Downender (11275) reviewed Duchy Originals Organic Ale from Waitrose 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Sainsburys. Pale copper coloured with a decent off-white head. Earthy malt aroma with a whiff of grassy hops. Flavour was malty, with a touch of orange peel and a decent bitter finish. Ok.
JK (8181) reviewed Duchy Originals Organic Ale from Waitrose 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Duchy is an ok beer, at least for an organic. It is not a traditional bitter, and has a significant hop flavor and aroma. Dry and bitter.
Buckeyeboy (18941) reviewed Duchy Originals Organic Ale from Waitrose 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle This one pours out a amber rust topped with a off white head. Aroma of thick malt. Tast more malt and boy O boy you could tell this was Organic. I said it before. What is it with organic brews and not tasting that good???
jake65 (5821) reviewed Duchy Originals Organic Ale from Waitrose 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle: Hazy, reddish amber pour with a medium beige head. Nose of bitters and malt. Flavor is earthy with malts and roastiness, nice bitters presence. A little caramel and toffee. Nice representation of the style.
Svesse (15730) reviewed Duchy Originals Summer Ale from Waitrose 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
(Bottle) Pale amber colour, cloudy, with frothy off-white head. Fruity nose with notes of apricots, orange and citrussy hops. Slightly perfumy. Fruity taste with orange peel, apricots and citrussy hops in a rather short finish. Slight wheatish hints towards the finish. A decent summer ale, but hardly exciting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home ... amber ... light fruity hop ... balanced fruity ... light fruit little malt ... gentle floral hop ...
Fin (18365) reviewed Duchy Organic Select Ale / Winter Ale from Waitrose 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[i] Bottle from Waitrose, Thame, Oxon 13-12-07 [/i] Poured dark brown with lively almost beige coloured head. Some sweet malt and dark fruit on the nose, but the taste is dominated by a burnt toffee and fruity combination, not bad but a bit ’in yer face’. Still I quite enjoyed it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pours bright amber into an English pint. Head quickly subsides with no lacing to skim surface. Caramel aromas. Sweet cookie dough from front to back with a lasting bitter hop finish.
Fin (18365) reviewed Duchy Originals Organic Golden Ale from Waitrose 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
[i] Bottle from Sainsbury’s Kidlington 13-11-07 [/i] Poured golden in colour with white head. Some fruit, hops and a bit of malt on the nose but I didn’t get much elderflower. Tasted fine, bit florally but again not really noticing the elderflower, some bitterness and a bit of crisp lemon there.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Duchy Originals Organic Ale from Waitrose 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2007, London. Unclear amber color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, light to moderate yeasty, plum, butter sweet / sour. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.