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Duchy Originals Organic Ale 3.06 344

Duchy Originals Organic Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3443.07/5.03.06/5.05%45.7English 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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 puboflyons (618), New Hampshire, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 6, 2007  
1 pt. 0.9 fl oz (US) Bottle. Nice reddish-bronze pour but a bit cloudier than I imagined it would be. It even sounded nice pouring into the glass. Pleasing aroma of barley and hops. Heavy mouthfeel. Delightfully mild, refreshing taste with a hint of citrus but not overpowering at all. It is probably the best brew from Wychwood that I’ve been able to sample and I would definitely buy it again. My little way to help out the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation?


 MrRoss (617), Delta, British Columbia, Canada
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/53/102/56/20
Jul 13, 2009  
Started well, as I was impressed with the classy label as well as with the clear and sparkling copper body underneath a frothy, off-white head. Then things took an unfortunate downturn, beginning with what I can only describe as an "odd" nose, I just cannot place what this smelled like. Then it got worse. Mouthfeel was rather sharp and the taste was quite sour, with a finish that was no better. Perhaps this was just a rogue bottle, as I’ve not had any similar experience with a Wychwood. Be that as it may, I found this to be a rather unpleasant beer. Sorry.


 DownsouthGav (601), Greater London, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 23, 2007  
Bottle from Sainsburys - Malty and hoppynose, caramel hue. No carbionation. Foaming head quickly dissipating. Light body. Quite nicely hopped. with a short bitter sweet finish.


 markas101 (589), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 2, 2009  
50 cl bottle, Mulmur, ON, Canada. Slightly hazy amber, frothy head with tiny bubbles. Average aroma, caramel and citrus flavor. crisp peppery finish. Not bad, but certainly quaffable.


 henry3r (586), Wichita, Kansas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 26, 2006  
The bottle poured a clear ruby-amber colored beverage with a small creamy white head that was mostly lasting and left good lacing on the glass. The aroma held a predominance of bubble gum and rock candy with notes of grass and malt in the background. The body was medium to thin with smooth carbonation and a thin, dry texture. The flavor starts off somewhat sweet but this quickly turns to a nice bitterness which lasts throughout the long, somewhat dry finish.


 Diogène (577), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Poured a clear copper with a thin beige head that leaves some lacing. Aroma is caramel, roasted malt, oak and some hops. Flavour is roasted malt, caramel, nuts, oak, and some fruits, with a bitter-astringent finish. Medium body and medium carbonation.


 TrefwoordPunk (556), Leiden, Netherlands
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/514/20
Jan 22, 2009  
Bottle 50 cl. Pour a brownish golden with a white head and a spicy, hoppy aroma with notes of wet grass. The tast is spicy and hoppy with notes of oranges, other citrus fruits, sweet malts, sweet grains, old hay and herbs. A nice spicy finish makes this a nce bitter1


 RobBestwick (555), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Aug 17, 2003  
rich malty aroma, dark copper hue with medium sized and rapidly disipating head, crisp malty aroma, biscuity flavour with citrus notes, enjoyable.



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