title: Whitewater Brewery
text: # Whitewater Brewery
  
  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.
  