Whitewater Brewery
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| Company type | Independent craft brewery |
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverages |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Beer |
| Owner | Bernard Sloan and family |
| Website | www |
Whitewater Brewery is a craft brewery located in Kilkeel, County Down, and 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 and is situated on the family farm.
Beers
A number of different beers are produced at Whitewater Brewery and the lineup changes over time. The current range of bottled beers which can be purchased in local supermarkets and such like is:
- Bee's Endeavour, 4.8% 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
- Hoppel Hammer, 6.0% 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.[1]
- 2007 - International Beer Challenge, included in the World's Top 50 beers.[2][3]