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K2, Ballyraine Industrial Estate, Aughavannon, Rathmullan, Letterkenny, Ireland
Description
At Kinnegar we pair brewing tradition with a contemporary sense of adventure to produce clean, crisp, full-flavoured farmhouse beers. The brewery is named after the nearby Kinnegar Beach
just north of Rathmullan in County Donegal.
Our roots are deeply embedded in the hilly fields and farms of northeast Donegal. This is the perfect environment for the way we make beer. We don’t filter or pasteurise, and we let our industrious little friends, the yeast, carbonate the beer naturally during fermentation.
With the opening of K2, our new state-of-the-art facility in nearby Letterkenny in March 2017, the clinking of bottles coming off our line no longer mingles with the bleating of sheep from the surrounding fields. The farmhouse ethos at the core of what we do however remains the same.
Our roots are deeply embedded in the hilly fields and farms of northeast Donegal. This is the perfect environment for the way we make beer. We don’t filter or pasteurise, and we let our industrious little friends, the yeast, carbonate the beer naturally during fermentation.
With the opening of K2, our new state-of-the-art facility in nearby Letterkenny in March 2017, the clinking of bottles coming off our line no longer mingles with the bleating of sheep from the surrounding fields. The farmhouse ethos at the core of what we do however remains the same.
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Black colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is toasted, roasted, some chocolaty tones with mild herbs. Flavour is grassy, coffeeish, some roasted and mild chocolaty tones. A bit dried fruits to it as well.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2023
at 08:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Amber colour, small off-white head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is tropical fruits, some funk, mild yeasty and some slight alcohol with some wine gums. Flavour is tropical fruits, some candy and mild wine gums with some slight alcohol sweetness and burn to it.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2023
at 21:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample (thanks omhper!). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, some earthy, mild grainy and sweet malty tones. Flavour is floral, some earthy, grainy, sweet malty and floral tones with mild herbs too.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2023
at 19:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled@PBF XII. Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, some slight nectary and mild toffeeish notes. Flavour is nectary, floral, fruity and some mild sweet malts to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2023
at 19:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Deep amber colour with a mediumsized creamy slightly off-white head. Aroma is citrus, some earth, herbs, rye and mild spices. Flavour is wooden, some spices, mild citrus and earth to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2023
at 19:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Hazy yellow colour with a small white foamy white head. Aroma is spruce, pineapple, mango, some oaty tones with mild honey as well. Flavour is mango, pineapple, citrus and some grassy tones with a bit of toffee and oaty tones as well. Mellow.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2023
at 18:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Brownish black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate malt. Flavour is milk chocolate, burnt malt, coconut cream base.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2023
at 19:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Red with a nice.off white head. Fruity and hoppy in the aroma. Flavour follows suit, fruit includes apple and citrus maybe, some rye. Very drinkable, with a nice clean finish.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2023
at 19:17
6.8/10
It is okay, not the cleanest ferment, a bit dry yeasty or stale. Meh okay. Gollem amstelstraat
Tried
on 02 Jun 2023
at 22:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Hazy golden. Somewhat stale hops, a bit of spicy rye, sweetish, bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2023
at 16:50