By lesiopm on Skatehive
Ireland is More Than Just Guinness: A Pre-Dublin Taste of O’Hara’s Since I’ll be heading to Dublin for the first time in a few weeks, I figured it was time to learn a bit more about Irish craft beer. After all, Ireland is about much more than just Guinness—though I certainly still plan to visit the Guinness Storehouse. Luckily, interesting Irish brews are available on the continent, including this tasty IPA from O'Hara's Brewery: 51st State. The History of Carlow Brewing Company / O’Hara’s As usual, let’s start with the history. Brewing in Ireland dates back to the late 18th century, and by the mid-19th century, most market towns had at least one brewery. Carlow became particularly famous for having the best land in the country for growing malting barley—land that is still used to produce high-quality malt today. However, by the late 20th century, Irish brewing was dominated by a few international industrial giants. In the 1990s, the wave of the craft beer revolution from the US and th