Whitewater Brewery

Microbrewery in Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland

Established in 1996

Contact
Lakeside Brae, Clarkhill Road, Castlewellan, BT31 9RH, Northern Ireland
Description
Established 1996 on the third generation family farm amidst the spectacular Mourne Mountain range in the north of Ireland, Whitewater Brewery still retains the passion and desire to brew beers with fantastic flavours.

We started with an 800 Litre brew size and currently we’re handcrafting 6500 Litre brews and bottling our 10 different beers on site. On 4th February 2016 we obtained Planning Permission to build a new brewery and after 20 years the next chapter begins. Our new brewery has the capacity to produce around 40,000 litres a month and has scope for further expansion.

We source spring water from the Mourne Mountains which is blended with American, Australian and New Zealand hops to create best-selling beers.

The company produces bottle-conditioned beers and ales and also supplies products in kegs to customers throughout Ireland. We’re expecting wild times ahead along with great beers….pick up a Whitewater and enjoy the journey.

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5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Watery palate. Week grassy notes.
Tried on 29 Jun 2020 at 11:47

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can from KWM Wines. Nice creamy tan head with excellent duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, coffee, lots of licorice, chocolate and hops. Nice long bitter finish with lots of licorice. Good stuff.
Tried from Can on 01 Jun 2020 at 20:34

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Can from KWM Wines. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sweet malt, grass, straw and hops. A bit boring.
Tried from Can on 27 May 2020 at 20:55

8.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from KWM Wines. Black with a dark brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, hard roasted malt and caramel. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish with lots of warming alcohol. Oily. 100520
Tried from Can on 10 May 2020 at 18:15

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can from KWM Wines. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 010520
Tried from Can on 01 May 2020 at 15:36

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Systembolaget. this stout didnt hit too hard in any direction other than the boozy direction. Simple roast imp stout flavours.
Tried from Can on 30 Mar 2020 at 20:35

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can 33 cl. Pours an opaque black with a dense, creamy and stable beige head, leaving a neat lacework as it slowly fades. Nose is fairly classical sweet roast with a subtle rustic barrel note. Rich, sweet, roasted malts, low carbonation. The wood impact is rustic and not entirely clean with some exotic, moldy off notes. Extremely boozy and sharp in the finish. A beer that starts off way better than it finishes. 020320
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2020 at 14:17

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
500ml bottle at Paus Craft Beer Bar, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy light amber colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, big zesty tropical citrus fruits, woody hop. The flavour of a moderate bitter and sweet, with a crisp, fresh, big juicy citrus, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. I’m surprised to find this so fresh and tasting well here in Malaysia.
Tried from Bottle at Paus Craft Beer Bar on 27 Feb 2020 at 14:31

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can SB 2019-12-28 Göteborg AR: melas, wee tar, caramel, vanilla, wee fusel oil AP: thick black fluid, wee thin brown head F: melas, wee tar, caramel, vanilla, wee fusel oil
Tried from Can on 29 Dec 2019 at 21:13

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Creamy off-white good mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Moderate malty and light hopy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried on 29 Dec 2019 at 14:48