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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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 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 27, 2007  
Bottle from Capone’s. Medium copper pour with 1-finger off-white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma of oaky, bourbony caramel malt, some tannins, and some British hops. Tastes scotchy, oaky bourbony, with decent caramel malt, some tannins, and hops. Medium palate heft that seems to water out a bit as it warms. Average at best.


Arkolm (9), USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer (Bottle) does not count
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 26, 2007  
8/25/07 Sweet, tangy. Reddish amber out of a Riesling glass. Crisp, with a almost berry or citrus light smell to it. I don’t taste the oak. Not much mouth, but good none the less. Went great with cheap pretzels I had, superbly in fact. Sourish towards the end buy overall I enjoyed this beer.


 Beershine (2686), Hue, Vietnam
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Sweet entry and finish. Slightly peaty/smoky and a tad on the sour side too. Hadn’t noticed that with this beer before, so this might be skunked. It looks good in the clear bottle though. Thin body, yes and mouthfeel leaves a lot to be desired. I can imagine something like this would really come alive if served directly from the barrel.


 stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Bottle sampled from Capones. pours golden with a decent size white head. Aroma of oak, honey, and liquor. the flavor is sweet, honey, oak, with a thin body.


 sstackho (249), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 22, 2007  
12oz bottle from LCBO in Ontario. Pours a light straw with some decent lacing. Aroma is faint, but does have a hint of whiskey to it. The taste has more than a hint of the whiskey, although it is still a bit light overall. It does go down quite nicely.


 hopdog (5548), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 21, 2007  
Clear bottle. Poured a medium amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of vanilla, marshmallows, caramel, light oak and stale gummi bears. Tastes of vanilla, light wood, toasted malts, and caramel. Thinner body.


mhot55 (99), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/57/102/513/20
Aug 8, 2007  
smell is wonderful- vanilla, oak, sherry. taste equals the smell, the subtleness of vanilla and sherry present but not overpowering. beer characteristics don’t shine here- the undertones seem to be the flavors that are presented (again, not overpowering though.) Nice sipping beer, very mellow, almost like sipping a cognac. high alcohol is hidden. mouthfeel is pretty light."


jrs77 (1), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
does not count click to see why this rating of Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer (Bottle) does not count
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/512/20
Aug 1, 2007  
I agree with the rest of the reviews...a good beer that doesn’t live up to a great promise.



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