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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7.5

Cask at the Peterborough BF. Rich malty and smooth. Light sweet.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2025 at 12:00


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6.5

Cask at the Peterborough BF

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2025 at 11:53


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Panda thanks to Grumbo: Poured a deep dark brown almost black with a creamy beige head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malts, biscuit. Taste is smokey, roasted malts, dark fruits.

Tried on 09 Aug 2025 at 01:04


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

Panda thanks to Grumbo: Poured a caramel brown color with a beige head. Aroma is rich malts, earthy, caramel. Taste is sweet malts, caramel, biscuit, drying finish that lingers.

Tried on 09 Aug 2025 at 00:55


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Panda thanks to Grumbo: Poured an amber brown with a white head. Aroma is fruity, caramel, malty, biscuit. Taste is malty, caramel, biscuit, light bitterness for depth.

Tried on 09 Aug 2025 at 00:50


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

Can online from Beer without Borders, Dumfries. Pours clear straw gold with white foam. Aroma: bread, mild lemon, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, follows the aroma. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Can from Beer Without Borders / Riverside Tap on 05 Aug 2025 at 20:09


6.5

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2025 at 16:33


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

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2025 at 16:33


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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

26/7/2025. Bottle from Beer Without Borders. Pours clear pale gold with a large foamy off-white head. Aroma is citrusy, grassy, grapefruit, malty, touch herbal. Moderate sweetness, quite bitter. Moderate body, lively, which seemed to suit it. Did like this.

Tried from Bottle from Beer Without Borders / Riverside Tap on 26 Jul 2025 at 16:31


6

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2025 at 16:17