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Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer (Bottle)

Percentile
65
overall
Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: English Strong Ale

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5283.19/5.03.19/5.06.6%53.7English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Pasteurised.
Brewed by Belhaven for Innis & Gunn
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.""""
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 mullet2007 (206), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 24, 2007  
Pours a beautiful copper color with no real head to speak of. Aroma is oak and some smoke with nice hints of malt perhaps some honey and a bit of toffee. Really nice. Flavor is sweet and malty, with a tiny hint of hops and a nice helping of oak and smokiness. Carbonation is pretty low, but mouthfeel is still full and nice. Overall a pretty great beer.


 JB175 (1662), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/511/20
Oct 24, 2007  
Reddish-golden color with a small head. Aroma is sweet with honey and a hint of scotch. Flavor is a bit grainy with a hint of whiskey. Way too watery and dumbed down. Just needs some more oomph.


Olly (11), Bowburn, England
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/52/101/55/20
Oct 24, 2007  
Bottle. Amber in colour, with a sweet caramel aroma. Cloying in the mouth and tasted of liquid butter. Not for me.


dewolfpack (59), Petit De Grat, Nova Scotia, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/103/58/20
Oct 21, 2007  
Fantastic aroma I couldn’t wait to try it. The flavor was reasonable but the heavy robustness came out and filled me up before the first bottle was consumed. And a bit expensive at 4.75 a bottle in stores. I will drink it again at a later time to perhaps re-rate. Perhaps before a nice meal to excite my palate.


GeoffT (12), Scotland
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/53/101/55/20
Oct 20, 2007  
Pale amber colour, sweet aroma with vanilla, caramel and wood. Tastes the same as it smells, overly tannic and astringent presumably from the oak. Not really my kind of beer, I don’t like the cloying sweetness and astringency.


 mike1977ok (637), Netherlands
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/59/20
Oct 19, 2007  
Pale brown colour. The oak and whiskey come through in the aroma. Texture is thin. Flavour is a little bit sour and quite bland. There’s not much depth to this for all it’s fancy brewing.


 dkazuk (247), winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/510/20
Oct 19, 2007  
330ml bottle.
Pours a clear honey amber with a tall foamy head. Aroma is very nice and sweet. Caramel and sappy oak. Med body. Silky carbonation. Taste is sweet and hoppy with traces of alcohol, wood, and honey. Not a bad beer but not my style.


 beervis (223), People’s Republic of Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 11, 2007  
Very different. pours clear amber/orange with slim, lasting white head. Smells delicious, sweet, citrussy and vanilla. Flavours start light and fruity, finishing woody, malty and slightly metallic. Smooth and gently warming.



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