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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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from M&S. Clear golden/amber body with a thin off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of dried grass, ginger, dried leaves and bay leaf. Flavour of orange peel and tangy tinned grapefruit. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. Sharp and tangy. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2018 at 21:54

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
27/8/2018. Bottle from Kris Wines, Holloway, London. Pours clear bubbly amber colour with a large foamy off-white head. Aroma of hops, fruit, malt, resin, caramel and biscuit. Light to moderate sweetness, heavy bitterness. Medium to full bodied, oily texture, average carbonation. Bitter, fruity, hoppy finish. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2018 at 21:10

7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Foggy amber colour. Off-white head. Good lacing. Nose: honey, nectar, light dank and hopburn, tropical hints. Medium body. Taste: robust biscuit malts followed by medium to heavy hop bitterness. Grapefruit, grass. Harsh. Fairly decent still unrefined.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2018 at 20:43

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle. Cloudy deep amber pour. Moderate off-white head. Low retentiion. Nose: caramel and toast, citrusy hops. Light to medium body. Taste: rather malty, following the nose. Citrusy hop is also present. Light bitterness. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2018 at 18:40

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Foggy light amber. Moderate off-white head. Aroma: honey malts, some fliral and piny hops. Medium body. Taste: robust honey malts, piny hops being unable to balance the malts. Light plus bitterness. Not an outstanding one.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2018 at 19:35

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from M&S Exmouth. Clear deep golden with a creamy off-white head leaving lacework. Resiny hop aroma. Quite light-bodied considering the abv, low in malty sweetness, hops not very fruity but unusually resiny, piney and herbal, leaving an long lasting incredible yet pleasant bitterness on the palate not your usual fruit-bomb IPA but with its very own, bitter-hoppy character.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2018 at 21:14

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle at home from M and S, 7th August 18. Pours a copper colour. Aroma is grapefruit, citrus, some caramel. Taste is bitter marmalade, grapefruit, great bitterness, some candied citrus. Lovely bitter IPA, sick of all the insipid NEIPAs at this stage.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2018 at 19:33

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at home picked up from Crumlin Tesco. A deep gold amber coloured pour with a a loose white head. Aroma is grassy hop, toasted malts, light pine, plastic, mild c hop. Flavour is composed light nutty malts, biscuity malts, pine, spicy hop. Palate is semi sweet, highish carbonation, little thin. Decent enough.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2018 at 19:15

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ You’ll Never Walk Alone, Kolding. Pours cloudy lightish coffee brown with airy light tan head. Clear aroma of malt and caramel, with notes of yeast and mild fruity touches. Sweetish, estery and malty flavour with botes of honey and toffee and bitter touches of roast and hops. Estery and malty aftertaste. Okay but I had expected darker matter.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2018 at 15:24

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Keg at Blackbird, Derry. Hazy amber, small head. Rich aroma of grapefruit peels. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Fruity and bready with some grapefruit zest. Long bitter finish.
Tried on 27 Mar 2018 at 21:45