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.

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Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.[ As Kinnegar Otway ].Unclear matt light yellow colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, light to moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, citrus, wheat - yeast - grain. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170808] 6-2-7-3-12
Tried from Cask on 01 Apr 2019 at 10:25

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
KØLF 080319. Golden color with a white head. Aroma is lime, malt, pine. Flavor is lime, sugar, berries, malt, pine, spices, yeast. Weird beer.
Tried on 01 Apr 2019 at 06:41

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can sample at a tasting at Tom L's place. Thanks Lior D. Clear yellow. Apples, lacto, tart, yogurt. Nice and refreshing.
Tried from Can on 31 Mar 2019 at 18:14

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Max & Stas. Cloudy pale yellow. Fruitiness, sour, yogurt, some pickled vegetables, medium-bodied.
Tried from Can on 31 Mar 2019 at 18:00

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Thick creamy light brown head stayed on a black still body. Malt, dark chocolate, bitter berry & roasted aroma. Medium bodied, sharp to the fore with creamy back. Roasted, nut, dark chocolate, espresso & demerara tastes with a tangy hoppy citrus finish.
Tried on 31 Mar 2019 at 16:47

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Can from McHughs. Hazy orange amber with a full head. Aroma of Mango. Flavour is grapefruit, sweet orange, bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 25 Mar 2019 at 19:24

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - pale yellow with a big fluffy head. Nose - sweetcorn, green beans and light spice. Taste - pale malt dominated. Light spice and grassiness. Palate - light bodied, long and dry through middle and finish. Overall - good example of the style.
Tried from Can on 24 Mar 2019 at 19:16

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy golden. Nice lacing. Nose - pink grapefruit and orange. Biscuit malt. Taste - more of the orange and grapefruit and still a touch of the biscuit malt, Palate - creamy and close to medium bodied. Dry finish. Overall - decent.
Tried from Can on 24 Mar 2019 at 18:52

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at Craig's. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of straw, cardboard. Taste brings a little herbal hop. Sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2019 at 09:30

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig's. Pours hazy golden with a thin white head. Aromas of grapefruit, light peach. Taste is orange and more grapefruit. Sweet finish. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2019 at 09:20