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Duchy Originals Organic Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3433.07/5.03.06/5.05%45.1English pint
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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 puboflyons (601), 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).


 bhensonb (4245), Woodland, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 24, 2007  
50 cL bottle. Labeled as English Ale, rather than just ale. It’s got that nifty English malt aroma that just doesn’t pop up on this side of the pond. Hazy light amber color with a white head that left. Thin to medium bodied. Nearly creamy carbonation. The flavor is spicey caramel with balancing hop. Tingles the mouth. The finish is almost dry, residual malt notes, and spicy/floral hop. Really very tasty.


 HogcliffeLenny (162), Christchurch, Dorset, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jul 16, 2007  
Bottle 500ml. Pours a good ruby colour with large tan head. Aromas of, well, I don’t really know! It’s kind of hops in wet earth – you know, that smell you get after a rain storm on a warm day. There are hints of orange there as well. Flavours of caramel and cola, with malts. Very soapy mouthfeel that seems to intensify for a short while after sipping – too much, really. Once the soapyness subsides, there is a spicy aftertaste. I have to wonder if Prince Charles has actually tasted this ale?


 mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/511/20
Jul 10, 2007  
[399-20070705] 500mL. Beery sweet vegetable yeast aroma with muted malt. Clear, amber brown body with a big fluffy off-white head. Malty grain bread flavour with a bit of toasted corn. Medium body is a bit watery and smooth. Fine blending but not a favourite.


 burpfrank (292), carpinteria, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 10, 2007  
This had a decent head.Nice lacing.Aroma of sweet caramel and earthy malt.Had a nice orange brown color.It tasted of a sticky sweet,malt with some raisins .Finished well balanced.Not too sweet and not too bitter.Pretty good beer.


 BeerBlockaid (538), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jul 8, 2007  
Average sub-par session beer. Bottle and label had me in for sophisticated, but this was bland walnuts. A few fruit and hop notes, but nothing really to go, hmmm. I guess it warmed up nice though, but still...no dogs allowed


 nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 25, 2007    Updated: Jan 27, 2009
500 mL. Cloudy, dark iced tea color with a large, lasting head. Aroma is spiced brown sugar. Flavor is an excellent balance of the same malty caramel-brown sugar and dryish yeast and the right dose of bitter herb hops. Palate is smooth, medium bodied and slightly dry, with a watery finish. Underrated.



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