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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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Solid nice ipa.
My winner at this festival!
Good old fashioned IPA for gentlemen
Citric, fruity and pine on a fine mellow malty back
[Cask at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 2025 in Troon, Scotland]

Brewery# 3128

Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2025 at 12:34


6.5

Cask at Tamworth Beer Festival 2025

Tried from Cask on 26 Sep 2025 at 12:51


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Beers without Borders, Dumfries. Pours near clear blonde with laerge white foam. Aroma: biscuit malts, orange, mildly earthy. Taste: light sweet & bitter, biscuit, cereal, citrus, lightly dry finish. Light to medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle from Beer Without Borders / Riverside Tap on 18 Sep 2025 at 21:43


6.6
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.

Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2025 at 09:54


7.1
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.

Tried on 05 Sep 2025 at 09:47


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2025 at 19:09


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at Wigtown Ploughman, Wigtown - Clear gold body, no head. Lively refreshing floral and citrus vibes on this one, little bitterness, slightly herbal along the way.

Tried from Draft on 30 Aug 2025 at 12:03


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

On cask at Wigtown Ploughman in Wigtown - Hazy pale yellow, thin white head. Flowery grassiness in this one, some pale malts and citrus hops make it easy drinking.

Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2025 at 11:59


6.5
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


7

Tried at the Peterborough Beer Festival 2025.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2025 at 15:40