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-oriented.^[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