Secret Kingdom
Hadrian Border Brewery in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.46
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Dark, rich and full-bodied slightly roasted with a malty palate ending with a pleasant bitterness.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Strawberry, Newcastle. Light to mid-ruby brown, clear with a small film of off-white/beige head. Malty aroma, a little bit earthy, some vinous notes. Badic malty taste, sweet but not overly so. A bit of malt vinegar... could be not quite in top condition. Fairly dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2024
at 14:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
21/6/2021. Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Shared with SHIG and Dana at the Suffolk Solstice beer share. Pours clear dark amber bronze with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, biscuit, fruit, slight meaty smoky notes. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2021
at 12:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Gravity tap from wooden barrel. Clear mahogany brown colour with soapy head. Aroma and flavour have a lot of toasted malts. There's a definite woody dryness and a delicate spiciness too. Nice bidy. Very interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2020
at 14:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ White Hart, Todmorden. Golden-amber with a head. It's a steady bitter with some grain involved making it quite tasty. It's also very easy supping. --- Beer merged from original tick of Northumberland - Secret Kingdom on 10 Oct 2012 at 10:15 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5. Original review text: Golden red in appearance, has a malted aroma and finish, slightly heavy in the palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Mar 2019
at 00:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Crystal-clear amber with a moderate white head and a light fizz. Good conditioning on this one. Caramel, bread and fruit with a touch of hay. Decent balancing bitterness. Standard bitter but done pretty well. Very easy to drink. Thoroughly approved of by the boring brown bitter brigade in my group.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2019
at 22:54