Aldi - O'Shea's Irish Ale

earlytobed wrote: »

Is it the same recipe or not? BAZ reckons Seamus O Hara told him it is the same recipe

Not quite what I said.

BaZmO* wrote: »

As for O'Sheas, it's made by Carlow alright. It used to be in a smaller 330ml bottle called Aldi Traditional Irish Ale with Seamus O'Hara's pic on the back. Then they re-badged it to O'Sheas. I spoke to Seamus at the All Irish Beerfest and he confirmed that it's the same recipe and just a different bottle. Beautiful beer it is too!

earlytobed wrote: »

Sorry, here's the quote. Its the complete opposite to what adamski8 posted.

Just curious, thats all

Are you purposely not getting it?

O'Sheas is made by Carlow alright. However, it used to be in a smaller 330ml bottle called Aldi Traditional Irish Ale with Seamus O'Hara's pic on the back. Then they re-badged it to O'Sheas. I spoke to Seamus at the All Irish Beerfest and he confirmed that the O'Sheas is the same recipe as the previously called Aldi Traditional Irish Ale and just a different bottle.

Hope that clears it up!

Is this a beer they have all the time, or just now and again?

St. Lupulin wrote: »

I don't believe him.

I was pretty much addicted to the 330 ml stuff.

Didn't really like the re-badged version at all.

O'Shea's pale ale is quality though. I'd take it over most bottled Irish session beers.

BeerNut wrote: »

I've yet to hear anyone agree that the two beers are the same. I remember the 330 ml one as being much drier than the O'Shea's Red.

Tbh, I don't believe him either. I used to drink the original one all the time, and was devastated when they stopped doing the 330ml bottles, although I did stock up on lots of them when they were selling them off at a reduced price , but I just don't see how it's the same beer, I remember it being much sweeter with a roasted malt finish.

At the 2011 Beerfest I asked one of the girls pouring beers at the O'Hara's stand why they had discontinued the original beer and she said that it was just a renaming of the beer, I wasn't convinced, but she was quite adamant that it was the same recipe. It wasn't until the 2012 Beerfest that I got talking to Seamus and he said the same thing. It's hard to see why they'd be telling porkies though.

I'm actually sipping on a bottle of it now (all the talk of it made me go out and get some earlier!) and it's definitely not the same.

BaZmO* wrote: »

O'Sheas is made by Carlow alright. However, it used to be in a smaller 330ml bottle called Aldi Traditional Irish Ale with Seamus O'Hara's pic on the back. Then they re-badged it to O'Sheas. I spoke to Seamus at the All Irish Beerfest and he confirmed that the O'Sheas is the same recipe as the previously called Aldi Traditional Irish Ale and just a different bottle.

Hope that clears it up!

Thanks! I Have it now:) O Sheas= Aldi Traditional Irish Ale
O Sheas not= OHaras
Apologies to BaZmo and adamski8:o

St. Lupulin wrote: »

I don't believe him.

I was pretty much addicted to the 330 ml stuff.

Didn't really like the re-badged version at all.

O'Shea's pale ale is quality though. I'd take it over most bottled Irish session beers.

I agree with every word of this.

At the risk of being shunned by those of you passionate about craft beers what do people think about Smightwicks Pale Ale and Winter Spirit? I had some of the Pale Ale last night and purchased a couple of bottles of the Winter Spirit. I liked the Pale Ale but find the Winter Spirit pretty underwhelming.

Ben

I like the SPA, it'd be my go to beer if there's nothing else there. Never heard of the other one though.

The stout and pale ale are nicer I reckon.

I have an Uneducated palette though!