Whitewater Brewery is a craft brewery in Castlewellan, County Down. It is the largest microbrewery in Northern Ireland. The brewery produces a number of cask beers, a key lager, and three bottled beers. The brewery was founded by Bernard Sloan with his wife Kerry in 1996 on the family farm.

Whitewater Brewing Company
Company typeIndependent craft brewery
IndustryAlcoholic beverages
Founded1996
Headquarters,
ProductsBeer
OwnerBernard Sloan and family
Websitewhitewaterbrewing.co.uk

Beers edit

Several beers are produced at Whitewater Brewery and the production changes over time. Frequently recurring bottled beers include:

  • Bee's Endeavour, 4.8% alcohol by volume (ABV)
  • Belfast Ale, 4.5% ABV
  • Belfast Lager, 4.5% ABV
  • Belfast Black, 4.5% ABV
  • Clotworthy Dobbin, 5.0% ABV
  • Copperhead, 3.7% ABV
  • Ewe Rebel 7.0% ABV
  • Hallion 4.2% ABV
  • Hen, Cock and Pigeon Rock 4.8% ABV
  • Hoppel Hammer, 6.0% ABV
  • Maggies Leap 4.7% ABV

Awards edit

The Whitewater Brewery has won numerous awards for its beers. Among them are:

  • 2011 - Great Taste Award, Single Star, for Clotworthy Dobbin bottled beer.[1]
  • 2007 - International Beer Challenge, included in the World's Top 50 beers.[2][3]

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