O'Hara's Irish Stout
Carlow Brewing Company

O'Hara's Irish StoutO'Hara's Irish Stout
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From:
Carlow Brewing Company
 
Ireland
Style:
Irish Dry Stout
Ranked #23
ABV:
4.3%
Score:
87
Ranked #17,003
Avg:
3.87 | pDev: 11.63%
Reviews:
537
Ratings:
1,070
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 02, 2024
Added:
Dec 27, 2001
Wants:
  91
Gots:
  131
The flagship of the O’Hara’s brand, this uniquely Irish stout brings one back to how Irish stouts used to taste. First brewed in 1999, it has since been awarded prestigious honours for its quality and authenticity.

O’Hara’s Irish Stout has a robust roast flavour complemented by a full-bodied and smooth mouth feel. The generous addition of Fuggle hops lends a tart bitterness to the dry espresso-like finish. This sessionable stout beer is filled with rich complex coffee aroma mingled with light liquorice notes. The combination of traditional stout hops with an extra pinch of roast barley allows us to stay true to Irish tradition, recreating a taste so often yearned for by stout drinkers.
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Ratings by VTaler:
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Reviewed by VTaler from Vermont

3.83/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Had this the morning i was leaving montreal and going back to the states.

**Served at room temperature**

A - Nice dark reddish color with a pretty small head for a stout
S - Coffee
T - Tasted like a morning coffee. Also a small sour taste with hints of dried fruit. I remember drinking a coffee earlier on and thinking how similar they both tasted.
M - Medium and very fizzy
D - This might have been because it was at room temperature and i was really hungover but it was not very drinkable
Mar 15, 2010
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Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey

4.24/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Solid black appearance
Carbonation is on the lighter side with the body being rich and a little thick.
Aroma is licorice, wood,char with a mild mix of coffee,mocha and malt.
Taste is similar, almost dry but yet there's a creamy mild sweetness. Wood shows up in the finish and leaves a dry feel.
Overall this was an excellent dry irish stout
Mar 02, 2024
 
Rated: 4.56 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Jan 26, 2024
 
Rated: 3.76 by MrJones07 from Spain

Jan 02, 2024
 
Rated: 3.89 by binno from Canada (ON)

Nov 26, 2023
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Reviewed by Jmsandberg17 from Missouri

3/5  rDev -22.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
330mL bottle pours a very deep brown-black color with a very thin cap of dark tan-colored head that mostly disappears pretty quickly. Smells of burnt molasses, coffee, and vanilla. Flavorful but thin malt character with lots of charred/burnt flavor that closes to a slightly sour-bitter flavor. medium to full body with a moderate carbonation mouthfeel and a sour aftertaste.

I was hoping this would be really good, but I guess I'm still on the hunt for a really nice Irish Stout. This was okay, but nothing about it was very memorable or particularly well-done; kind of disappointing.
Jul 24, 2023
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Rated by mpk2020 from Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft in barcelano
Jul 20, 2023
 
Rated: 3.68 by TrashPanda93 from Canada (SK)

May 30, 2023
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

3.81/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
nitro can poured into plastic cup (music venue)

black in color, thick cream colored head, head sticks around through the whole pint. mild cocoa aroma, taste is nice milk chocolate and roasty coffee. off-dry finish, smooth feel from the nitro pour.
Mar 25, 2023
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Reviewed by TheHammer from Canada (ON)

3.3/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Going to do a short review, no head but black as night, smells of dry coffee and nuts, taste is mildly burnt toffee malt, that has a black licorice middle and an espresso end, carbonation just isn't there but appreciably thick. This is a perfectly serviceable stout, but nothing here is blowing me away. Their Leann Folláin is far better then this offering.
Mar 24, 2023
 
Rated: 3.94 by axxe from New York

Feb 22, 2023
 
Rated: 3.84 by JTuomi from Finland

Jan 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4.1 by Wisconsin_IPA_Lover from Wisconsin

Dec 28, 2022
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Reviewed by anotherpint from Arizona

3.68/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark brew with mild nose. Smooth taste of roasted hops with some coffee and nut notes. Long, very dry finish. Disappointing head, but I may have had too many nitro brews lately which always excel in that. Bought a bottle of this because of high rating according to store. But this is nothing special. I wanted Guinness Foreign Extra Stout with a higher ABV, which somehow I've never had.
Nov 30, 2022
 
Rated: 3.79 by desint from Belgium

Aug 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by Beecham from California

Aug 15, 2022
 
Rated: 3.87 by walt5 from Delaware

Aug 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.78 by Shiredave from New York

May 28, 2022
 
Rated: 4.03 by BlueSpader from Washington

May 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4.02 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

May 03, 2022
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