Duchy Originals Organic Ale

Brewed by Wychwood (Refresh UK - Marstons plc)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Witney, England

50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a lacing off-white head. Light sweet caramel malt and minor fruity note in the aroma. Flavour holds a light spiced and liqourice like hops note. Light fruity hops flavour following. Goes into a dry bitter finish.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, best before 21 JAN 08, savoured on March 29 2008; eye: copper with a reddish hue, clear, slight effervescence, beige head made up of rather large bubbles, a bit of lacing; nose: floral hops, caramelized malt, light fruity; mouth: grainy caramelized malt, light fruity, light hops, a bit of pepper, rose water, banana just before the finale, finale in grainy malt, a bit watery, medium body, not much carbonation; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, meilleure avant 21 JAN 08, savourée le 29 mars 2008; œil : cuivrée avec une teinte rougeâtre, claire, légère effervescence, mousse beige formée de bulles plutôt grosses, un peu de dentelle; nez : houblon floral, malt caramélisé, léger fruité; bouche : malt caramélisé granuleux, léger fruité, léger houblon, un peu de poivre, eau de rose, banane juste avant la finale, finale en malt caramélisé granuleux, un peu aqueuse, corps moyen, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien

Amber color with a sweet hoppy aroma and plenty of malt. Grainy flavor with a little bit of tea among the light hops.

Bière de couleur caramel doré, claire, qui ne laisse pratiquement pas de mousse au service et présente une faible effervescence. Le parfum fort agréable est assez intense. Il est dominé par le caramel, le malt, les notes de houblons floraux. Le goût est dans cette voie, avec un premier temps sucré et une fin plus amère. Il y a peut-être une note un peu métallique. La bouche est ronde, crémeuse et très agréable. C’est une très bonne bière pour boire en bonne quantité, rafraîchissante, goûteuse et bien faite.

500 ml bottle from the LCBO. pours orangish red with a mid sized tan head. almost no aromas but whats there is caramel malts and light hops. flavours are nicely balanced between the caramel and hop components but are to small to be really enjoyable. over carbonation makes this one lose a point in palatability. pretty good but not something id buy for the price they charge here in ontario.

A half liter with a classy label - it looks like a wine bottle. They say that profits are donated to the Prince of Wales Foundation. The aroma is pleasantly sweet malt and yeast. The amber-colored brew is fizzy without much lace. Enjoyably mild taste - gently hopped with noticable yeast. I wanted to pick a good one for my 200th rating, but nothing really stands out (or offends) here. This ale would be nice with lunch on a warm day.

Poured a clear copper with a thin beige head that leaves some lacing. Aroma is caramel, roasted malt, oak and some hops. Flavour is roasted malt, caramel, nuts, oak, and some fruits, with a bitter-astringent finish. Medium body and medium carbonation.

500ml bottle, 5% a/v Gorgeous beer, deep copper red colour with a stunning tan head which exudes the beers aroma very well, and laces quite beautifully. The aroma itself is sweet, caramels and fruity warmth, with a slight hop aroma. The beer tastes of bananas, apples, mild malt and slight floral hoppiness. This is a very interesting beer, and one I would recommend. I would be interested to try another beer made with the "Plumage Archer" barley.