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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can at work corona lockdown day. From brewdog online. A light hazed mid orange coloured pourwith a very lively rocky off white head. Aroma is tangerine, orange rind, bready grains, little rustic, brown sugar licks. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, bready malts, little spicy citrus, rye, drying chalk. Palate is gassy, highly carbonated, drying finish. . Probably fermented in the can too much.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2020 at 16:59

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Large can. BBF 08/2020. Nose is glue, harsh acidic, basic & unripe gooseberry. Fizzy weird chemical soapy with harsh acidity, unripe gooseberry, glue, bit too much in many areas, too soapy, washing product.
Tried from Can on 11 Mar 2020 at 21:22

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Beer Zoo. Dark brown body with a beige head. Faint lacing. Aroma of rust, cinnamon, toffee and Twiglets. Flavour of caramel, nutmeg, coffee and earth. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Peppery and flavoursome.
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2020 at 17:31

7/10
Tried from Draft at De Kelk on 01 Feb 2020 at 21:59

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Pitch black, good tan head and lacing. Aroma roasted malt, orange, mango, lime zest, some liquorice. Taste medium bitter and slightly sweet, malty, rye, orange, mango, some chocolate, earthy notes. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, semi-dry bittersweet aftertaste, fruity and earthy notes, good one.
Tried from Draft at Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman on 30 Jan 2020 at 20:56

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
canned on 25/9/19 oro carico lieve ambrato buona schiuma media persistenza velata discreto agrume lupoolato buona nota maltata lieve fruttato discretonamaro secchezza media non esplosiva
Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2020 at 21:19

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the dockside tap. Pours black, nose is roasted, berries, earthy, taste is similar, bitter.
Tried from Draft on 27 Jan 2020 at 11:52

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the dockside tap. Pours deep reddish brown, nose is fruity, roasted, taste is similar, peppery, dry.
Tried from Draft on 27 Jan 2020 at 11:52

7.5/10
Tried from Can on 26 Jan 2020 at 15:01

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
keg at dockside tap.... dark black.. thick tan head... soft dry pine chocolate roast malts nose... dark dry roast pine.. heavy dry pine roast
Tried from Draft on 24 Jan 2020 at 14:54