Duchy Organic India Pale Ale British Sovereign
Waitrose in Bracknell, Berkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.01
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5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
13th January 2015
Hazy deep gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and dry with mild fine carbonation. Light dry malts, little unsweet caramel. Bitter floralness. Mild bubblegum ester underneath. Mild dry citrus before a dry finish. Not a very good bitter and a terrible IPA!
Hazy deep gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and dry with mild fine carbonation. Light dry malts, little unsweet caramel. Bitter floralness. Mild bubblegum ester underneath. Mild dry citrus before a dry finish. Not a very good bitter and a terrible IPA!
Tried
on 16 Jan 2015
at 11:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Waitrose. Clear amber body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of orange marmalade and metal. Flavour of earth and orange. Peppery finish. Thin body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Earthy and spicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2014
at 23:20
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at home, pours golden with small lasting head. Aroma of hops and some citrus hints. Not a bad beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2014
at 12:20
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle at home ... golden amber ,,, thin white lacing ... soft funky fruits ... dry fruits ... soft funk... big yesy .. soft musty fruit nose.. not great
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2014
at 15:02
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours golden, thin, light floral, hint of bitterness, dull toffee, harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2014
at 14:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml Bottle (as Diamond Jubilee IPA) : BBD 12 May 2014, poured into two half-pint glasses at home on 15 Feb 2014. A full and fairly deep white crown sat on top of both golden copper coloured halves, the beer being clear and clean looking. The nose and taste were a fine blend of semi-sweet maltiness with peppery, spicy hops and a fruity undertone. Easy to drink and with enough alcohol kick to let you know you’ve had a drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2014
at 05:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Waitrose. Deepish gold ber with thin white head. It’s a decent fruity premium bitter. Some peppery hop on the finish. Decent malts. It’s actually a good example of what an ESB should be. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2013
at 14:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Big thanks to quack-duck for that one. Bottle in unusual format, but looks good. Beer in the glass dusty-yeasty, small head. Starts strong, quite soapy, metallically-dry. Finish moldy with hints of lemon. Strange IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2013
at 04:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle as "Duchy Originals from Waitrose Organic India Pale Ale". Edgeware Waitrose in London. Pours copper with a few white bubbles. Aroma is fruity. HInt of citrus. Med body. Flavor is a little earthy with some very light roast malt and something like very light stone fruit - maybe peach. It is bitter, but not too much so, so I’m wondering why this isn’t a "bitter" rather than an IPA. Ah well. Drinks ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2013
at 13:18
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(bottle, 2012 edition) Hazy, golden colour with a short off-white foamy head. Slightly yeasty malty aroma with notes of English orange marmalade and a touch of caramel. Mildly sweet-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a soft, if not tame carbonation. Fruity and malty taste with yeasty spots and shy hints of caramel; sweet-bitter, fruity and slightly woody hoppy finish. Rather average. 06.II.13
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2013
at 12:41