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Greene King 1209


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Brewed by Greene King
Style: Traditional Ale

Bury St. Edmunds, England

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22.95/5.02.8/5.0Special4%0Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
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Drinkers in Cambridge are being invited to toast the university’s 800th anniversary with a pint of ale brewed specially for the occasion. The beer, named "1209" after the year of the university’s foundation, is based on the type of medieval brew that would have been available to scholars when they arrived in Cambridge 800 years ago. It is "a traditional recipe that has been updated for modern palates", according to John Bexon, its creator and Greene King’s head brewer.
 Fin (3415), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 6, 2009  
Cask at The Eagle, Cambridge, 03-10-09 Pours amber with a white head. Tangy & fruity with some toffee in the mouth, light bitterness, little chewy, ok. A5 A3 F6 P3 Ov11 2.8


 berkshirejohn (1808), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 8, 2009    Updated: Sep 23, 2009
Cask at the Brook, Mill Road, Cambridge. Reddish copper with a thin cream head; apple aroma; sour apple flavour with good malts in support; let down by a cloying finish.



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