Kinnegar Brewing

Microbrewery in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland 🇮🇪

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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7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

0.44l can. Hazy orange body with a foamy white head. Sticky caramel notes in the aroma with some grapefruit, peach and grapes. Taste is similar with notes of grape seed. Nice balance between the malts and hops. The finish is leaning towards the bitter side. Nice beer.

Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2025 at 15:11

gave a cheers!

7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Not bad and I could say that it is a season beer, on the Belgian way, on the same way than a duvel, huge carbonation, be careful opening the can, dry, mineral, side of champagne, sparkling in the mouth, hop, refreshing, 24.04.2020, at Epalinges, perfect with a Spanish paella.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2025 at 16:16


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

(sample, can) Clear dark golden. Medium white head. Sweet, malty, hoppy, citrusy. Medium body. Good.

Tried from Can on 11 Jun 2025 at 14:55


8.6

Hoppy, crisp and light bodied

Tried from Draft on 23 May 2025 at 18:56


7.8

Resinous, bitter and hoppy

Tried from Can on 18 May 2025 at 16:32


7.6

Citrusy, bitter and watery

Tried from Can on 18 May 2025 at 14:16


7.8

Tried on 15 May 2025 at 19:41


6.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

0.44 l can from 'Craftbeershop.com', canned in February 2025. Clear, golden with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Slightly sweetish, moderately fruity-floral aroma of lemon peel, some fresh grass and light grains. Slightly sweet, moderately bitter, gently fruity-floral and a bit grassy taste of grains, lemon peel and some fresh grass, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly dry finish. Almost medium-bodied, gently effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Decent beer, resembles a Pils rather than a Kölsch imho.

Tried from Can from Craftbeer Shop on 06 May 2025 at 16:50


9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Unclear colden. White head and lacing. Aroma and taste of various citrus, succade, lemongrass, and pale malt. Crisp mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask at Mother Macs Public House on 25 Mar 2025 at 17:02

gave a cheers!

7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can shared at home with the crew. Nem keszitettem jegyzeteket, csak pontoztam a sort.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:52