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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Bottle shared with Niilstrong @ hotelroom. Dark brown to black color, average sized beige head. Smell and taste malts, hops, dark malts, sweetish initially but than decently bitter. Decent body and carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2017 at 20:00

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Hopfig getreidiger Beginn, weich, relativ süffig. Geringe Herbe, steigend würzig, angenehm starke Hopfigkeit. 10/9/10/11/7/11
Tried on 11 Mar 2017 at 15:18

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Bottle shared with Niilstrong @ Brewbot, Belfast. Clear yellow golden color, medium sized white head. Aroma is malts, hops, tropical fruits. Taste malts, hops, citrus, citra hops, citrus bitterness in the finish. Decent body and carbonation. A little too sharp on the citrus for me but very nice nonetheless.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2017 at 04:08

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Tap @ The Sunflower, Belfast, shared with Niilstrong. Hazy medium to dark orange color, medium sized off-white to beige head that lasts for a decent while. Aroma and flavor both are moderately malty, lightly rye, very hop forward, light tropical fruit hops, fruity in general with a nice hop bitter finish. Medium body, decent to medium carbonation. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 11 Mar 2017 at 04:02

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Bottle shared by Beersiveknown @ tasting at his place. Huge thanks Steve! Dark brown to black color, medium sized beige to light brown head. Smell and taste malts, dark malts, dry and light roast, lightly earthy. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2017 at 16:02

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Bottle shared by Beersiveknown @ tasting at his place. Huge thanks Steve! Clear amber color, average sized off-white to beige head. Smell and taste malts, a touch of fruits, some orange like fruits and a slight hint of tart. Hmm ok.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2017 at 15:56

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Martins. Light gold with a solid head. Aroma of my sky apple. Flavour is tart, grain and dry sour. Very refreshing!
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2017 at 15:01

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
50cl bottle at The Sunflower, Belfast. Pours close to black with a lasting, beige head. Roasty aroma with dark chocolate, chili and hints of coffee. Moderate sweet with light acidic notes, pleasant roasty flavours and a nice chili burn. Delicious stuff! Excellent companion to the live music in the pub.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2017 at 15:39

6/10
Tried on 07 Dec 2016 at 22:15

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Cloudy brown with a solid head. Dough and yeast aroma. Very spicy, forest fruit, toffee, bitter yeast finish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2016 at 16:16