Kinnegar Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Letterkenny,
County Donegal,
Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated Venue: Kinnegar Brewing
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.
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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at Craig's. Pours deep brown, nose is coconut, roasted, coffee, chocolate, taste is sweet, bitter, roasted, little thin.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2019
at 19:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Pours unclear blonde. Medium sized, white head. Smell is full, fruity, bit 'candy'. Very mild cheesyness. Taste is mild cheesy ( not necessarily unpleasant yet ) . Sharply carbonated and a bitter spike . Thin body, dry mouthfeel. OK Session I guess, but I miss the hoparomatic features here. Especially if truly dryhopped.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2019
at 12:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[50cl bottle picked up in Donegal Town.] A bright reddish amber pour with a thick white head and moderate carbonation; grapefruit aroma with a touch of spice and yeast; nice fruity citrus taste with a touch of spice from the rye. Rather good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2019
at 20:39
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2019
at 19:51
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[500ml bottle picked up in Donegal Town.] A pale straw pour with a thick white head and lively carbonation; grainy aroma - malts and cereal; some yeast to start, then light malts, some citrus; and a dry biscuity finish with a grassy bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2019
at 18:13
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2019
at 17:36
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2019
at 22:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
24/X/19 - 44cl can from BeerFreakChick (Gent), shared @ home, BB: VIII/20, canned: 15/VIII/19 - (2019-1776)
Little cloudy blond yellow beer, big creamy off-white head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of citrus, grapefruit, sweet tropical fruits, papaya, bit malty. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: lots and lots of ripe to overripe mango, tropical fruits, soft bitterness, some citrus notes, bit sweet, very fruity. Aftertaste: dry, lots of citrus, bitter touch, more mango, super juicy and fruity, lovely beer!
Little cloudy blond yellow beer, big creamy off-white head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of citrus, grapefruit, sweet tropical fruits, papaya, bit malty. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: lots and lots of ripe to overripe mango, tropical fruits, soft bitterness, some citrus notes, bit sweet, very fruity. Aftertaste: dry, lots of citrus, bitter touch, more mango, super juicy and fruity, lovely beer!
Tried
from Can
at
BeerFreakChick
on 24 Oct 2019
at 21:00
8.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Lovely DuPont nose, creamy, berries, dry, great taste, creamy again, hint of grain, hint of lemon. Good stuff!
Tried
on 23 Oct 2019
at 10:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden and clear. Frothy white head. Nose - funky apple and citrus. Taste - apple sherbet. Edge of lemon again. Palate - close to medium bodied. tangy and dry through middle and finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2019
at 19:16