Five Kingdoms Brewery

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

Established in 2015

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Steam Packet Inn, Harbour Row, Isle of Whithorn, DG8 8LL, Scotland
Description
Five Kingdoms microbrewery began in 2015 and sits in the beautiful harbourside village of The Isle of Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway. The small fishing village is nestled on the tip of the Machars peninsula, close to the stunning Galloway Forest hills and is Scotland’s most southerly brewery. Five Kingdoms, so called because England, Ireland, The Isle of Man, Wales and Scotland can all be visible on a clear day from the Isle.

It came about through a mutual passion for beer of publican Alastair Scoular who owns and runs The Steam Packet Inn, the village’s only pub and his head chef Brendon Dennett. Brendon, who had previously worked at renowned Scottish brewery 6 Degrees North in Stonehaven brought this wealth of brewing knowledge to the partnership. With the location, premises and experience of the pub trade and a pure passion for real ale, Alastair and Brendon were the perfect balance for a successful venture to create honest, fine ales.

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7

Bottle thanks to Stuu666.
Appearance - dark brown with a thin beige head.
Nose - light roast and coffee. Some soapiness.
Taste - chewy toffee, burnt bread and syrup.
Palate - burnt coffee and toast. Very bitter.
Overtone - a bit gnarly but not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2025 at 14:16


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

bottle at home ...dark black ...thick tan head ..soft dusty coffee chocolate roast malts nose ...soft sweet woody earthy chocolate roast malts ...soft bitter herbal ..dry bitter woody malt

Tried on 08 Dec 2025 at 14:12


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

Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Pours clear dark brown with a thick beige head. Aromas of coffee and toffee. Taste is bitter coffee, caramel. Ground coffee finish.

Tried on 08 Dec 2025 at 14:12


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7.6
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


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7.3
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
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
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
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


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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Darlington Snooker Club 50th Beer Festival. Gluten Free. Golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of grain, earth. Taste is sweet,malty, grain, sourish fruit, floral, elderflower with tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 19 Nov 2025 at 17:21


7.4
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]

Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2025 at 12:43