Carlow Brewing Company

Irish craft brewery

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

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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

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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

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* 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

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* Beer in Ireland
* List of breweries in Ireland

## References

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1. ^ "Our Brewery - O'Hara's | Carlow Brewing Company". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
2. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ a b c [1] 'Rising in the Yeast', 26 March 2011, The Irish Times.
4. ^ "The Best Craft Beers in Ireland". Holidays Around Ireland. September 5, 2011. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Carlow Brewing Company's O'Hara Stout Review
5. ^ a b 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.
10. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
11. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
12. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
13. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
14. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
15. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
16. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
17. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
18. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
19. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
20. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
21. ^ "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com.
22. ^ "The world's best beers - brewed in Bagenalstown". The Carlow People. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

## External links

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* Official website
* Craigies Cider official website
* Falling Apple official website