Whitewater Brewery Explained

Whitewater Brewing Company
Location City:	Castlewellan County Down
Location Country:	Northern Ireland
Owner:	Bernard Sloan and family
Foundation:	1996
Type:	Independent craft brewery
Industry:	Alcoholic beverages
Products:	Beer

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

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

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]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.finefoodworld.co.uk/ffwawards.asp?AwardID=88 Great Taste Awards 2011
2. http://www.u.tv/articles/article.aspx?cat=News&guid=ca3dc77c-3db8-4984-aebf-df33022b36b3 UTV article 23 August 2007
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6961020.stm BBC News on the Award