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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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

From tap at De Markies, Leeuwarden. Nicely malty aroma with caramel, some dried fruits, raisins, soft hoppy notes. Bittersweet flavour, medium body. Pleasant malty brew, good bitterness.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:56


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

From tap at Stadscafé Het Refter, Zwolle. Herbal aroma with ginger, lime, wheaty malt, fruity with tart lemon. Tart and sourish flavour, modest body. Enjoyable and decent.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:56


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

From tap at 't Taphuys Utrecht. Tropical and piney aroma with grapefruit, pine resin, malt, some herbal dankness, and grass. Moderate sweetish and bitter. Body is medium. Nice mix of oldkool piney grapefruit hop with a little dankness thrown in.

Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2025 at 14:28

gave a cheers!

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

Can from BiervanEijk, Frederiksoord. Grainy malty aroma with straw and sourdough bread. Slightly -- and I mean slightly -- buttery. Flavour is moderate bitter with a sourish hint. Body is medium. Decent, just a little offbeat.

Tried from Can on 01 Feb 2025 at 07:07


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from BiervanEijk, Frederiksoord. Aroma is roasted malt with chocolate, some coffee and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, body is medium. That rabbit on the can art must have crushed all the coconuts under the tires of his tractor, because I'm not picking up any.

Tried from Can on 01 Feb 2025 at 07:06


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

440ml can from The Drink Store in Dublin. Pours a dense amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, peach, herbs & hops. Moderate body. Moderate bitter finish. Very enjoyable

Tried from Can on 23 Jan 2025 at 08:37

gave a cheers!

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

440ml can from Drinkstore in Dublin. Pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, orange, herbs, pine & hops. Moderate to medium body. Soft light bitter finish. Highly enjoyable

Tried from Can on 21 Jan 2025 at 08:37


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

440ml can from Drinkstore in Dublin. Pours black with a beige foamy head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, rye & toasted malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Highly enjoyable

Tried from Can on 20 Jan 2025 at 21:26


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Honest Brew. Light cloudy amber with small white head, some retention and lacing. Aroma of mango, citrus, bread, light earthiness. Nice but fairly subtle on the nose. Taste is more bold with notes of caramel, mango, orange, grapefruit, light spices, a fairly punchy bitterness in the finish for a NEIPA but it balances the sweetness well. Medium bodied, nice smoothness, slightly over-carbonated as I couldn't stop burping. Overall a good tasty IPA.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:04


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Honest Brew. Pours a cloudy gold, small white receding head but lasts better than some sours. Aroma of confectionary apple sweets and a rather basic malt profile. Taste has a more to it. There is a nice tangy apple, light sourness, lemon sherbet, drying close. Mouthfeel is light refreshing, light dryness, nice moderate carbonation feel. Its a bit mixed but very drinkable.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:04