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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6.8/10 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

5.9/10 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

6.8/10 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

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, roasted, keller. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20090804]
Tried from Cask on 28 Nov 2009 at 02:33

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Dark amber with a small off-white head. Sweet and grainy malty aroma. Fruity malt flavour ith a thin feel.
Tried on 05 Oct 2009 at 14:00

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Dark brown with a small off-white head. Roasted aroma of chocolate with fruity notes. Sweet fruity and roasted malty flavour
Tried on 05 Oct 2009 at 13:59

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of hops and spices - among them ginger. The flavor is sweet with notes of cardboard on a lightly malty back ground, leading to a dry finish where the cardboard note lingers. Thanks KimJohansen for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2009 at 21:16

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
50cl bottle from a Eurospar in Dalkey, Dublin. Reddish chestnut with a thin cream head; rich roast malt aroma with a hint of treacle; smooth with deep earthy, nutty flavours and a light syrupy carmael that’s not too sweet; leading to a dry soothing satisfying finish with bags of malt. An excellent porter.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2009 at 18:29

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from a Eurospar in Dalkey, Dublin. Dark amber with a dense cream head; rich malty aroma with orange fruit; full fruity malty body with a burnt caramel dryness, and a short herbal bitter finish. A touch of boiled sweets from the pasteurisation, but otherwise a decent bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2009 at 17:10

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2009 ... copper brown ... fruity toffee malt nose ... light wattery fruity roast ...
Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2009 at 09:25