Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Beer #24 - Duchy Originals Organic Old Ruby Ale

Duchy Originals Organic Old Ruby Ale 1905
www.duchyoriginals.com

This beer is the top selling organic beer in the UK.  Duchy Originals Inc was founded by Prince Charles in 1990 and is dedicated to producing high quality organic products in the UK, beer being only a tiny part of the product mix.  Duchy Originals partnered with Waitrose, a UK grocery concern in 2010, increasing its distribution network.  Since the beginning Duchy has donated of 6 million pounds to The Prince’s Charities Foundation.

It has a deep amber colour with a cream coloured foam head.

It has quite a fruity aroma, full of blackcurrant, citrus and grape notes, with hops and malt mingling creating a nice complex aroma.

The taste starts with the bitterness of the hops, followed by the maltiness and finishing with the fruitiness mingling with the hops at the ending and fading away on the finish.

It sips smoothly with the carbonation apparent on the tongue.

A fairly distinctive ale with a nice and complex flavour profile.  It would pair very well with stews, beef and fowl, or just sipping on it's own.

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