Carlow Brewing Company
The Carlow Brewing Company, also known as O'Hara's Brewing Company[1] is an Irish craft brewery located in Muine Bheag, County Carlow.[1] It is one of the largest craft breweries in Ireland.[2]
History
Ireland has traditionally had a long history of brewing. At the beginning of the nineteenth century there were over two hundred breweries in the country, producing a wide range of Irish beer. This number dropped significantly by the twentieth century due to the dominance of a few large and famous breweries. By 2007 there were only about 12 breweries in the country, with most producing mass-produced beer, backed by formidable marketing budgets.[3]
After seeing the wider range of beers available in bars in the United States and Continental Europe, Seamus O'Hara established the Carlow Brewing Company in 1996[4] along with his brother Eamonn.[2] Due to the dominance of macro beers in Ireland at the time, the brewery was initially very export orientated.[4] Interest in the brewery, and craft beer in general, has increased.[5]
Beers
- Aldi Specially Selected Traditional Irish Ale - 4.3% pale ale brewed for Aldi.[2]
- Carlow Buckley's Golden Ale - 3.8%
- Carlow Curim Golden Celtic Wheat Beer - 4.3% wheat beer.
- Carlow Goods Store IPA - 4.4% India pale ale.
- Carlow O'Haras Celebration Stout - 6% Stout.
- Carlow O'Haras Celtic Stout - 4.3% Stout.
- Carlow O'Haras Druids Brew Stout - 4.7% Stout.
- Carlow O'Haras Irish Pale Ale - 5.2% pale ale.
- Carlow O'Haras Irish Red - 4.3% pale ale.
- Carlow O'Haras Leann Folláin - 6% Stout.
- Whiskey Barrel Aged Leann Folláin - 8.8%.[6]
- Carlow O'Haras Smoked Ale No. 1 - 5.2% Smoked beer.
- Marks and Spencer Irish Stout - 4.5% Stout brewed for Marks & Spencer.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- 1 2 3 "'Rising in the Yeast'". The Irish Times. March 26, 2011. (subscription required)
- ↑ MobileReference (2007). Travel Ireland: Travel Guide and Maps. MobileReference.com. ISBN 9781605010403. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- 1 2 2010, Lonely Planet: Ireland, p. 68.
- ↑ Jessica Merrill (June 18, 2006). "Microbreweries in the Land of Guinness". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Crafting their own way to a great success | Irish Examiner". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ↑ 'The world's best beers - brewed in Bagenalstown' Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., June 15, 2010, The Carlow People.