O'Hara's Irish Stout - Carlow Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.9
pDev: 12.31%
Reviews: 436
Hads: 154

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Brewed by:
Carlow Brewing Company

Ireland

Style | ABV
Irish Dry Stout | 4.30% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (376), on-tap (32), nitro-tap (26), growler (2).

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Reviews by trevorwideman:

trevorwideman

Manitoba (Canada)

3.53/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Served in a 500ml bottle, lots of accolades on the label.... I'm in a stout mood this evening.

Big, fat frothy brown head. The head sticks around and stays big for a good long while. Thick, syrupy, and black as night. A nice looking stout. Smell is malty-sweet, light coffee notes. Taste is very bitter, madly dark roasted malts, and a touch of sweetness on the way down. Feels quite rich and hearty. Very dry, sticks to the throat a lot, slides down fairly well though. This is a good stout, not the best, but good.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2005 02:36:28 | More by trevorwideman

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Ciocanelu

Romania

4/5 rDev +2.6%

05-23-2013 06:59:36 | More by Ciocanelu

GinsuDave

Michigan

4.25/5 rDev +9%

05-21-2013 23:31:26 | More by GinsuDave

BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

4.25/5 rDev +9%

05-20-2013 17:15:45 | More by BeerForMuscle

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +9%

05-20-2013 02:45:56 | More by SmellsofMahagony

KSfrost

Maryland

3.75/5 rDev -3.8%

05-19-2013 22:01:12 | More by KSfrost

shand

Florida

3.84/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

O'Hara's Irish Stout has a honestly amazing pour. It pours black, which is plenty impressive for a 4.5% brew, but the mocha head is huge and retains for an eternity. One of the best looking pours I've seen in a long time. The aroma is a roast and caramel thing, with just a touch of leafy hops. The taste offers a nice roast flavor, with some hints of chocolate, caramel, and the leafy hops from the nose. A pretty decent tasting dry stout. The mouthfeel is on the light side and well carbonated, and the drinkability is good. Overall, O'Hara's is a good Irish Dry Stout that I'd take over Guinness any day.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 00:54:24 | More by shand