Five Kingdoms Brewery
Microbrewery in Isle of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 🏴
Established in 2015
Contact
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.
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.
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at graf 2017. Pours golden amber, nose is orange, toffee, taste is sweet, earthy, drym --- Beer merged from original tick of Auf Wiedersehen on 12 Jul 2017 at 08:11 - Score: 5
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jun 2017
at 02:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Soft floral orange fruits nose... Cask at the Paisley beer festival... Amber... Thin white lacing... Dry bitter orange fruits.. Nice
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2017
at 06:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Paisley beer festival 2017.... Copper brown... Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet toffee fruit nose... Light sweet floral woody toffee malts
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2017
at 01:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Paisley beer festival 2017.. Light Amber... Zezty fruits sherbert lemon fruits nose.. Dry fruits.. Long lemon peel finish
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2017
at 09:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at praf 2017. Pours amber, nose is marmalade, caramel, toffee, taste is chewy, sweet, sticky.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2017
at 04:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at praf 2017. Pours golden amber, nose is light orange, lemon, taste is sweet, fruity, dry.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2017
at 04:17
6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Five Kingdoms Bysbie Blond ].ABV: 5.3%. Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, open and frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, moderate hoppy, pine, citrus, riped fruit, phenol. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, biscuit malt, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity hops, citrus - riped fruit, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160219]
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2016
at 13:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Five Kingdoms Winter Storm ].Clear light dark brown color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, dark malt, moderate to heavy spicy, anis seed. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, spicy, dark malt, anis seed. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160218]
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2016
at 12:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Five Kingdoms Dr Rudis Blonde ].Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, caramel, pale malt, fruity malt, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, moderate yeasty, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, pale malt, fruity, UK yeast, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160219]
Tried
from Cask
on 07 May 2016
at 15:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at Cloisters. Appearance - close to opaque black but some orange chinks. Nose - light chocolate and general roastiness. Taste - sweet malt and dry chocolate. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - a decent stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2016
at 10:04