Old Ruby Ale 1905

Old Ruby Ale 1905 

Duchy Originals from Waitrose, Oxfordshire, England -  Organic Ale

Saturday 3 March 2012 – 5%Alc./Vol.    81 / 100

Initial Thoughts

Unique package, “The Princes Charities” hmm... Bright amber and blood orange colour, slightly hazy, unfiltered. Looks interesting...

First Sip

One word pounces upon my mind; authentic. All four traditional beer ingredients present and accounted for up front. Barley, hops, water and yeast... yep, yeast.

Halfway Through

A pleasing tartness of the fermenting yeast is a nice characteristic not present in every beer. The sourness is a little like the sour of sourdough bread, and since they’ve both got grain, water and yeast it sort of makes sense.

Bottoms Up

I love this beer for it’s honesty. There is a definite genuineness to it. It has the feel of having been brewed by a brewer with half a century of experience in a stone-walled, thatch-roofed cottage in the English countryside. A hint of fruity sweetness evens out the tartness in this well put together organic ale.


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