Carlow Brewing Company

Irish craft brewery

The Carlow Brewing Company, also known as O'Hara's Brewing Company,[1][2] is an Irish craft brewery located in Bagenalstown, County Carlow.[2] It is one of the largest craft breweries in Ireland.[3][4]

History

Seamus O'Hara established the Carlow Brewing Company in 1996[5] along with his brother Eamon.[3] Due to the dominance of macro beers in Ireland at the time, the brewery was initially very export-orientated.[5] In the last few years Irish interest in the brewery, and craft beer in general, has increased.[6] In 2017, Carlow Brewery Company acquired Craigies Cider and Hijos de Rivera, a Galician brewery, purchased a 32% stake in Carlow Brewing.[7]

Brands

In addition to the O’Hara’s brand, Carlow Brewing Company also produce the following beer and cider brands in their Bagenalstown brewery/cider mill:

  • Boyne Brewhouse [8]
  • Craigies Cider [9]
  • Falling Apple

Beers

  • Aldi Specially Selected Traditional Irish Ale - 4.3% Irish red ale.[10] Brewed for Aldi.[3]
  • Carlow Buckley's Golden Ale - 3.8% Blonde ale.[11]
  • Carlow Curim Golden Celtic Wheat Beer - 4.3% Wheat ale.[12]
  • Carlow Goods Store IPA - 4.4% India pale ale.[13]
  • Carlow O'Haras Celebration Stout - 6% Dry stout.[14]
  • Carlow O'Haras Celtic Stout - 4.3% Dry stout.[15]
  • Carlow O'Haras Druids Brew Stout - 4.7% Dry stout.[16]
  • Carlow O'Haras Irish Pale Ale - 5.2% American pale ale.[17]
  • Carlow O'Haras Irish Red - 4.3% Irish red ale.[18]
  • Carlow O'Haras Leann Follain - 6% Dry stout.[19]
  • Carlow O'Haras Smoked Ale No. 1 - 5.2% Smoked beer.[20]
  • Marks and Spencer Irish Stout - 4.5% Dry stout.[21] Brewed for Marks & Spencer.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Our Brewery - O'Hara's | Carlow Brewing Company". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b c [1] 'Rising in the Yeast', 26 March 2011, The Irish Times.
  4. ^ "The Best Craft Beers in Ireland". Holidays Around Ireland. September 5, 2011. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Carlow Brewing Company's O'Hara Stout Review
  5. ^ a b 2010, Lonely Planet: Ireland, p. 68.
  6. ^ Merrill, Jessica (18 June 2006). "Microbreweries in the Land of Guinness". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  7. ^ Taylor, Charlie. "Spanish beer company takes 32% stake in O'Hara's parent". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  8. ^ "O'Hara's beer owner acquires brands from Boyne Brewhouse". independent.ie.
  9. ^ "About Craigies Cider". craigiescider.ie.
  10. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  11. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  12. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  13. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  14. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  15. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  16. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  17. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  18. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  19. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  20. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  21. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
  22. ^ "The world's best beers - brewed in Bagenalstown". The Carlow People. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

External links

  • Official website
  • Craigies Cider official website
  • Falling Apple official website