Innis & Gunn Original Oak Aged Beer

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Innis & Gunn
Brewed at Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: English Strong Ale
Edinburgh, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 768 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.2 EST. CALORIES: 198 ABV: 6.6%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Avaialable in 330ml & 750ml bottles and on draught: Pasteurised.
Brewed by Belhaven for Innis & Gunn
Originally marketed simply as Innis & Gun Oak Aged Beer. "Original" was added later.

Ingredients: Golden Promise and crystal malt; Phoenix hops.
""""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.""""

Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

wekker84 (990) - etten-leur, NETHERLANDS - FEB 7, 2012

Bottle a dark golden yellow colored beer with a white head aroma vanilla malts fruits citrus spicy caramel and some oak flavor malts vanilla fruits spicy citrus some bitters caramel and some oak

2.8

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20

Adenila (1386) - DENMARK - FEB 4, 2012

Clear Brown, almost no head. Heavy vanilla and toffee aroma. Sweet flavor, again vanilla and toffee. Mild bitter finish

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

stef92 (109) - Williamstown, New Jersey, USA - FEB 3, 2012

Light golden color with a thin head. Sweet, vanilla spice aroma. Smooth creamy lightly sweet taste with hints of vanilla and spice.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

keanex (181) - Williamstown, New Jersey, USA - FEB 2, 2012

Poured into an English pint glass from a 11.2 ounce bottle with no freshness date. A: Crystal clear amber almost brown body with almost no head, the head that was there was light tan. Doesn’t stand out at all. S: Huge oak on the first smell, but it opens up nicely to a nice blend of vanilla and toffee. Very inviting and enjoyable. T: The taste is a nice balance between the strong oak flavors and the vanilla, toffee is lighter than the other two. This is a nice warming beer! M: Full bodied with nice light, but sharp, carbonation. O: There’s nothing spectacular about this, but it’s simply a very nice warm and inviting beer. This would be excellent on Christmas with the family.

4.5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20

davidm (1243) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - FEB 2, 2012

Bottle 330ml from Dan Murphy’s. Great aged ale. Aromas of pine, resin, vanilla, caramel, and hints of alcohol. Taste is sweet, with long length. Palate is syrupy and full bodied. Amber, with a thin head.

2.9

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

rangerred (198) - Johnson City, Tennessee, USA - JAN 31, 2012

330ml bottle poured into a nonic. Appearance is a clear medium gold with a quick head that flares up and then goes away. No lacing. Smells overwhelmingly of butterscotch. There is some vanilla along with this odd funky sour cheese smell. Flavor is quite buttery along with caramel, wood, and vanilla. There is a good bit of sweetness tying all of this together but hardly any bitterness at all. Alcohol is also detectable which is odd for a beer of this strength. Overall this isn’t that great of a beer. It is too sweet without anything to balance it out. Glad I got to try it, though.

1.4

AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20

Niel (2) - SPAIN - JAN 31, 2012 does not count

Maybe not my cup of tea.... No head whatsoever, little nose and a bit heavy on the alcohol for my liking. Drinkable, but not worth the cost. Lots of better beers out there.

2.7

AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

DeanF (1477) - Iqaluit, Nunavut, CANADA - JAN 30, 2012

Can’t smell anything on the nose. It has an okay gold body but no head. Flavour is woody & planty with strong hop notes. The cask flavour is definitely coming through. Medium finish. It’s tasty and well balanced. Just needs a stronger aroma!

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