Whitewater Brewery

Whitewater Brewery is a craft brewery located in Castlewellan, County Down, and 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 and is situated on the family farm.

Whitewater Brewing Company
TypeIndependent craft brewery
IndustryAlcoholic beverages
Founded1996
Headquarters
Castlewellan County Down
,
Northern Ireland
ProductsBeer
OwnerBernard Sloan and family
Websitewhitewaterbrewing.co.uk

Beers

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

  • Bee's Endeavour, 4.8% 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%
  • Hoppel Hammer, 6.0% ABV
  • Maggies Leap 4.7% ABV

Awards

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]

References
  1. Great Taste Awards 2011
  2. UTV article 23rd Aug 2007
  3. BBC News on the Award
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