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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
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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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 Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Amber colour, tiny white head. Aroma has bitter hops. Flavour is more of caramel malts and bread. Clean palate. Light bitter.


 bembelembe (150), Zagreb, Croatia
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/519/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Very good organic beer. Roasted malt with very herbal flavor mixed with bitter hoppy taste. Traces of fruit (orange), caramel aroma and hints of nutmeg. Bittery herbal aftertaste. Amber-copper color. Medium carbonated.


 hayduke (1620), Eureka, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 27, 2008  
The was $4.45 for the bottle at the Northcoast Coop in Arcata, CA.. IT poured a hazy amber to brown color with not much head and lacing. Aroma of malts and ripe fruti. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor shows some hops with a little bitterness, which also shows in the finish. This is quite drinkable but not in the least remarkable.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/103/510/20
Aug 25, 2008  
16.9oz bottle-pours a rich tan head that laces and slightly hazed copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, bread, medium fruit-plum. Taste is earthy medium malt-caramel, bread, medium fruit-plum, some herbal. Some off notes. Mild carbonation.


 oteyj (716), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Murky brown pour with one finger white head. Aroma is of sweet caramel malt, toasty biscuit, and grassy hops. Flavor is sweet with caramel with a bit of acidity. Hop bitterness is present, but barely. Palate is smooth, but horribly thin. Carbonation is minimal. Nothing special here...


 Crit (2399), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Aug 10, 2008  
From the comments in the store I thought this would be great, but it was actually disappointing. Amber, small beige head. Very sweet and musty malt nose. Starts sweet, unpleasant astringent mid, mild lasting hop bitterness in finish which somehow isn’t quite right.


 tiggmtl (4307), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/511/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Thick sweet caramel aroma with floral and earthy hops apparent. Brilliantly clear copper coloured body is topped by a low but lasting large bubbled off white head. Butterscotch and caramel blend well in the flavour with mild offsetting bitterness to prevent it from becoming cloying. Mildly astringent medium light body with somewhat watery texture and fair to low carbonation. Tulip glass. Just above fridge temperature. Bottle (BB 13-May-09, Brewery Crek, Aug-08).


 Beth101 (315), West Yorkshire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/514/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Amber colour with a rapidly disappearing head . Aroma of flowery hops with a hint of honey . Lacing on glass. Sweet taste, bitter aftertaste. Would be better if there hadn’t of been so much carbonation.



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