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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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2733.06/5.03.06/5.05%36.7 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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 ilovedarkbeer (683), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20

May 4, 2008  
Hazy orange color with a small to medium sized foamy off white colored head. Nose is caramel, alcohol, sugar, muted hops, and malt. Is is acidic with notes of grass and a bit of caramel. Decent bitter finish that is mild and somewhat floral. Not much to say.

 cellar (125), Dublin, Ireland
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/513/20
Jul 1, 2008  
thx 4 great tasting Kimjohansen, formely known as Beljohansen :-) light amber, no head, malty frutity aroma. Sweet


 JohnnyOS (610), Golden, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Pours cloudy dark with thin off white head. Floral hop and malt aroma with a crisp hop and caramel flavor.


 Lubiere (3123), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 24, 2008  
A hazy dark amber ale with a thin off white head. Light herbal hops and malt in aroma, faint. In mouth, good crisp ale with good resinous hops, light caramel, and light mineral notes, herbaceous qualities. Nice ale. Bought at LCBO. BB 5/12/08.


 LilBeerDoctor (239), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 23, 2008  
Bottle. Pours an orange/brown, just a small ring of white head. Aroma of honey, pear, raisin, and apple juice. Flavor of wheat, lots of apple, tartness. Sweet, light body, very simple and mellow. This beer is subtle, not in your face with flavor, which is why I liked it a lot. Tasty and light. Delicious.


 fredandboboflo (260), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/512/20
Jun 23, 2008  
Bottle. Nice aroma of honey, raisin, sweet caramel malt. Flavor not as rich, esters get lost in the mouth, reduced to a caramel maltiness. Somewhat watery. No hops to be found, though I imagine that’s due to some time on the shelf. Getting slammed in the ratings recently...wasn’t unpleasant, just not particularly memorable.




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