Kinnegar Brewing

Microbrewery in Letterkenny, County 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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting at omhper, 2018-06-02.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, grapefruit, hops, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Grapefruit, malt, fruit.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2018 at 16:59

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Last of my Beer52 stash. Rye and caramel aroma. Not overly strong. Cloudy dark orange amber. Fluffy off-white head. Light bitter. Hops and spicy rye. Light - medium bodied. Thin but improved by soft-fizzy carbonation. Dry finish. Quaffable stuff. Not bad at all.
Tried on 15 Jun 2018 at 19:21

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle. Cloudy, dark amber to brown colour with average, firm, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Citrusy hoppy aroma, notes of orange, orange zest, caramel malty background with hints of rye spiciness. Taste is bitter, citrusy fruity hoppy, notes of orange, orange zest, hints of grapefruit, spicy, minimally earthy, malty basis, weak hints of rye spiciness. Nice..
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2018 at 18:02

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours black with fine brownish foam. Aroma is toasted, moderate by a little fruity feeling. Body is smooth, moderately carbonated. Taste is moderately sweet, only subtle bitterness. Finish is average.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2018 at 16:49

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled, from Dicey Reillys, Ballyshannon. Almost clear brownish amber, rich head. Grapefruity nose with dough and grain. Mid sweet with medium body and well rounded mouthfeel. Peppery with bread and grapefruit. Mid bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2018 at 17:38

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled, from Hopt. Lightly hazy pale golden, small head. Aroma of tangerine with a whiff of rubber. Dry with light body and clean mouthfeel. Tangerine, pine and elderflowers, some wheat crackers. Resinous very bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2018 at 20:03

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Revisite en 2025, 44cl can, BB 02/04/2025,canned 02/08/2024 achetée chez Malting Pot, Ixelles.
Brune foncée, col épais crémeux café au lait.
Arôme reste sur une black IPA au seigle classique mais de très belle facture. Toasté avec une pointe de grillé/café avec un retour houblonné résineux en retrait. Le tout est solide avec ce cachet de Black IPA d'antan - le houblonné aurait pu être légèrement plus complexe tout en restant dans l'oofre C-hops voire CTZ.
Palais est plaisant avec une belle note houblonnée restant dans une offre tirant sur le résineux et le pin - apport balancé des malts - grillé - café au lait, chocolat noir amer avec une touche fine épciée du seigle.
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27/05/2018 - score de 7.3 = 6/7/8/6/8 Draft @ Graingers Café, Dublin. Brune foncée, col crémeux blanc-cassé. Arôme est houblonné agrumes, note de malt grillé avec une petite touche de pin et résineux. Touche chocolatée en rétro. Palais est malté avec un bel effet grillé voire biscuité, houblonné ok en amertume, c-hops, petite épaisseur de seigle avec une pointe épicée léger résineux. Sur la fin un petit côté tropical revient, léger, sympa et correcte.
Tried from Draft on 27 May 2018 at 15:32

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at mikkeller 2018 day 2 lunch time queue... Hazy amber.. small white head.. juicy funk zezty fruits nose.. Soft sharp funk fruit.. big yeasty fruit
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2018 at 08:58

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the brew dog.... Murky brown.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet toffee fruit.. Herbal rye nose... Light funk woody fruit
Tried on 27 May 2018 at 07:56

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
Draught at Brewdock. Hazy gold with a medium head. Aroma of peppered yeast. Flavour is pepper hop and yeast, fruity grain finish
Tried on 16 May 2018 at 19:31