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Duchy Originals Organic Ale

Duchy Originals Organic Ale - Premium Bitter/ESB

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52
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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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 cyrenaica (435), Milton, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/514/20
Mar 7, 2008  
500ml bottle
5.0% ABV
I tried this beer on March 3, 2008 after purchasing from one of my local LCBO outlets. The beer poured a slightly hazy pinkish red with very little head. The aroma was mainly malty with some nutty and hoppy tones. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with high carbonation. The flavour was surprisingly hoppy with some malty tones.


 KimJohansen (6645), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 6, 2008  
Clear deep amber with meidum off white head. Sweet aroma with caramel and hoppy notes. Sweet fruity flavor with hops, caramel and malty notes. Ends bitter. Very good balanced beer.


 JesseM (660), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/510/20
Mar 5, 2008  
500ml bottle from the LCBO. Meh, what can I say about this one. A generic example of a style I’m not a huge fan of. I’ll rate it fairly, but it still didn’t blow me away. What this one actually has going for it is some very decent hop flavours in the finish, as well as some bitter bite to it. Something I find missing a lot in a style that’s called "bitter". This is almost pale-alish. I still have yet to find an ESB that really impresses me.


WhiteAlePower (91), Long Island, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 29, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a translucent reddish brown with a decent off-white head, which diminishes not too quickly, but is far from long lasting. The flavour is SURPRISINGLY well balanced for an ESB. Very nice touch of hops, but aside from that the fruitiness is very prevalent, and a very nice dry finish! Very well brewed.


 redgold07 (308), Irving, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/103/513/20
Feb 27, 2008  
Quite nice aroma... immediately of bananas and malt, but also hints of hoppy spice and earth. Pours a great clear, dark red/amber/brown color with a one inch frothy off-white head that is quite long-lasting. Flavor is smooth with noticeable hop bitterness as well as malt sweetness. A tiny bit of chocolate in there at the beginning, with a lot of earthy flavor as well. Labeled: "Duchy Originals Organic English Ale" in America. 1 pt. 0.9 oz. bottle.


 downender (2528), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Bottle from Sainsburys. Pale copper coloured with a decent off-white head. Earthy malt aroma with a whiff of grassy hops. Flavour was malty, with a touch of orange peel and a decent bitter finish. Ok.


 JK (2944), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Feb 9, 2008  
Duchy is an ok beer, at least for an organic. It is not a traditional bitter, and has a significant hop flavor and aroma. Dry and bitter.


 Skyview (3992), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Feb 8, 2008  
Sampled at Cellar’s WIne & Spirits weekly beer tasting in St Paul, MN. Pours a hazy copper amber brew with a fast dissolving white head that leaves behind a fine film and ring. Aroma of some golden malt, a touch of figs, basket wood, and some grassy hops. Taste is medium bodied with flavors of mild multi-grain malt, grassy hops, and dry herbal tea and light fruit. Finish is slightly watery, some herbal tea aftertaste with a mild bitterness that quickly disappears.



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