Summerisle

Five Kingdoms Brewery in Isle of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular

Score

6.41

ABV: 4.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 8

Summerisle, the mythical island from cult classic film The Wicker Man, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023. A refreshing summers pale ale with a vibrant citrus aroma, clean crisp bitterness and a long dry finish. Malts: extra pale, naked oats, torrified wheat, and vienna. Hops: Citra, Simcoe and El Dorado.

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6.5

Jamesie1857 (4455) reviewed Summerisle from Five Kingdoms Brewery 5 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On cask at Wigtown Ploughman, Wigtown - Hazy gold, little white head. Run of the mill golden beer, plenty of grassiness and citrus, a little bitter twang in the aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2025 at 11:56

6.4

Deanso (15673) reviewed Summerisle from Five Kingdoms Brewery 11 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

44cl can from the CAMRA Winter beer festival.
Thick white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Can on 22 Feb 2025 at 18:03

6.1

BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Summerisle from Five Kingdoms Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Christmas present from the Mrs. Clear gold. Thick foamy white head. Aroma has citrus, a touch of quinine. Underlying damp fruit and malts. Medium bitter. Sour tangy citrus. Underlying malts. A dryness to the flavours. Develops a sweeter underbelly. Light. Slick. Prickly carbonation combines with a long dry somewhat astringent finish. Undoubtedly old school - certainly seems to have been gone from Golden Ale status to being described as a Pale Ale complete with an array of US hops - but actually quite punchy, despite not being overly interesting.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2025 at 20:41

6.5

Taboada (8803) reviewed Summerisle from Five Kingdoms Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml. bottle. @Polharrow Acommodation, Polharrow (Scotland). 10/08/2023 [#6.711 Global - #245 Scotland - #1 Five Kingdoms Brewery (My Scottish brewery #82)] New region! Pours hazy yellow with a big off-white head. Aroma: sweet floral hops, lemongrass, tropical fruits and grass. Taste: lemony malts and fresh grass. Hoppy grassy finish. Next one please!

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2023 at 10:28

5.6

Stuu (34525) reviewed Summerisle from Five Kingdoms Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at indie beer scotland. Pours golden, nose is floral, eggy, taste is sweet toffee, floral, hay.

Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2022 at 16:29

cagarvie (40076) ticked Summerisle from Five Kingdoms Brewery 3 years ago

cask at indie beer Scotland... soft sweet floral sweet fruit nose... lights sweet caramel.. Light Sulphur

Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2022 at 16:26

6.4

wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Summerisle from Five Kingdoms Brewery 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Harris & Co in Castle Douglas. Slightly hazy pale amber with a white head. Quite fizzy. A fresh grassy hop aroma. Tastes of white bread and lemon. Yeah, it's ok, quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2021 at 07:24

6.9

allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Summerisle from Five Kingdoms Brewery 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of light tropical fruit, light citrus, faint bread. Taste has more of a lemon barley water thing. Good bitterness on the finish though.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2021 at 20:31