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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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Black with a firm and creamy beige head. Roasty, dry bittersweet cocoa, earthy, a touch of burnt, light sweetness. Medium bodied. Finish is semi-dry. Very well done. Has a touch of sweetness to keep it easy going but is dry and flavorful with roasted notes. More.
Tried from Draft at El Boliche on 10 Jan 2026 at 19:00

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 28/12/2025.
Moderately hazed orange amber topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, pine needle, grapefruit, grass, light floral whisper.
Taste comprises grapefruit, grass, bitter tropicana, melon, papaya, orange pith.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy easy drinking DIPA.
Tried on 28 Dec 2025 at 17:11

7.6/10
Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2025 at 15:13

7.6/10
Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2025 at 15:12

6/10
Tried on 19 Dec 2025 at 13:47

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Blood orange colour with a thin head. Aroma of raspberry fruits. Flavour of sour fruit, salty raspberry, thin fruity base, lingering raspberry on the finish.
Tried from Can on 14 Dec 2025 at 00:00

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Beerdome. Hazy amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light hoppy - fruity and pine. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 041225
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2025 at 19:12

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 7 Overall 4.5
Clear yellow gold with a frothy, white head. Aroma a mix of lime and spice with dank, slightly rancid undertones. Taste is moderate bitter and lightly citric with a faint, doughy sweetness underneath. Spice at the finish, but the rancid tones become more pronounced. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry. Not much fun.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2025 at 17:54

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Caramelised malt, bitter hops, and some dried fruit aroma. Taste is malty, toffee, kind of cocoa aroma, and nice bitterness.
Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 20:10

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can from Beerdome. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and moderate hoppy - fruity and citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 151125
Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2025 at 20:49