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Duchy Originals Organic Ale

Duchy Originals Organic Ale - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 Percentile 
52
overall
Brewed by Wychwood (Refresh UK - Marstons plc)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Witney, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3413.06/5.03.06/5.05%44.8English pint
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Commercial Description:
Only available bottled (not bottle conditioned).
This was the first beer brewed for the Duchy Originals organic range. The beer is brewed using a rare breed of organic barley - Plumage Archer - harvested from The Prince’s Home Farm at Highgrove.
Duchy Originals Organic Ale has opted for a traditional, British barley variety Plumage Archer to give the beer a rich depth of flavour.
The organic hops for this delicious beer are also British, First Gold, a new dwarf hop variety grown in Kent and Worcestershire. The beer is brewed to Duchy Originals' recipe.
The Duchy Originals Organic Ale is a ruby-coloured flavour-packed beer which combines the rich caramel flavours of the barley malt with the signature ripe orange nuance of the First Gold hop.
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 BDR (2139), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 27, 2008  
Amber color with a sweet hoppy aroma and plenty of malt. Grainy flavor with a little bit of tea among the light hops.


 Brouwser (119), gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/512/20
Mar 21, 2008  
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.


 matt7215 (942), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/511/20
Mar 21, 2008  
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.


 Slipstream (734), USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/512/20
Mar 17, 2008  
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.


 Diogène (543), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 15, 2008  
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.


 yarry (370), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Mar 11, 2008  
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.


 Shag (1922), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
Mar 9, 2008  
A dark orange to copper color. A slightly musty aroma with some brown sugar, molasses, caramel and some light citrus. The flavor is somewhat sour with a hint of sweetness. Some lemons, caramel, and toffee. Only a hint of bitterness in the finish. This one might have some unwanted age on it but overall a decent session ale.


Blasphemies (45), Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 9, 2008  
Brown-red colour. Malt and caramel taste, slightly hoppy. Not overly exciting.



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