Foreign Affair - Red IPA - O'Hara's | Carlow Brewing Company

Foreign Affair was developed in collaboration between Carlow Brewing Company and Starr Hill Brewery in Virginia, USA. For this beer we wanted to allow both breweries to contribute using the best knowledge and practices from Ireland and America. With this in mind we decided to brew a Red IPA using malt from Ireland and hops from USA. The result is a beer with massive amounts of flavour from liberal uses of speciality malt and Falconer’s Flight hops.

O'Haras - Irish Pale Ale

ADDITIONAL TASTING NOTES

Colour/Appearance
Copper red with a white head.

Aroma
There is an immediate rich citrus aroma from the Falconer's Flight hops. There
are also pine and tropical fruit notes. It doesn't take much to pick out the malt
which adds a caramel and biscuit aroma while also accentuating the sweet
aroma from the hops.

Aftertaste
At first the hops are strong with citrus and pine. This combines perfectly with
the malt flavours to give a complex yet balanced lasting flavour. The caramel
from the malt adds just enough sweetness to carry the hops through to a long
finish where more subtle tropical and coconut hop flavours come through.

BREWER'S NOTE

We were very excited to brew this beer with Starr Hill and combine our
brewing expertise. The beer was brewed using a selection of malts typical
of an Irish Red Ale combined with a hopping regime typical of an
American IPA using Falconer's Flight hops. The result is a Red IPA - a beer
with big hop flavour and a malty body.

FALCONER'S FLIGHT

Falconer's Flight 7 C's is an exclusive proprietary hop blend created by Hopunion
LLC to honor and support the legacy of Northwest brewing legend, Glen Hay
Falconer. This proprietary pellet blend is comprised of seven varieties of "C"
hops and is perfect for any Northwest-style IPA. Each hop has been hand selected
for its superior aromatic qualities, imparting distinct tropical, citrus, floral, lemon
and grapefruit tones.

The blend of popular "C" hops include Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Citra®,
Cluster, Columbus and Crystal plus some additional experimental varieties.

BEER FACTS

StyleRed IPA ABV4.8% Plato °12° IBU40 FermentationTop fermentation AvailabilityKeg (carbonated), Bottle 50cl

ON YOUR TABLE

Serving Temperature8°C Food PairingPairs well with spicey dishes, barbequed and grilled meats or salmon. Also excellent with roasted Mediterranean vegetables and green salads. Delicious accompaniment to gruyère cheese. GlassO’Hara’s Irish Craft Beer conical glass