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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
common

on tap
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2883.05/5.03.05/5.05%35.7English 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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 gam (618), brisbane, Australia
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/59/20

May 3, 2008  
Frothy head that dies,but good cover,rapid carbonation,amber colour though more red than brown.Aroma,malt,hop,nut,butter notes.Flavour fruit,caramel,not a notable taste in my opinion,boring beer.Has some citrus notes,dry sweet finish.

 yalnikim (676), Wellington, New Zealand
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Tasted 30/10/2008, 500ml bottle from Regionals, while tending to the pilot batch of Yeastie Boys ’Kid Chocolate’. Pours a hazy amber with a reddish hue. Sweet plummy stewed (oxidised) malt on the nose with a little floral ester and herbal/lemon hops. Same in the mouth, with a good malt depth and a nice balancing bitterness and full hop flavour. Suspect this would be a bloody lovely drop closer to home but it’s dropped off to a nice wee quaffer this far away...


 Hooker (450), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Oct 18, 2008  
Clear pale copper colour with fast fading beige head. Grassy malt nose. Dry alcohol taste with lingering bitter warming alcohol finish.


 Bullit (659), 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 (63), 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 (1192), 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.



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