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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

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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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 beervis (223), People’s Republic of Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Sep 23, 2007  
Good colour with a slightly sticky beige head. Aroma fruity with some slightly citric hops. Smooth, sweetly malty and fairly well balanced, solid if a bit dull.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Pours a caramel color with a slight red tone to it. Smell has a barley tone to it with a mild sweet edge to it. Taste is somewhat interesting with a pronounced barley flavor to it. It has a frothy mouth to it that feels good. You could drink a lot in a sitting and it is worth trying, but I have to say I doubt this is the finest example of the style.


 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 6, 2007  
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2007, London. Unclear amber color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, light to moderate yeasty, plum, butter sweet / sour. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.


 OldMrCrow (1179), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 31, 2007  
Bottle.

Pours amber with a limited head. Restrained aroma, grassy with a bit of apple. The flavor is grainy, bready, metallic, and disappointing. None of the warm malts of the better examples of the style, and not much going on here.


 radiomgb (1920), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 24, 2007  
Orange-amber in colour, lingering but dissipating white coloured head, some lacing. The aroma is lightly sweet, wheaty, some fruit, floral hops, apples and light caramel. The flavour is agian wheaty, moderatly sweet, some caramel malts, light chocolate, bready. Moderatly bitter mouthfeel, medium body, high carbonation. Finishes with a lingering bitterness. Not bad, Hobgoblin?

500ml bottle from the LCBO in Peterborough, Ontario for $3.60.
Purchased on April 18, 2007 and opened on April 19, 2007.
Best before January 21, 2008.


 JFURYCAT (782), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
Aug 11, 2007  
I agree that this is the best from Wychwood I’ve had so far because it has a phat malty layer along with some grain flavors and a not too dry finish. The soapyness is part of the style but it does kind of ruin things a bit. I picked this up at Tommy’s wine and food emporium in Duck, NC because the traffic was a bit heavy (should of gone to Chips in Kill Devil Hills). Maybe I should have spent less than $5.99 and opten for a $3.99 Chimay.


 puboflyons (589), New Hampshire, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 6, 2007  
1 pt. 0.9 fl oz (US) Bottle. Nice reddish-bronze pour but a bit cloudier than I imagined it would be. It even sounded nice pouring into the glass. Pleasing aroma of barley and hops. Heavy mouthfeel. Delightfully mild, refreshing taste with a hint of citrus but not overpowering at all. It is probably the best brew from Wychwood that I’ve been able to sample and I would definitely buy it again. My little way to help out the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation?


 sheatripper (863), Brooklyn, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Aug 2, 2007  
50 cl. bottle. Pours a slightly hazy orange/copper. Grain and caramel malty aroma with some dusty hay, grass, and orangey hops. Light caramel malt flavor with an underlying orangey tartness. Moderate citrusy and grassy hop bitterness on the finish, which unfortunately leads into a soapy aftertaste. Kind of a weird slippery mouthfeel in this one. Not that great, but at least it’s for a good cause (I think).



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