Devil's Backbone
Kinnegar Brewing in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland 🇮🇪
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.59
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Devil’s Backbone is full bodied and full flavoured like a mellow autumnal day with a hint of chocolate thrown in.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml tall thin bottle in Bushmills, Northern Ireland. Brewery of the trip for me. Pours an unclear deep amber, frothy off-white crown. Nicely defined red ale malt to the fore, nutty undercurrent, distant cakey allusions.. good balance, nice Irish red ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2026
at 07:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber with a tan head. Toasted malts, hoppy citrus, fruity, light chocolate, and just a hint of roasted malt in the back. Medium bodied. Finish has a bright fruit note over the rich roasted malt and chocolate sweetness. Very solid.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2026
at 19:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
24/III/26 - on tap, shared @ DOK Brewing (Gent), BB: n/a (2026-384)
Kinnegar - Devil’s Backbone 4.9%
Clear deep amber to red beer, small creamy dense white to slightly yellowish head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, hay, cow fodder. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty start, grains, dry bitterness, some caramel, a little fruity, pears, pleasant! Aftertaste: hoppy, a bit resinous, bitter, hay, cow fodder, nice one!
Kinnegar - Devil’s Backbone 4.9%
Clear deep amber to red beer, small creamy dense white to slightly yellowish head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, hay, cow fodder. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty start, grains, dry bitterness, some caramel, a little fruity, pears, pleasant! Aftertaste: hoppy, a bit resinous, bitter, hay, cow fodder, nice one!
Tried
from Draft
at
Dok Brewing Company
on 24 Mar 2026
at 12:00
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from The Beerhive. Hazy amber body with an off-white head. Faint lacing. Aroma of toffee and earth. Flavour of stewed tea, berries and caramel. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A nice bittersweet texture.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2024
at 23:35