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

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
528	3.19/5.0	3.19/5.0	6.6%	53.7	English 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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Suttree (2708), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	4/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Sep 4, 2009

Clear copper, no head. Its in a clear bottle - skunky? you bet. Some malty notes through the skunk. Flavor isn’t as bad, with some caramel and toffee and a little bit of oak, I guess.

YK23 (269), Haifa, Israel

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	15/20

Aug 30, 2009

Bottle: malty, loads of caramel, toffee, vanilla and oak, sweet, a bit too much but very enjoyable beer overall.

Kestral (198), Oslo, Norway

2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2	3/10	4/5	3/10	4/5	6/20

Aug 27, 2009

Bottle. Pours dark golden, nice creamy white head. Aroma is very odd. Raw mushrooms, butter, vanilla and caramel. Very earthy. Flavour is similar, but kind of meaty and awfully sweet. Body is medium, full and smooth carb. Might have been a bad bottle, judging by the other rates on here. Will rerate.

PaulsPissed (32), Dublin, Ireland

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	2/5	10/10	4/5	18/20

Aug 26, 2009

One of my all time favorite beers, sweet oaky aroma, no real head, sweet toffee flavor with an oak aftertaste with a hint of vanila.

strowlands8 (78), Ontario, Canada

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 23, 2009

Aroma and taste were both of sweet bread, but you could also definitely taste some woodyness from the aging. An expensive beer here in Toronto, but a good unique taste and its something interesting to try. Maybe even buy it again.

Dragonblaze99 (349), Greater London, England

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Aug 22, 2009

Toffee and caramel aroma. Amber with little fast dissipating head. Flavour is strong caramel, vanilla, toffee, honey and malt. Medium bodied with not too much carbonation. Finishes toffee. Not to every taste, but it is certainly to mine.

kwik-lime (222), London, England

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 21, 2009

Not necessarily expecting a lot from this but I really liked it. Deep amber with about a 1cm head that quickly dissipated. Strong, malty and somewhat earthy aroma. Good, sweet mouthful with the vanilla coming to the fore along with toffee, honey and an earthy maltiness. Really enjoyed this.

ChrisThomson (392), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.4	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	8/20

Aug 18, 2009

I have never been a big fan of this beer, but I can see why people enjoy it. Pours amber with small amount of white head. Aroma not bad, with some maple syrup notes, but too much alcohol coming through. Taste is overly sweet, with buttery caramel notes, woody with some vanilla notes.

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