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.
8/10
Zoet, bitter, beetje kerstboom. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2018
at 20:27
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2018
at 17:43
7/10
Prima
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2018
at 01:08
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from The Beerhive. Black body with a beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of nuts, earth, dark chocolate and wood. Flavour of coffee and earth. Thin to medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A smooth, tasty Porter.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2018
at 08:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from The Beerhive. Murky golden body with a white head that holds well. Lively carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of pineapple and cake. Flavour of lychee, watermelon and mandarin. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A juicy, delicious IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Dec 2018
at 22:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can at home. Pours a bright and hazy yellow with a medium white head. Nose is sugary stone fruit, apricots and mango. Flavour is citrus and tropical fruit with some biscuity malts. Long bitter finish
Tried
from Can
on 15 Dec 2018
at 22:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, 09/11/18. Lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is bitter orange, melon, pineapple, grass, light breads, pine. Taste comprises orange pith, light pine, cantaloupe melon, toasted malts, bread dough, papaya. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with balanced hop bitterness. Decent enough IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2018
at 19:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from McHughs. Clean gold with a white head. Aroma of honey wheat. Flavour is sweet, spiced biscuit, a little honey, tangy spiced yeast finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2018
at 22:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Il gusto al naso viene attratto dal luppolo. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e la maniera in cui permane è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di consistenza limpida e anche qui la grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il colore è giallo dorato carico. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è decisamente amaro. La forza gustativa è elevata. La continuità gustativa è buona. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di amaro. Il finale è amarognolo. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. Al palato finiscono impressioni di miele, frutta secca, luppolo, resina, pino, erba, agrumi, pompelmo e ananas.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2018
at 11:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can 440ml (Beerdome)
Dark brown colour, good beige head and lace. Licorice, toasted malts, pine hops in the nose. Medium-bodied. Roasted, piney, even a bit sweetish fruity. Piney bitterish finish. Soft palate. Nice rye-CDA.
Dark brown colour, good beige head and lace. Licorice, toasted malts, pine hops in the nose. Medium-bodied. Roasted, piney, even a bit sweetish fruity. Piney bitterish finish. Soft palate. Nice rye-CDA.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Nov 2018
at 13:28