Kinnegar Brewing

Microbrewery in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland 🇮🇪

Established in 2011

Contact
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.

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5.3/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
440ml. can. @"home", Compostela. 15/04/2026
[#8.996 Global - #188 Ireland - #6 Kinnegar Brewing]
Pours light cherry with no head. Aroma: raspberry, tart and yeast. Taste: tart raspberry and blood orange. Fizzy bubblegum palate.
Next one, please!
Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2026 at 13:56

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Op tap bij Bierlokaal de Uiver. Zwarte kleur, beige kraag. Flink veel gebrande moutaroma's, houtskool, koffie, pure chocolade, caramel, hoppig ook, flink bitter. Lichte tot medium body, glad mondgevoel. Lekker.
Tried from Draft at Bierlokaal de Uiver on 10 Apr 2026 at 17:21

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours dark brown with a beige head. Dark chocolate, tropical fruit, pine, roasted malt. Almost like a black IPA - very good.
Tried on 08 Apr 2026 at 12:16

6.5/10
Tried on 06 Apr 2026 at 22:37

7/10
Tried on 06 Apr 2026 at 21:56

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Can. Cloudy amber/orange with a proper white head. Aroma of lemons, grapefruit and rye. Taste of grapefruits, malts, rye, toffee and lemons. Spicy and fruity. Low to moderate bitterness. Medium carbonation. Solid. Still keeping all unlikely fingers crossed Rye IPAs become the next big thing.
Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2026 at 22:50

7/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6
Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2026 at 13:47

6.5/10
Tried on 04 Apr 2026 at 22:15

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
440ml. can. @"home", Compostela. 04/04/2026
[#8.991 Global - #186 Ireland - #5 Kinnegar Brewing]
Pours clear golden with a lasting white cap. Aroma: rye malts, yeast and earthy hops. Taste: earthy hops, rye and fresh orange. Crisp palate.
Next one, please!
Tried from Can on 04 Apr 2026 at 15:19

6.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried on 02 Apr 2026 at 18:11