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O'Haras - Irish Pale Ale

A Contemporary style IPA with an Irish twist. Combining the balance of European IPAs with the generous dry hopping of American pale ales (APAs), this beer is everything an IPA should be and more.

Zesty and refreshingly bitter, the finish is long. With a copper toned body topped with a lightly carbonated head, the dry hopping brings an intense aroma and lasting array of fruit and floral notes.

O'Haras - Irish Pale Ale

ADDITIONAL TASTING NOTES

Colour/Appearance
Bright copper toned body topped with a lightly carbonated head.

Aroma
Generously dry hopped, the aroma brings an intense and lasting array of
fruit and floral notes.

Aftertaste
Zesty and refreshingly bitter, the finish is long and lasting.

BREWER'S NOTE

While the origins of the IPA style might be a cause for argument, there
is no argument about magnificent flavours and aromas to be found in
our Irish Pale Ale (IPA).

The hops steal the show in our take of an India Pale Ale.
An astutely chosen combination of malts and wheat produce a
full body and generous mouth feel. The late kettle hop additions
including the Amarillo hop form the basis for the vibrant and
zesty aromas found thereafter. A final dry hopping stage post boil
really cranks up the level of fruity hop aromas that are enjoyed
by all lovers of the IPA style.

INDIA PALE ALE

The term "pale ale" originally denoted an ale that had been brewed
from pale malt. During the British colonial period in the late 1800s demand
grew for export pale ales and a strongly hopped pale ale was developed,
hops being a natural preservative and a higher abv lending the beer style
better suited to the long voyages, particularly to India, hence the style
name IPA.

While records show that American breweries were brewing beers of similar
style during this period, breweries in the US brewed with a single hop
or a combination of hops with more fruity floral notes compared to the more
bitter hops used by British breweries. O’Hara’s Irish Pale Ale, embraces
both styles combining the full bodied base of our Irish malts with
a combination American and European hop varieties, where the
Cascade hop dominates.

BEER FACTS

StyleComtemporary Style IPA ABV5.2% Plato °13.5° IBU45 FermentationTop fermentation AvailabilityKeg (carbonated), Bottle 50cl and 33cl (occasional 41L cask-conditioned)

ON YOUR TABLE

Serving Temperature6-8°C Food PairingWorks incredibly well alongside the BBQ, with spicy food and shellfish. GlassO’Hara’s Irish Craft Beer conical glass