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Duchy Originals Organic Ale

Duchy Originals Organic Ale

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Wychwood Refresh (Marstons plc)

Witney, England

bottled
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2783.06/5.03.06/5.05%36.5 English pint P  Stats

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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 sstackho (198), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20

May 2, 2008  
500mL bottle purchased from LCBO in Toronto. Pours an attractive, slightly clouded dark copper. Very little head. Mild, typical English pale ale aroma. The flavour is also rather typically English - and decent. Mild hoppiness, well balanced, low carbonation.

moelikebeer (93), New Brighton, Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/511/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Bottle. Slightly foggy orange/amber pour with little head. Aroma of british malt and hops. Similar flavor. Light body; somewhat watery.


 gilvanblight (322), Windsor, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/513/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Deep orangeish red pour with a nice bubbly head Scent of hops and malts, the malts are sweet smelling almost like honey. Very full bodied. Definately malty with a bitter hopped finish. A little too bitter for me. Hat that bite the back of your throat taste I am not fond of.


 FatPhil (1965), Espoo, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 17, 2008  
500ml bottle (Sainsbury’s)
Rich orange. Soft sweet aroma. Reasonable carbonation. Some early fruity hops, solid malty body, and late biting hoppiness. Well balanced, overall solid bitter. Oozes quality.


 martinboer (1297), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Bottle from Whitrose, London. Orange body. Peppery nose. Nice tastes of caramel and wheat. It’s okay. A bit uninteresting perhaps. Syrupy texture.


 Rciesla (712), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/103/512/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Bottle. Pours an amber body with a light head. Nice barley sweetness and malty but somehow you can tell its organic. A little bit of citrus orange, some light hoppiness.




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