Duchy Originals Organic Ale
Waitrose in Bracknell, Berkshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Brewed at/by: Wychwood BreweryBitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
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Score
6.20
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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.
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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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured a murky copper orange with a lacing but whispy white head. Malty aroma with just a hit of hops, aroma similar to most ESBs. Satisfying flavor, but not extraordinary. Pleasant and refreshing but hardly unique.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2006
at 18:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Bronze beer with a nice off-white head. Toffee/malt aroma with some grass. Nice malt/caramel flavor with earthy/citrus/grassy hops. Good balance. Medium bodied. Easy drinking. Lingering balanced flavor that lasts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2006
at 12:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, drank at a friends but this is easily available in Sainsburys and other well known supermarket retailers. Copper coloured with a fruity and malty aroma, some caramel and nuttiness in the taste, bitterness is there but more subdued than some of the other Wychwood beers, overvall a nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2006
at 02:10
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sample at AleFest Dayton: This beer is a pale clear amber color with a medium off-white head with decent retention. Thin, spotty lacing. Bready malt aroma. Medium-bodied with earthy, slightly stale malt flavor, along with some caramel. The finish is malty and metallic, with a sweet aftertaste. Not very enjoyable.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2006
at 15:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bright copper colour with cream head and light carbonation. Little aroma, but a hint of hops. Taste starts sweet, but ends with a strong bitter zing.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2006
at 13:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy straw pour with impressive lacing - bright, fruity aroma, withg copious fresh hops (the hops almost smell american or german, as opposed to the stale hop smell Iโm used to in a lot of british ales) - dry, hoppy bitterness up front - followed by a strong citrus and apple flavor - then slight bready malts round things out - the flavor is there, but overall itโs a bit thin and "flat" in a way Iโve experienced with a lot of other organic ales - itโs not something that can really be described, but once youโve had enough organic beer, you notice it right away.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2006
at 19:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy dark amber color with a thin white head. Aroma of caramel malt. Somewhat thin flavor of caramel and toffee with some light hops.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2006
at 19:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Orange-gold color with a whitish orange head. Hoppy aroma. Flavor is sweet turning to a light hop bitterness.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2006
at 16:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pour is a cloudy brown with a small white head. Aroma is a touch of malts with a nice hop quality to it. Flavor is even better. Very bready malts with a nice mix of hops used. Finshes with just enough bitterness to make this one above par. Worth looking for.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2006
at 18:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Now laballed "Organic English Ale" or at least I figure this is the same beer. Its definitely an ESB. And a fairly nice bottled example at that. Nose is straiight up caramel with a flutter of orange blossom and grassy hops. Well balanced flavor, with earthy caramel malts, grassy, dusty, almost cobwebby hops. Medium bitter finish is perfectly integrated, just the right bittering levels. Just an easy drinking ale with character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2005
at 17:26