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Carlow OHaras Celebration Stout 3.57 111

Carlow OHaras Celebration Stout

Percentile
91
overall
Brewed by Carlow
Style: Dry Stout

Carlow, Ireland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1113.62/5.03.57/5.0Special6%95.5English pint
Commercial Description:
10th anniversary limited edition
Reviving a tradition that had all but disappeared for over 150 years, the O'Hara family established a brewery in their home county of Carlow in south-east Ireland in 1996 producing beers of traditional Celtic and Irish origin, O'Hara's Irish Stout was born in 1998, winning the Championship Trophy and two gold medals at the International Millennium Brewing Industry Awards in 2000. The O'Hara's brand has now arrived at it's 10th anniversary. To mark that occasion we present as a limited edition O'Hara's Celebration Stout - rich in Irish malts balanced by a full bodied bitterness and delicate spicy aroma from Northdown and Fuggles hops with a luxurious chocolate finish.
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 DalzAle (508), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Sample enjoyed at Skyview tasting. Dark black colored pour with aromas of chocolaty malts. Flavor was malts, smoke and a little musky. Very decent dry stout.


 Syd (903), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/515/20
Jan 2, 2009  
750 pours black with a rather large tan head that clings to the glass in cobweb lace. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. The flavor is malty, dry, chocolate, and slight peat. The palate is medium bodied and lively. Overall, very nice and one of the better Dry Stouts I’ve had for some time.


 canary dog (443), Rutland, Vermont, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 31, 2008  
I thought this was rather weak for a stout; but maybe I have just grown accustomed to the monsters like Stone and Old Rasputin, or even Rogue Shakespeare. Decent enough, I guess.


 douglas88 (1648), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
Dec 30, 2008  
750 ml bottle bought at College Liquors in Grand Junction, Co, I’m almost out of beers from that trip! Opens with a huge pop from the swingtop. Pours a dark black color with a huge and creamy brown head, and lots of lacing. A very nice aroma; loads of roasted malts, chocolates, some light coffee. The taste is just a great dry stout; lots of roasted malts, a dry fruity finish, some dry coffee and milk chocolates. I’ll always love this type of beer, and this is a great example of this style.


 KimJohansen (7132), Copenhagen V, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Black with a large w off white head. Aroma had plenty og roasted mlalt, coffee and chocolate notes. Flavour was sweet with plenty wof roasted malt, coffee and chocolate notes.finished with loads of roasted malt. Love it.


 joergen (8627), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bottle, thanks to cellar. Black coloured with a medium sized beige head. Roasted aroma of coffee and chocolate with notes of peat. Roasted flavour of coffee and chocolate with notes of peat. Dry roasted finish.


 yespr (12404), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 29, 2008  
75 cL bottle, courtesy of cellar/KimJohansen. Pours dark brown to black with a huge, dense and light chocolate brown head. Dry roasted malty aroma, light smoked touch. Mild sweet at first with dry, spiced and hard roasted malt note following. Light acidic and hardroasted touch into a dry and bitter finish. Lasting hardroasted impression.


 ratman197 (3252), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Swing top bottle poured a clear dark brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt and light vanilla. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of charcoal, dark chocolate, roasted malt, light coffee and a hint of vanilla with a smooth dry lingering roasty finish.



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