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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

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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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 PaulHegedus (458), Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Bottle at cellar temperature. It’s a really warm amber orange in colour with a sizable off-white head. There’s soft toffee in the aroma with some dark grapes, raisin then orange and light grapefruit in the hops. The mouthfeel is thin and a bit on the watery side. In flavour, it’s an ale full of bready malt, some honey, orange zest with light grass and dandelion in the hops. The finish is medium with citrus and mild bitterness.


 Spab (236), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2009  
500 ml bottle. Pours a murky copper with creamy white head. Light citrus hops in the nose with grass and caramel. Flavour has nice hop presence, fairly sweet, with hit of orange zest and long grassy finish. Decent body; light, fine carbonation. Enjoyable.


 pintbypint (1002), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2009  
500ml brown bottle. Copper/amber shade, hazy. Good head - off white, creamy and lacy. Citrus in the aroma, caramel malt. Flavour also is caramel malts, snappy citrus hops, fruity, also lightly grassy. Finish is hoppy with more grass notes. Pleasant lasting aftertaste, grassy with a littel citrus. Light to medium in body, carbonation is light and not invasive. Decent ale, could drink a few of these in a sitting.


 DeanF (285), Paris, France
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Very nice and appealing aroma of breadiness and barley that makes the brew definitely inviting. Looks good, nice brown colour, could likely use more head. I like this flavour - bready but fruity, some sweet notes and citrusy hints, slightly dry finish but not too dry. Feels okay on the mouth. A really good ale overall and definitely worth a little attention.


 daknole (2802), Plantation, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 1, 2009  
Amberish pour. malty sweetness on the nose. flavor is also malty and has some residual sweetness to go with a bit of hop bite at the end. Cracker flavors...pretty bland. Just not my style.


 charlotte (1997), Vanløse, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Sep 1, 2009  
Dark reddish colour with small head.Aroma is sweet malty and flowery,mild tosted mouthfeels and good mild caramel flavor,hint of dry fruits aswell.


 GG (1612), NorCal, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Nothing wrong with this beer at all, other than it lacked any real interesting character in aroma or flavor. Just kind of a bland ale, but refreshing. Aroma is light iced tea, a bit of sweetness and some wet paper. Appearance was a very nice clear amber body with a nice 2" off-white head. Head left behind some decent lacing clings. Flavor had a bit of earthyness to it, light caramel and light spice notes. Went down very easy. Very nice mouthfeel.


 TipsyMcStager (900), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 22, 2009  
Pours cloudy copper with a thin head. Slight malt, light dry finish. Average.



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