Whitewater Brewery
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 A bottle of Clotworthy Dobbin | |
| Company type | Independent craft brewery |
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverages |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Beer |
| Owner | Bernard Sloan and family |
| Website | whitewaterbrewing |
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.
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]