O'Haras beer

CiniO

I just bought some in tesco as there was a bit selection.

Bottle label says: o'haras Irish Pale Ale dry hopped.
5.2% alc.vol. brewed in Ireland.

I've never seen it before.

On the back it says Carlow brewing company, Bagenalstown.

Is it some kind of small brewery, or maybe something new?

Beer actually is kinda bitter, but I love that kind of taste, so I'm very happy with it.
€1.95 in tesco for 0.5l bottle.


I bought as well O'Haras Full bodied Irish extra stout, 6% vol. but i'll keep it for tomorrow.

trackguy

One of the foremost and most successful Irish "micro-breweries."

Bought 6 Irish Pale Ales myself - €1.95 is great value for anything from Carlow Brewing.

sealgaire

i had their red ale, found it far to fizzy

joeKel73

The Irish Pale Ale has been around for a year or so... excellent beer!

Seaneh

Seriously, just buy the Leann Follain.

It is, for my money, the best think produced on this island, by a fair distance too!

deRanged

Seaneh wrote: »

Seriously, just buy the Leann Follain.

It is, for my money, the best think produced on this island, by a fair distance too!

I couldn't agree more.

CiaranC

Leann Folainn is great, but Troubles Dark Arts is better. Coming soon in bottles mmmm

blueshed

sometimes i make a black & tan with there ale and leann follain.

pour the ale first into a glass then top up with the stout.

Mr Magnolia

Seaneh wrote: »

Seriously, just buy the Leann Follain.

A delicious beer altogether.

Seaneh

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

A delicious beer altogether.

It's just got so much going for it, incredible nose followed by that amazing mouth feel and the flavours are absolutely out of this world, the lads in Carlow really made something special there. I forget how fecking high gravity it is at times though, not an all night beer!

tony 2 tone

CiaranC wrote: »

Leann Folainn is great, but Troubles Dark Arts is better. Coming soon in bottles mmmm

When? When? How soon? Tellllllllmeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

oblivious

Seaneh wrote: »

Seriously, just buy the Leann Follain.

It is, for my money, the best think produced on this island, by a fair distance too!

While i generally agree, their Good's store IPA on cask was one of the best beer i have tasted

ciaran76

Picked up a few for the match on Friday since they are going cheap in Tesco.

the beer revolu

Much as I might like my favourite bottled beer to be from one of the little micro breweries, I think Lean Folláin and OH's IPA are the best Irish bottled beers available at the moment. (Well, Shandon Century Stout gives LF a good run for it's money - and probably wins but that's a one-off bottling.)

kindalen

just drinking both of the above. quality.

Diarmuid

Does Tesco's stock Leann Folainn? I didn't spot it the last time I was there. O'Neills on Suffolk street had it the last time I was in there. I spotted it down in the fridge and had to point it out to the barman when I ordered a bottle.

the beer revolu

Diarmuid wrote: »

Does Tesco's stock Leann Folainn? I didn't spot it the last time I was there.

My local Tesco (which is rubbish) stocks it anyway.

O'Neills on Suffolk street had it the last time I was in there. I spotted it down in the fridge and had to point it out to the barman when I ordered a bottle.

Ah the classic
Barman/woman: "we don't have that"
Customer "Yes you do, it's behind you"

I've been through that so many times!

BeerNut

the beer revolu wrote: »

Ah the classic
Barman/woman: "we don't have that"
Customer "Yes you do, it's behind you"

Followed by the legendary takes-bottle-out-and-stares-at-it-like-it's-full-of-writhing-spiders.

Glebee

Just having a Leann Folainn with a toasted ham and cheese sandwich.
Yum yum.

emmet the rover

the oharas ipa is my current fav beer available in btls

Diarmuid

Just had one of the Leann Folainn's I picked up in Tescos, Good stuff. There's eating and drinking in it, as "they" used to say. Have to say their IPA is good but can't beat Goose Island

CiniO

Seaneh wrote: »

Seriously, just buy the Leann Follain.

It is, for my money, the best think produced on this island, by a fair distance too!

Anyone has any idea where could I buy this in Mayo?
I never seen it anywhere?

Glebee

Tesco is where I always stock up on my O'Haras. Always find its cheapest there. I presume some of the Tescos in Mayo must stock them.
From memory Tesco Castlebar is a big store so Id say they probally have some. Only a guess mind.

BeerNut

Failing that, DrinkStore and TheBeerClub both deliver nationwide.

CiniO

Glebee wrote: »

Tesco is where I always stock up on my O'Haras. Always find its cheapest there. I presume some of the Tescos in Mayo must stock them.
From memory Tesco Castlebar is a big store so Id say they probally have some. Only a guess mind.

All right. I got confused.

I thought Leann Follain was something else.

I didn't realise it was actually O'Haras.
And even more what I didn't realise, it was the one I already bought and drank the next day, as described in first post.
O'Haras Full bodied Irish extra stout is Leann Follain.

I must say it was good, but it had a bit of chocolate taste, which I didn't really like.
Definitely way stronger in taste than Guinness, which is already bit too strong for me (not alcohol-wise, but taste-wise).

Irish pale ale was really great thought.


And obviously my question is answered now, as Tesco in Westport has them

gurramok

Just a word about availability of Leann Follain in Tesco's. It(and other O'Hara's) seems to be only stocked in the larger Tesco stores. I tried the local express ones(Ringsend, Sandymount and Baggot st) and they don't have it but they do have other ales and stouts on sale including English ales and 'Old Sheep Ale' whatever that is . However Merrion have a whole shelf dedicated to O'Hara's so happy days there.

The drink itself which I only discovered from the posters here does have a choc feel to it but it is a like light choc taste. Reminds me of a lighter Porterhouse Choc Stout but light in choc content but stronger in that 6% volume! And yes it is indeed a nice brew at 1.95 a bottle.

Stroke Politics

Is O'Hara's the same as O'Shea's from Aldi? I think it's made by the same brewer in Carlow, nice enough beer.......

Seaneh

Stroke Politics wrote: »

Is O'Hara's the same as O'Shea's from Aldi? I think it's made by the same brewer in Carlow, nice enough beer.......

Yeah, they make the M&S Irish stout too.

As far as I know both O'Shea's and M&S are just rebranded O'Hara's original stout, which is, in itself, a pretty good beer.

BeerNut

Seaneh wrote: »

As far as I know both O'Shea's and M&S are just rebranded O'Hara's original stout

Couldn't be. The ABVs are different, for one thing.

Seaneh

BeerNut wrote: »

Couldn't be. The ABVs are different, for one thing.

I bow to your knowledge!

Seaneh

They are the same as their old Easter stout maybe?

Technocentral

Seaneh wrote: »

Yeah, they make the M&S Irish stout too.

As far as I know both O'Shea's and M&S are just rebranded O'Hara's original stout, which is, in itself, a pretty good beer.

Having tasted O'Sheas and O'Haras red ales and stouts a good few times I think they're quite different, O'Hara's was the superior in each case.

thewintermute

I stocked up on the Pale ale having tried it last week and finding it to be the best Irish Bottled Beer I've ever tasted. Threw in two bottles of Leann Follain to try it. I wish I'd bought a Dozen and will probably head out later to get some more. Thanks for the heads up guys that is one amazing brew. More than a few would see me on my arse in fairness, but they are seriously tasty.

Snake_Doctor

I too have discovered the delights of the Pale Ale, a quick question, what is the recommended temperature to drink it at? I had it from the fridge (well cold) but it ocurred to me this might not be the best, I was thinking of leaving it in the shed , so it would be below inside room temp but not very cold.
Thanks...

BeerNut

Yeah, I'd go for about the 10C mark, which is a couple of degrees below the CAMRA-recommended serving temperature for ale. It's always better to serve a beer too cold than too warm.

From room temperature, 15 minutes in the freezer should bring any beer down to serving temperature.

leomcp

Would agree with everyone's comments on O'Haras IPA. If you are looking for another pale ale, try Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. It is 12euro for 6 bottles in Superquinn.

Benny_Cake

Another O'Hara's IPA fan here,loving the stuff.Forced myself to try something different though and have a bottle of Leann Follain to try later - really looking forward to it based on what I've read here.Tesco are selling 500ml bottles of the O'Hara's range well below the €2 mark at the moment which is great value.

CiniO

Benny_Cake wrote: »

Another O'Hara's IPA fan here,loving the stuff.Forced myself to try something different though and have a bottle of Leann Follain to try later - really looking forward to it based on what I've read here.Tesco are selling 500ml bottles of the O'Hara's range well below the €2 mark at the moment which is great value.

I wouldn't say €1.99 is well below €2 mark

the beer revolu

CiniO wrote: »

I wouldn't say €1.99 is well below €2 mark

Would you say €1.95 is?
Which is the price in my local Tesco:D

hatful

1.95 in tesco's and 2.69 in O'Briens :eek:

Frankie Lee

hatful wrote: »

1.95 in tesco's and 2.69 in O'Briens :eek:

I know we are in the Great Depression mk2 but I still would pay the extra 74c a bottle for a bit of customer service and out of general dislike of Tesco. That being said this weeks supply of Leann Follain came from Tesco due to O'Briens being sold out.

the beer revolu

Frankie Lee wrote: »

I know we are in the Great Depression mk2 but I still would pay the extra 74c a bottle for a bit of customer service and out of general dislike of Tesco. That being said this weeks supply of Leann Follain came from Tesco due to O'Briens being sold out.

Also, 1.95 is a sale price. When that's over it will no doubt go back to €2.89 or whatever it was beforehand . The 4 for €10 deal most indepentants do will rule again!

Snake_Doctor

BeerNut wrote: »

Yeah, I'd go for about the 10C mark, which is a couple of degrees below the CAMRA-recommended serving temperature for ale. It's always better to serve a beer too cold than too warm.

From room temperature, 15 minutes in the freezer should bring any beer down to serving temperature.

It was exactly 10C on the car thermometer when I arrived home last night, so I put a bottle out on the decking for about an hour , had it with my dinner - outstanding! gotta say some difference in terms of taste as opposed to out of the fridge. All my bottles are currently in the Shed in prep...

subway

What type of glass would the good bws folk recommend for these fine beers?
My dog smashed my trusty guinness half glass that I had for my large bottles so I'm on the lookout for a replacement.
O haras stout all the way

BeerNut

Any standard pint glass would do the job.

subway

i prefer to drink from a smaller glass myself, like to keep pouring rather than let it settle.
will ask my publican for another guinness half i suppose

Technocentral

subway wrote: »

i prefer to drink from a smaller glass myself, like to keep pouring rather than let it settle.
will ask my publican for another guinness half i suppose

Dunnes sell 4 tulip 1/2 pint glasses for 2 euro, addition of a Guinness logo unlikely to make stuff taste any better. .

redlead

I always prefer a tall half pint glass so I can keep topping it up and always have the desired head. I have a carlsberg one from the 70's and a Waterford Crystal one which I am afraid to use.