flavor is a rather sour hops cut with the warmth of sweet malt and roasted grain. Nutty tones, a hint of coffee, hints of smoke. The mouthfeel is almost prickly in its carbonation, but otherwise thin.

Not a bad beer, but not one I’ll hurry to revisit either. A previous rater said it well, emphasizing that despite its positive aspects, "I wouldn’t rate it high as there was no overall impression of high quality."

Pours dark amber with small off-white head, mostly diminishing. Aroma is sweet, mostly caramel. Flavor is light and sweet. Pretty boring.

Awful! I guess it’s possible I had a bd batch but this stuff had no body and no flavor.

12 oz. bottle. Clear deep ruby, off white medium but well sustained head with nice lacing. Very appealing looking. Faint sweet malt aroma, with barely detectable hops. Medium body dominated by caramel, woody flavor. Little hops in evidence except for the dry, lightly bitter finish.

Bouteille-Odeur caramalisée et d’épices. Rouge-brune avec un col beige semi-crèmeux. Présence de houblon? Goût très amer. Rondeur pleine bouche.--Bottle-Caramalized and spices smell.Dark red color with a beige semi creamy head. Hops presence? Palate mouthful.

(330ml bottle, best by 1/31/06) Clear garnet body topped by a medum beige head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, cookie, some nutty, peat. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, some cookie, tea, nutty. Thin body.