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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8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle from McHughs. Brownish black with a tan head, excellent lacing. Aroma is grapefruit, a little toast. Flavour is burnt rye, smokey base, dry bitterness, makes the mouth water. Really long dry bitter finish. Superb.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2014 at 14:11


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ EBBC14, Dublin [270614]
Golden blonde, slight haze, frothy white head
Aroma of soft citrus, light grapefruit, light pale fruits
Taste of soft citrus hops, touch of grapefruit, light pale malts, soft yeast, slight plasticy note, a little dull to be honest
Palate - soft carb, light oily, slight powdery texture, Finish as bit dry.
Overall - Another participant at EBBC14 described it as ’safe’ . That’s what it is, perfectly drinkable but needs a bit more ’oomph’

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2014 at 15:22


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

Bottle. Cloudy orange with a thin head. Aroma is citrus hop. Flavour is bitter hop, not extreme, a little dust and dough on a long grapefruity finish.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2014 at 10:08


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 500ml. [ As Kinnegar Rustbucket Rye Ale ].Unclear matt medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, light nutty, moderate hoppy, grass - dusty grass, earthy. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, erathy, fruity, orange. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140222]

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2014 at 04:58


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ Furey’s Bar, Sligo [140514]
Amber, hazy, big frothy white head, good lacing
Aroma of soft sweet fruity malts, lemon, citrus zest, slight caramel
Taste of lemon citrus, sweet light fruity malts, touch of caramel, slight orange, slight odd note I can’t describe though
Palate - soft carb, light body, slightly oily. Finish as main flavour, light sweet malt, lemon zest linger
Overall - Not bad at all

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2014 at 21:05


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg @ Furey’s Bar, Sligo [140514]
Dark amber, hazy, thin white head
Aroma of soft cereal, some hay
Taste of sweet caramel malts, cereal, dab of bitter chocolate which I don’t think quite works in this, some orange zest, soft fruity malts
Palate - soft carb, medium body, fairly oily. Finish as main flavour
Overall - More interesting than other Irish amber ales I’ve tried even if a bit unbalanced in flavour

Tried on 19 May 2014 at 20:53


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottle from Drinkstore, Dublin [120414]
Pale yellow, soft haze, big frothy white frothy head
Aroma - light sweet pale malt, faint lemon citrus, grains
Taste of pale sweet malts, soft wheat cereal, soft hops, grainy, bit buttery, odd plasticy soapy note, not a good flavour at all
Palate - soft carb, medium body, bit creamy. Light sweet and bitter. Finish - bitter, quite dry, odd cereal buttery linger
Overall - This is way below the quality of other Kinnegar beers I’ve tried...overall it’s a poor beer....I’m sure they could replace this with something far better...

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2014 at 20:31


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

on tap. Flowery-bloomy start, smooth and easy to drink. The mainpart is smooth, fruity-flowery, intense smooth. Malty- Intense fruity. In the aftertaste intense-smooth, fruity, rye-typical earthy and slightly bitter.
12/13/12/12

Tried from Draft on 24 Apr 2014 at 13:33


Tried on 20 Apr 2014 at 16:26


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg @ Oslo, Galway [160414]
Dark amber, clear, thin white head, good lacing
Aroma - Citrus fruits, some sweet fruits, caramal malts
Taste - Citrus zest, some grapefruit, cereal malts, bit biscuity, nice dab of orange zest, really liked this
Palate - Soft to medium carb, bitter fruity zest, good bitter/sweet balance. Finish - bitter zest fruits nicely balanced by soft sweet malt background - zesty tail
Overall - First beer of the day, very fresh, good citrus zest in there

Tried on 18 Apr 2014 at 16:32