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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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 jimmay (203), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/517/20
Oct 11, 2009  
500 ml bottle from LCBO. Pours copper, with slight orange tint. Aroma is sweet, with hints of berry and apricot. Taste is sweet, with hoppy, bitter finish. Carbonation is fine, and lively. Head is caramel, leaving fine lacing.


 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 3, 2009  
Bottle. Small off-white fizzy frothy head with good retention, semi-cloudy, semi-hazy body, fair amount of lacing, and an orange hue with a golden tint. The aroma was malt, barley, sweet and fruity. Ditto for the flavor with some caramel and lightly bitter as well. The mouthfeel was tingly and this is a light-medium bodied beer. An easy beer to drink, but organic does not cut it when it comes to beer.


 PaulHegedus (464), 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 (259), 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 (1004), 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 (297), 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 (2893), 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 (2014), 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.



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