O'Hara's Pale Ale - a great compliment to our steaks

At Darwins we are constantly looking for new tastes to go with our foods. We were delighted when the Carol Brewing Company, an Irish brewer, asked us to stock their new range of O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale. After tasting it, we knew straight away it was a great compliment to our daily fresh fish and hand picked steaks.

 Here are the tasting notes provided by Carol Brewing.

DESCRIPTION:

New to the O’Hara’s range, Carlow Brewing Company added O’Hara’s Irish Pale Ale to its core brand selection in 2010.

INDUSTRY AWARDS:

Grand prize winner - Best Beer 2010 as voted by the members of Irish Craft Brewers.com.

TASTING NOTES:

Description: 

Contemporary style I.P.A. - dry hopped for extra aroma.

ABV/Plato °: 

5.2% abv/ 13.5° plato. 

Appearance: 

Rich golden colour with a white head.

Flavours:

This pale ale has a light malt base with just the right mouthfeel to allow the hop character to predominate. Grapefruit like bitterness is full and lasting and is balanced by a zesty citrus burst of aroma from two late additions of cascade hops.

Aftertaste:

The Citrus flavours give way at the end to the floral, spicy bitterness of Amarillo hops.

FoodPairing:

Light fish dishes - sea bass, crab, prawns, roast pork, or blackened chicken with buffalo wings where the IPA will strengthen the spicy flavours in any spicy dish.


We stock some of the other O'Hara range at different times, depending on stock. Our you can always choose from our fine selection of wines and beers.

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