O'Shea's Hazy India Pale Ale
Carlow Brewing Company

Poured from bottle into tulip, 1 finger cream colored head, recedes to a pool, so so lacing. Darkish golden in the glass, hazy to look at. Grapefruit, citrus, overripe pineapple and a good dose of caramel malt on the nose. Taste like a stale hoppy beer, that overripe pineapple turned out to be oxidation. It has the citrus going on, but this beer isn't to style, it may have been one day but it isn't today

 

 

Another middlebrow offering from O’Sheas, though this one has some good notes. Nice dry finish accentuates the hops, but not really to style. The hops are pretty bitter for the style, but are enjoyable for an IPA in general. Look is hazier than some, but not much more than a modest chill haze. Too much caramel/crystal malt in the flavor. No tropical fruit to speak of at all. A decent offering as a circa 2005 East Coast AIPA, but not a NEIPA by any stretch of the imagination.

 

 

330 ml bottle with a 28 August 2021 BB date stamp on the neck.
Poured with a hazy golden colored body with a decent white head.
Fruity aroma. The flavor adds some herbal notes to the mix along with some caramel and bready malts. Malty, refreshing and balanced for the style with below average bitterness.

From the bottle, it pours a hazy (surprise!) amber color with a large white head that lasts. In the nose, it is light with some citrus notes. In the mouth, it has some pineapple, with a nice malt base. A good session IPA.