Carlow Brewing Company

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

• Beer in Ireland
• List of breweries in Ireland

References

1. "Our Brewery - O'Hara's | Carlow Brewing Company". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
2. . Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. [1] 'Rising in the Yeast', 26 March 2011, The Irish Times.
4. . Holidays Around Ireland. September 5, 2011. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Carlow Brewing Company's O'Hara Stout Review
5. 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.
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22. . 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