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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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 luckygirl (1221), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/513/20
Feb 3, 2007  
Bottled. Beer is clear, medium-brown. Head is frothy, off-white, smaller than average. Mostly lasting<P> The aroma: Well, it sure smells British. ;) It’s malty with light notes of toasted grain, caramel; Hoppy with moderate notes of dusty, sharpish resin/pine, herbal note of weak mint; Yeasty with moderate note of dank basement; Light miscellaneous note of sweet, rotting, wooden planks.<P> The flavor is lightly sweet, lightly bitter with a short, lightly sweet, trace acidic finish. Watery.<P> Body is light, texture is watery and the carbonation is softer than average.


 Ernest (4483), Boulder, Colorado, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/57/20
Feb 3, 2007  
Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is medium amber. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain), lightly hoppy (apricot), trace yeast (dough), with notes of metal shavings. Flavor is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter, husky. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, metallic. Surprisingly bad. Highly metallic with a terrible aftertaste, boring aroma.


 bu11zeye (5442), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
Feb 3, 2007  
(500ml bottle) Pours a deep clear amber body with a medium-sized beige head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, and florals. Flavor of caramel malt and mild floral hops. Good carbonation.


 michael-pollack (2652), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Jan 21, 2007  
16.9oz. Bottle: Aroma of alcohol, coriander, and spices. Sweet scent. Poured a copper/amber color with a small off-white head that diminished quickly. Decent lacing. Cloudy. Sparkling. Flavor is moderately sweet and not bitter. Tastes of caramel, apples, and oak. Lightly dry metallic finish. No flavor to the finish at all. Average carbonation. Light to medium body. Thin. Watery. Overall, pretty crappy.


 Rune (2787), Tromsø, Norway
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 21, 2007  
500ml bottle (bb.30.09.07). Golden brown in colour. Low level foam. Light hoppy aroma. Spicy flavour offset by ripe oranges, almost like grass. Refreshing. Fizzy mouthfeel (13.01.2007).


 nramsburg (200), New York, New York, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 13, 2007  
Pours pretty nicely to golden yellowish color, and a hoppy nose. I got a grapefruit citrus flavor on the palate, and a decent sized head. Not a bad beer, but at $4+, it’s not particularly worth getting again, especially when many other English beers can be had for a similar price (and organic too, with St. Peter’s available).


 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 9, 2007  
Bottle pours dark amber with a short offwhite head that leaves some light lace. Aromas of caramel malts, a touch of toffee, and some toasted malts with light citrus. Flavor is toffee, caramel, and toasted malts and some bready notes before a slight bitter citrus finish. Watery on the palate without much carbonation.


 jaymobrown (1354), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 31, 2006  
Golden yellow color. Fizzy white head. Slightly hoppy flavor with mild floral notes. Some citric and malt tastes. Nothing spectacular, but perhaps worth a try once..



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