Whitewater Brewery

Microbrewery in Castlewellan, 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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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled, from Bull and Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Near black, rich creamy head. Roasty coffee aroma. Bone dry with light body and well rounded mouthfeel. Salty licorice and aniseeed before a short bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2010 at 01:09


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask@GBBF2010. Pale golden colour, small bubbly head. Aroma is fruits, nectar, some mild earthy notes as well as some mild honey. Flavour is being quite much the same along with some slight nuttyness and the honey being more evident.

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2010 at 21:09


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

cask at GBBF 2010 ... Earls count... London ... southeast england ... united Kingdom ... Europe ... World ... golden ... soft dull lemon hop nose ... dull front ... ligth lemon ... as always

Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2010 at 01:51


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small to fully gone head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight orange. Citric and bitter flavoured. Mild fruity and dry. Ends bitter and dry.

Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2010 at 11:50


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a fully gone head. Aroma is grassy and slight herbal hoppy. Bitter and mild citrusy hops flavoured. Dry and bitter into the far finish.

Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2010 at 09:19


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from McHugh in Artane. Dark golden colour with a white head. Gentle aroma of hops. Slight bitter aftertaste

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2010 at 12:55


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Golden coloured body with a light creamy glow and a very nice thick (two centimetre tall) off-white head. Aroma of corn, lemons, oranges, light hops and a touch of metal. Light-bodied; Sharp malty flavour with lemons, metal and some cardboard comes through. Aftertaste shows a light fruity flavour with a subtle hoppiness too. Overall, not such a great beer - fairly mild in flavours, but not horrible tasting at all. Worth a try if you can find this - I thought this was a common find, but it doesn’t look like it is - nice! I sampled this 500 mL bottle purchased from McHughes Off-License in Dublin, Ireland (Republic) on 20-February-2009, sampled at home on this side of the pond in Washington on 08-February-2010.

Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2010 at 21:37


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

bottle at home ... copper brown ... sweet fruity toffee malt ... juicy ... overy fizzy palate ...toffee fruits ... plum and rasins ... smokey wood. bod a bit thin --- Beer merged from original tick of Clothworthy Dobbin (barrel aged) on 06 Jun 2013 at 10:02 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5. Original review text: bottle at home ... thanks Dan ... copper brown ... soft sweet toffee ... light whisky ... ligt sour nose ... sour woody front ... not for me

Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2010 at 10:14


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

7th August 2008. On tap at GBBF. End of a long day at Earls Court and a breif description: Very smooth malty beer. Not bitter.

Tried from Draft on 28 Nov 2009 at 10:29


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear dark brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090804]

Tried from Cask on 28 Nov 2009 at 02:36