# The White Hag Irish Brewing Company

> The White Hag Irish Brewing Company in Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland scores 3.47 out of 5 — Poor, #45 in Ireland. 160 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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The White Hag Irish Brewing Company is a brewery in Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.47 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #45 in Ireland. Of the 160 beers we track, 41% are IPA and 33% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.47 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #45 in Ireland · #12,260 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 160

## About

We came together in late 2013 with the ambition of building an innovative and ambitious brewery here is Sligo. We've got an eclectic team, with several skill sets and backgrounds from across 2 continents combining to create The White Hag, Sligo's first brewery in over 100 years.

We set out to make Interesting and innovative beers, with a nod towards the ancient and classic beer styles that were common in our hinterland for generations. 

While known for our award winning stout range and a stellar set of IPAs that make up most of our core range, our sour programme is emerging as probably our point of differentiation. The Púca sour range in particular has captured the imagination of the beer consumer who wants a tart, effervescent mixed fermentation sour beer. It's supported by our Heather sour, Apple sour and a few other special and collaboration sours we've made along the way. 

We also collaborate with many of our peers in the industry, and have made beers with breweries from across the world that have been truly ground breaking for us.

We're also home to a unique crowd funded barrel-aging programme of over 40,000 litres of specially brewed beer on oak.

## What they brew

- IPA — 41% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 33% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 3% of the beers we track
- Winter Ale — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland
- Coordinates: 54.0893211, -8.5227279
- Website: http://www.thewhitehag.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Lough Gill Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/lough-gill-brewery-5980.md) — 3.91, Fine — Sligo, County Sligo — 13 mi away
- [Black Donkey Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-donkey-brewing-5969.md) — 3.72, Fine — Ballinlough, County Roscommon — 24 mi away
- [Hardy Bucks](https://finding.beer/brewery/hardy-bucks-11697.md) — 2.34, Poor — Ballyshannon, County Donegal — 32 mi away
- [Donegal Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/donegal-brewing-company-16219.md) — 2.81, Limited — Ballyshannon, County Donegal — 32 mi away
- [Reel Deel Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/reel-deel-brewery-5816.md) — 2.98, Limited — Crossmolina, County Mayo — 32 mi away
- [Whisht Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/whisht-brewing-35488.md) — 3.08, Poor — Enniskillen, Fermanagh and Omagh — 40 mi away
- [Fermanagh Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/fermanagh-beer-company-16230.md) — 2.84, Limited — Fermanagh and Omagh — 40 mi away
- [Downtime Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/downtime-brewing-30523.md) — 3.56, Poor — 48 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Ireland](https://finding.beer/breweries/ireland.md)

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