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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Cask at the Paisley beer festival... Copper... Thin bubbly tan head... Soft sweet toffee fruit nose... Light biscuits soft toffee malts
Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2017 at 07:53

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Cask at praf 2017. Pours clear deep amber, nose is biscuity toffee, floral, taste is sweet toffee, floral.
Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2017 at 07:46

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Cask at praf 2017. Pours golden, nose is funky, caramel, grassy, taste is similar.
Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2017 at 07:46

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Cask at the Paisley beer festival... Light copper amber.. Thin white lacing... Biscuity orange fruits nose.. Soft dry bitter biscuits fruits
Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2017 at 07:44

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Cask at the Crown, Belfast. Poured a clear medium amber with a frothy off white head. The aroma is sweet malt, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth dry grainy malt, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 26 Mar 2017 at 05:25

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Keg at the Crown, Belfast. Poured a hazy straw colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is grainy lager malt, light hop. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a crisp yeasty, light fruit, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. As far as lagers go, this wasn’t so bad.
Tried on 25 Mar 2017 at 11:11

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Tap at some Dublin pub that I have no idea of the name of late on a Thursday night when I should be in be in bed. Poured a crystal clear light amber with a thin white head. The aroma is malt, grassy hop, light fruit. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light crisp metallic hop bitter light fruit palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 24 Mar 2017 at 05:53

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Beers of the World country 54: Northern Ireland 🏳️

"The beer is dark brown with a foam head that doesn’t disappear for a long time. It tastes mildly bitter with a hoppy finish."

Date: 18/03/2017
Tried on 18 Mar 2017 at 19:00

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Bottle 0.5l. Cloudy, deep red colored. AROMA- honey, caramel, fruit. FLAVOR- dry, bitter finish, a bit sour and tart, dark berries, touch of dark caramel and coffee. Medium bodied, well balanced.
Good.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2017 at 03:53

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Bottle shared at the Chris & Ruth pre GBBF shindig tasting 2016 - London. Cheers! Pours rich brown with a billowing, tan froth as a head. The nose holds toasted bread, light paper, dirt, faint leather. Lightly sweet, earthy, with some toasted paper, faint cocoa. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Drying finish, with touches of berry tang. Eh, not excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2017 at 19:09