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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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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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 daboskabouter (1469), Fergus, Ontario, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/102/59/20

Jan 3, 2008  
Bright golden colour with a large, rocky, almond coloured head. A nice lace clings to the glass as emptied. The nose is fresh anxd vegetal with some fruit and grass mixed in there. There is a very light bitterness at the front followed by grass. It certainly is organic tasting, but there’s not much going on. One-sided and boring.

 Bullit (589), 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 (56), 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.


 rkuhnel (1144), 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 (4045), 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 (344), 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...



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