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 A bottle of Clotworthy Dobbin | |
| Company type | Independent craft brewery |
|---|---|
| Industry | Alcoholic beverages |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Castlewellan County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Products | Beer |
| Owner | Bernard Sloan and family |
| Website | whitewaterbrewing |
Whitewater Brewery is a craft brewery in Castlewellan, County Down. It is the largest microbrewery in Northern Ireland. The brewery produces a number of cask beers, a key lager, and three bottled beers. The brewery was founded by Bernard Sloan with his wife Kerry in 1996 on the family farm.
Beers
Several beers are produced at Whitewater Brewery and the production changes over time. Frequently recurring bottled beers include:
- Bee's Endeavour, 4.8% alcohol by volume (ABV)
- Belfast Ale, 4.5% ABV
- Belfast Lager, 4.5% ABV
- Belfast Black, 4.5% ABV
- Clotworthy Dobbin, 5.0% ABV
- Copperhead, 3.7% ABV
- Ewe Rebel 7.0% ABV
- Hallion 4.2% ABV
- Hen, Cock and Pigeon Rock 4.8% ABV
- Hoppel Hammer, 6.0% ABV
- Maggies Leap 4.7% ABV
Awards
The Whitewater Brewery has won numerous awards for its beers. Among them are:
- 2011 - Great Taste Award, Single Star, for Clotworthy Dobbin bottled beer.
- 2007 - International Beer Challenge, included in the World's Top 50 beers.