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Duchy Originals Organic Ale

Duchy Originals Organic Ale - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 Percentile 
52
overall
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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 tcruicks (282), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/54/103/512/20
Oct 30, 2006  
I was not a huge fan. It is orange in color with almost no head- some lacing. Smells like caramel, malt, hops, a bit sweet. More of a fruity hoppy flavor, watery, slight bitter finish.


 sunevdj (1765), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Oct 19, 2006  
Pours a clear amber with a white head. Smells of hops and caramel. Medium sour and strongish hops notes. Caramel flavors that kicks in a bit later. Medium bodied but still kinda watery. Dry finish with some caramel and hops notes.


 hepburn82 (141), Scotland
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/103/59/20
Oct 19, 2006  
Pours a nice reddy copper colour. No head and no lacing (bad bottle?). Aroma gives lot sof toffee malt, some hop and a smidgen of smoke and cheese. Flavour is a little cloying , but has depth with some nice hoppiness. Finishes thin and watery with some unpleasant bitterness. Distinctly average. If you want a recommendation for a nicer organic , try black isle beer.


 voota (761), Melbourne, Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 14, 2006  
Nice clear red/copper with a medium sized white head. Good lacing. Aroma is a little earthy, with some toffee and fruit in the background. Very spritzy carbonation and medium bitter. Full body, with more earthy flavours and sweet toffee too. Slightly harsh bitter finish.


 EithCubes (2140), Indiana, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/510/20
Oct 12, 2006  
Bottle. Sweet and malty aroma with slight hops, a little apple juice, and citrus. Golden pour with a rocky creamy beige head. Light bitterness with the aforementioned flavor notes, weak caramel, a little pilsnery. Grassy and grainy. Watery. Bitter aftertaste.


 greenmanalishi (296), Leicestershire, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Sep 16, 2006  
light ruby colour, minimal head. Sweet caramel tastes dominate, some fruitiness. Just misses it overall though


 Pigfoot (2226), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 11, 2006  
Clear, light amber color...ample froth atop... Aroma: a creamy thing, light, yeasty, zesty, a bit of bready malt... Taste: sweetish, fruitish, a spank of hops, nicely bitter, juicy,tasty, yum...Medium bodied, sufficient malt, a touch of caramel there, very much delicious. Here’s an organic ale I can stand up and salute. Very tasty, not just noble, but well worth the drinking. If you want to go organic, here’s the perfect place. Mmmmm....


 Fin (3382), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 11, 2006    Updated: Apr 2, 2007
Bottle, drank at a friends but this is easily available in Sainsburys and other well known supermarket retailers. Copper coloured with a fruity and malty aroma, some caramel and nuttiness in the taste, bitterness is there but more subdued than some of the other Wychwood beers, overvall a nice beer.



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