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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hal at GRAF. Hazy gold with a foamy white head. Big hoppy fruit aroma, Decent
Tried
on 21 Jun 2019
at 20:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of orange, marmalade, pineapple. Taste is zesty citrus. Creamy mouthfeel, tangy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2019
at 08:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours clear golden with a thick bubbly head. Aromas of white pepper and lemon. Taste is more of the same, some dough and orange added. Dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2019
at 08:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy golden with a thin white head. Aromas of orange, spice, dried herbs. Taste is more of the same. BItter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2019
at 08:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours black with a thick tan head. Aromas of dried fruit, dates, treacle and faint coffee. Taste is more of the same. Rich texture, sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2019
at 08:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - amber and cloudy. Slightly off white and neat lacing. Nose - ripe melon and light mango. Perhaps some citrus. Taste - orange, pungent melon and resin. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture. Balanced bitterness on the finish. Overall - decent example of the style.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2019
at 20:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden with a neat head. Light haze. Nose - light lemon and pineapple tang, slight spice. Taste - more tangy lemon and pineapple. Palate - light bodied, creamy and tangy middle section. Dry tangy finish. Overall - good example of a table beer.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2019
at 20:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Biertje bij de games, dun tropisch vruchten watertje, wat hop erbij geflikkerd en hoppa klaar, ok bitterheid, beperkt complex, zacht , romig
Tried
on 03 Jun 2019
at 14:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can, thanks for sharing! Pours a hazy yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has creamy sweet grains with some citrus rind and light tropical fruits backing. Flavor is similar with a combination of citrus rind and sweet grains with a hint of sweet tropical fruit in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2019
at 01:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
440ml can in garden, from Sterk, Amsterdam, consumed 26th May 19. Actually meant to pick up their BIPA, cans looked similar, pretty angry when I got home. Any way this one is also on its BB date, but still good. Pours a copper colour and pretty clear. Aroma is light caramel, stone fruit. Taste is caramel, grains, quite bitter, then some mellowness, it's got a bitter finish and is all round pleasant. Good. I'll try the BIPA next time I see it!
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2019
at 18:20