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.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2018
at 11:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
THT October at Kwartje. Clear pale straw with white head. Apply and plasticcy. Light malty and moderate sour. Dry hard apples. Under medium body and soft carbonation. Like a bonedry cider with some malts.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2018
at 18:22
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can shared at THT October. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of green apple, herbal notes, lightly lactic. Flavour is moderate sour and light moderate sweet. Light medium bodied, dry and light carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2018
at 18:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can shared at THT October. Slight hazy pale straw with white head. Kettle sour notes, milky, soft wheat, dull cereals, roasted corn, light apple but really not that much, soft yeast and yoghurt. Under medium sweet and sour with light bitterness. Over light bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2018
at 18:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can. Pours hazy reddy orange with a large head. Aroma is grainy mango and toffee. Taste is creamy to start with a light mango finish. Toffee aftertaste. A little watery.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2018
at 19:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is roasted malt with fruity hops, citrus, some grapefruit, notes of dark chocolate, spicy rye, and coffee, light pine. Flavour is moderate sweet with a roasty and hoppy bitter finish. Body is medium. Solid Black IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2018
at 11:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from O’Briens. Hazy yellow with a medium head. Aroma of yeast and wheat. Flavour is melon, straw malt, dry flavour,
Tried
from Can
on 20 Oct 2018
at 20:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can sample thanks to Paul. Appearance - black with an olive sheen. Lovely fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate but more like coffee. Taste - horlicks. Malty and milky. Milk sodden cereal. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture. Fairly good on the finish. Overall - possibly not strong enough to be a porter.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2018
at 23:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can sample thanks to Paul. Appearance - pale golden with a generous fluffy head. Nose - a bit farmyard or struck match up front. Then some orange. Taste - big lime note, orange zest too. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture. Dry, tangy finish. Overall - nose slightly offensive but nothing wrong with the taste.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Oct 2018
at 20:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can sample thanks to Paul. Appearance - golden with a slight haze. Big fluffy white head. Nose - orange, some caramel biscuit too. Taste - more orange and caramel biscuit. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture. The finish is fairly good, but could be a little cleaner. Overall - didn't expect the caramel in this style. It's ok though.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2018
at 20:29