Dark Storm
Five Kingdoms Brewery in Isle of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Foreign / Extra Regular|
Score
7.07
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Our flagship beer and rapidly gaining cult classic status. Our take on stout with its name reflecting its colour and strength. Super smooth, rich and creamy on the palate with a long dry finish. Dangerously easy to drink Malts – pale, crystal, chocolate, roast barley, wheat and torrified wheat. Hops – East Kent goldings
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask, half pint. @"Liverpool Camra Beer Festival", Liverpool (England) 20/02/2026
[#8.909 Global - #320 Scotland - #7 Five Kingdoms Brewery]
Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma: chocolate malts forward with some berries and licorice. Taste: prominent chocolate leading to a berry palate.
Next one, please!
[#8.909 Global - #320 Scotland - #7 Five Kingdoms Brewery]
Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma: chocolate malts forward with some berries and licorice. Taste: prominent chocolate leading to a berry palate.
Next one, please!
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2026
at 13:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
22/11/2025. Bottle shared at Haderslebener tasting. From Beer Without Borders.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Beer Without Borders / Riverside Tap
on 22 Nov 2025
at 20:57
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Haderslebener tasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2025
at 20:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2025
at 20:21
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Nearly black, beige head. Roasted, hoppy aroma. Roasted flavour, nice hoppy bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2025
at 20:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Martin tasting. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and coffee. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 221125
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2025
at 20:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Solid and fine stout.
Not to sweet and a smooth fine texture
Also an ok complexity.
Dark malt, roast, fruity, some coffee and chocolate
[Cask at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 2025 in Troon, Scotland]
Not to sweet and a smooth fine texture
Also an ok complexity.
Dark malt, roast, fruity, some coffee and chocolate
[Cask at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 2025 in Troon, Scotland]
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2025
at 12:43
6.5/10
Cask at Tamworth Beer Festival 2025
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2025
at 12:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Tamworth Beer Fest. Cola brown. No head. Aroma has coffee and berry. Favour: Tangy. Coffee. Creosote. Medium bodied
Slick to oily. Average-soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Decent.
Slick to oily. Average-soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2025
at 09:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the 31st Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms Tamworth, day 2 - 05/09/2025.
Extremely dark mahogany brown to light black topped with a khaki head that clear to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate shavings, roast malts, spice, dried fruit rinds.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, raisins, earthy roast, charr, fruit cake.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Solid cask stout.
Extremely dark mahogany brown to light black topped with a khaki head that clear to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate shavings, roast malts, spice, dried fruit rinds.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, raisins, earthy roast, charr, fruit cake.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Solid cask stout.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2025
at 09:47