Carlow OHaras Irish Red

Brewed by Carlow
Style: Irish Ale
Carlow, Ireland

500ml bottle. Pours a deep ruby red, with a very small rocky beige cap. Aromas are of caramalt, with some nice hops, but it’s pretty faint. The taste is huge on the caramalts, with a slight metallic edge. I really don’t pick up much hops at all in this. Mouthfeel is a little rough, but not anything too harsh. It’s a tad unbalanced. There’s a small hop bite in the finish, followed by a metallic aftertaste, and I definitely didn’t detect any of the advertised smokiness. Not totally undrinkable, but nothing spectacular. I wish I could find a truly great Irish Ale.

12 ounce bottle pours a nice red.Taste decent some hops and easy to put down probably wouldnt buy again.

A tasting at Three Callers Milwaukee. A good, not great Irish. Nothing stands out yet nothing offended either. Worth a try.

Dark brown with a beige foam head. Aroma of caramel malt initially, then giving way to some citric hops and roasted barley. On tasting it has a nice and dry bitterness that lasts, complementing the earthy smoke that appears on the aftertaste. A bit of a fizz in the palate, but a nice medium body outlasts this.

Bouteille 500ml étiquetée sous le nom de « Moling’s Traditional Celtic Beer », courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur rouge-brune et claire. Nez malté de caramel aux petites notes rôties, léger de biscuits, de pain et de houblon herbeux, (rappelant le thé) aux faibles notes terreuses et florales ainsi que des notes fruitées (agrumes) et des traces de tabac de cigarette. Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen (notes croustillantes) et une texture légèrement crémeuse et aux petites notes aqueuses. Notes fruitées (agrumes) accompagné d’un léger goût de tabac de cigarette ainsi que des notes de grains de malt lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de caramel moyennement sucré et aux notes rôties ainsi qu’un léger goût de pain grillé et de biscuits au miel. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve une moyenne amertume asséchante de houblon floral, légèrement herbeux (thé et herbe mouillée) et aux notes terreuses jusqu’en finale. Post-goût moyen et un peu sec, moyennement amer de houblon floral et herbeux avec des notes de tabac de cigarette et des traces de noix.

Nice malty aroma. Body has hints of malt, caramel, and hops balanced quite nicely. An enjoyable red.

Bottle: Pours deep amber with a nice beige head. Tiny malty aroma. Taste of weak caramel malt and hops. Slightly bitter finish. Watery palate. Light bodied.

"Beer appears to be crystal clear brown; I did a horrid pour and ended up with five inch tall crown. The cap is slightly off white and had excellent retention that left behind some pretty nice lacing. Aroma is metallic but has a good amount of caramel, roast malt, and coffee. There is something in this aroma that I don’t like but I’m not sure what. Flavour is watery, metallic, and some cheap tasting malts. Mouth feel is very soft yuck gross. Coffee is in the finish but not enough to save this beer. Didn’t enjoy this beer at all. "