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Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer

Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer

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An English Strong Ale brewed by
Belhaven (Greene King)

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

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4083.19/5.03.19/5.06.6%44.7 English pint, Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Brewed by Belhaven for Innis & Gunn
Available filtered and pasteurised in bottles.
"For 30 days this honey-hued beer sleeps in hand selected oak barrels, locked inside a bonded warehouse, gradually assimilating the subtle flavours that reside in the wood. Barrels are then emptied and maturation continues for a further 47 days in a marrying tun where these natural flavours infuse and fall into perfect balance. This 77-day process is unique and produces a delicious, refreshing beer: Aromas of vanilla and toffee, hints of citrus, with a malty, lightly oaked,palate. Deftly balanced and light in texture, soothing and warming in the finish."

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 trapez (180), Hilleroed, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20

May 10, 2008  
Bottle 0.33 l. Bought SuperBest Naestved. Colour golden amber with small white head. Aroma sweet caramel and honey. Taste caramel and surprisningly much toffee. Very, very sweet.Long lasting flavor (honey). Soft carbonation. I couldn’t find any hints of oak.

 Skidds (155), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Poured an amber orange with impressive off-white head. Aroma mainly of malt and oak. Taste was about the same with some earthly hoppiness. A good beer that everyone should try.


alari (30), London, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Rather an odd one for me. I found it a little over-carbonated, with a taste like no other beer I’ve come across. Honey and malt to start, rather a bitter finish. Strange butter/soured oak aftertaste. I really can’t make up my mind whether I like this or not.


 shoestring (158), larkhall, Scotland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/512/20
Aug 6, 2008    Updated: Aug 7, 2008
Still don’t know whether I love it or loathe it. ’Very vanilla’ is how I owuld describe it. Sweet finish.’ Oily in the mouth. mmmmmmm need to retry sometime. Far better than Marton’s Firestoker (another ’vanilla effort)’


 Rune (1508), Tromsø, Norway
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/511/20
Jul 19, 2008  
330ml bottle at Le Mirage in Tromsø. Pours a dark amber body with a slowly fading, off-white foamy head. Aroma in the direction of dark honeyed oak. Malty taste mixed with vanilla and wood. Low, but noticeable bitterness to the finish. Well bodied. Not exactly the perfect drink to meat (19.07.2008).


 CQC (210), Sydney, Australia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 19, 2008  
a right little hopper. Ginger beerish, or marzipan. Also reminds me of fried pre-cooked bangers with tomato tomato sause. A sweet edge is apparent




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