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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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draught Huge dense, off-white head over hazy yellow beer. Lots of ureum, citrus, lunaria, unripe nectarine. Some malt, but overwhelmed by dry hops, hopoils. Still, an impression of grain dust; green leaves, garden herbs. Quite slick, light to medium bodied, but not lean. Quite OK! Basic but ticking all the necessary boxes.
Tried
from Draft
at
Billie's Bier Kafétaria
on 31 Dec 2019
at 11:05
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Can. Pale hazy yellow with a thin head. Aroma of banana and candy. Flavour is banana, fizzy candy, fruity with a bit of wheat bread finish.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2019
at 23:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can split at L6, thanks to Fergus, 19/12/19. Hazed golden amber with a decent off white head. Nose is sweet malts, citric zest, candied orange peel, fruit loaf. Taste comprises caramel malts, bitter orange , citric tinged straw, light breads, pine needle. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with balanced earthy hop bitterness. Solid for the sub genre of IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2019
at 10:03
7/10
Tried
on 19 Dec 2019
at 21:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
canned on 16/7/19 ambrata arancio velata buona schiuma discreta persistenza discrete note agrumate un filo caramelo tostato lieve nota pepata discreto amaro secchezza media
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2019
at 01:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Darker orange, small head, aroma is malt, fruit, citrus, sweet, caramel, taste is the same, sweet, bitter, dry, nice
Tried
on 22 Nov 2019
at 16:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Golden orange, small head. Aroma is citrus, rye, fruit, hops, tangerine. Taste is the same, bitter dry, nice
Tried
on 22 Nov 2019
at 11:25