1209
Greene King in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Traditional Beer Special Out of Production|
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6.16
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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.
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madmitch76 (40205) reviewed 1209 from Greene King 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
5th September 2009
Cambridge I think! Clear brown beer, light tan head. Softish dry palate. Very light toffee in the malt. Repressed apple. Touch of hop in the finish. Usual Greene King!
Fin (18271) reviewed 1209 from Greene King 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
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 (10200) reviewed 1209 from Greene King 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
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.