O'Hara's Irish Red - O'Hara's | Carlow Brewing Company

This Red stands out in this beer style category. The malt body is as impressive as a bock, albeit in a uniquely Irish way. With an incredibly smooth malt body complimented by caramel tones and perfectly balanced in bitterness, this Irish Red is much more complex than it’s mainstream rivals.

ADDITIONAL TASTING NOTES

Colour/Appearance
Dark ruby red in colour and pours with a dense lasting white head.

Aroma
The malt aroma is immediately present and lasting with a tiny hint of roast
barley, with an unmistakable fruity and almost herbal quality to the aroma
due to the late addition of Mt. Hood hops.

Aftertaste
The addition of a pinch of roast barley during the brewing process lends a
distinctive bite which is balanced by a crisp medium bitterness. The
caramalt flavours follow all the way to the end.

BREWER'S NOTE

The wonderful malty caramel notes and flavours found in our Irish Red
come from a healthy addition of caramalt to the mashing process.
The sweetness generated is balanced with dryness of the crystal malts.
Visually the Red colour is intensified by the finest roast barley, while
subtle hop additions in the kettle give just the right bitterness and
aroma to craft this distinctive Irish Red Ale.

RED ALE

The traditional red ale style is sweet malt based, dominated by caramel
malts which give a sweet malt base complimented by nutty flavours
in complete contrast to the Belgian Red ale style which has a distinctly sour
character attributed to lactic acid.

In recent years this sweet malt beer style has seen a renewed interest
amongst the Irish drinker and O’Hara’s Irish Red ale (formerly known as
Moling’s Red Ale) is an excellent example of the style.

BEER FACTS

StyleTraditional Red Ale ABV4.3% Plato °10.75° IBU34 FermentationTop fermentation AvailabilityKeg (carbonated), Bottle 50cl and 33cl (occasional 41L cask)

ON YOUR TABLE

Serving Temperature6-8°C Food PairingPairs well with baked and roasted main courses from the oven such as beef hotpot. Also excellent with winter soups. Delicious accompaniment to mature cheddar or soft goats cheeses. GlassO’Hara’s tulip glass or O’Hara’s conical glass.