hopIQ
ENDE
Build your DNASign in

Harp Lager

Dundalk Brewing Company
Tap to rate
🌍 Ireland · Irish Lager · One of 1 Irish Lagers in hopIQ

Harp Lager is a crisp and refreshing Irish lager brewed with a smooth, clean character that showcases the quality of Irish brewing traditions. It features a balanced malt sweetness with subtle hop bitterness, making it an approachable and highly drinkable lager.

ABV
4.1%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
golden6
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Where this beer sits· Four axes, the same for every beer in hopIQ.
Body
Lean body.
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
Dry finish.
drysweet
Bitterness
Soft bitterness.
mildbitter
Texture
Crisp mouthfeel.
crispcreamy

Crisp and light-bodied.

A trim frame with a clean finish — the beer arrives, pleases, and makes room for another.

Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Irish Lager.
Hop character
hoppy
Malt character
malty
Fermentation & yeast
clean

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Harp Lager

◎ Appearance

Harp Lager presents a bright, pale golden hue with excellent clarity and a crisp white head that settles to a thin lacing. The beer displays vibrant carbonation with steady streams of bubbles rising through the clear body, characteristic of a well-crafted lager.

pale goldencrystal clearwhite headbright

◌ Aroma

The nose is clean and inviting, dominated by subtle grainy maltiness with delicate floral hop notes that provide gentle aromatic complexity. There's a light, fresh character with minimal yeast presence, allowing the quality of the brewing craftsmanship to shine through.

grainyfloral hopsclean maltfresh

◐ Taste

Entry is crisp and refreshing with balanced malt sweetness that carries through the palate without becoming cloying. The mid-palate showcases light, grainy flavors with subtle malty character, followed by restrained hop bitterness that provides structure without dominating.

crispbalancedsmoothlight hop bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish is clean and dry with excellent drinkability, leaving behind only a whisper of sweet malt and subtle hop character. No lingering harshness or off-flavors, just a refreshing, approachable conclusion that invites another sip.

drycleanrefreshing
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
75
Taste
78
Appearance
80
Finish
80
+ Sign in to add your tasting note

Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Harp Lager

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Harp Lager

About Irish Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Irish Lager?

Irish Lager is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Irish Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same crisp, refreshing, clean character as Harp Lager will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

Compare with another beer →