The
Beer Range
O’hara’s
Celtic Stout
In April 2000, a panel of 33 International Brewing Experts at
the Millennium Brewing Industry International Awards in blind
taste tests, voted O’hara’s Celtic Stout the World’s
Number One Stout above 74 competing products. The awards held
since 1886 are regarded as the most esteemed brewing
competitions in the world. The Judges brief in judging the
different beers was two fold; firstly in terms of its
sensory appeal (i.e. taste, smell etc) and secondly to
accredit the commercial worth of the beer quality. They
awarded O’Hara’s Celtic Stout the prestigious title of
Champion Stout in the International Dark Milds, Stouts and Porters
competition in addition to the Gold Medal in its own category
for beers between 4.2-6.9% abv.
Full
bodied and luxuriously smooth it is the combination of
traditional stout hops, an extra pinch of roast barley and
crystal clear Irish water that make O’Hara’s Celtic Stout
a delicious stout with just enough malt sweetness to balance
that discernible roast bite.
International brewing experts are not alone in their praise of
O’Hara’s, Irish food and drink critics have also passed
very favourable comment on O’Hara’s.
"At a time when Guinness now produces a drink that
puts one in mind of what Americans call popsicles , the
toasty, roasty, hoppy enervation of O’Hara’s is thrilling.
This is a true stout: nutty and buttery with a weighty body
and a tart crispness. (.)the brothers who established the
brewing company describe O’Hara’s as the way stout used to
taste and anyone with a stout memory will find that the
crispness and lucidity of O’Hara’s evokes the pleasures of
nostalgia almost as much as the pleasures of drinking" .
. . . . John Mckenna, The Irish Times.
Curim
Gold Celtic Wheat Beer
Curim
(or coirm) was originally brewed by the early Celtic
inhabitants of the Barrow Valley in south east Ireland. Over
the centuries this
ancient brewing tradition was all but forgotten until its
revival by Carlow Brewing Company. Bright and sparkling Curim
Gold celtic wheat beer is brewed using a blend of pale malt
torrefied wheat and caramalt. It is lightly hopped using
Challenger, Mount Hood and Cascade varieties resulting in a
refreshing light fruity beer with hints of peach, banana and
plum. The perfect compliment to spicy food.
"It is an excellent beer, very crisp and refreshing, a nice wheaty
undernote always present in the flavour" . . . . .The Bridgestone Guide
2000
Molings
Traditional Red Ale
Inspired by the beauty of their natural surroundings and an
ethos of care and dedication, the Celtic monks of the 6th
century St Molings monastery in south Carlow produced the Book
of Moling, a book of great craftsmanship and artistic
achievement. A product of this same environment Molings
Traditional Celtic Beer is brewed with the same care and
dedication and strives for the same achievement. Molings is a
fruity and aromatic beer with a distinctive coffee like
finish. The traditional hop flavour balances the sweet malty
caramel taste. Brewed with pale malt , torrified wheat crystal
malt and generous portion of roasted barley, Molings is an
excellent accompaniment to roast dishes.
"a full flavoured mouth filling ale"
. . . . .The Bridgestone Guide 2000
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Carlow Brewing Company, The Goods
Store, Station Road, Carlow.
Tel: (0503) 34356; Fax (0503) 40038; E Mail: ccb@iol.ie |