Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer (Bottle)

33cl bottle.nice copper colour, tan head, aroma of malt and caramel, a bit on the watery side, sweet taste of caramel and malt, a bit like whisky, nice bitter finish. not too bad

Nice cobber colour with a light tan-coloured head. Burbon and a slight sweetness to the nose. It has a smoky/burbon taste with notes of plum and vanila and a slightly bitter finish at the back of the tounge. The alcohold of 6.6% ABV is well hitten. It has a medium body with just a hint to much carbonation. The texture is slightly watery but still quit filling. I would not call it typical Scottish ale, but place it in the SMOKE-FLAVORED AND WOOD-AGED BEER, Style 22C

Tasted 2007-03-15. Fresh bottle, 33cl. Clear, red-brown colour. White, creamy head. Looks very nice! All I get from aroma is pickels! It’s quite weird! Taste of hops, strawberries and then those darn pickels again. It’s interesting, and I guess the taste is not bad. The pickels are a little distracting for me though. All in all I kinda like it, and I think I’ll drink again due to curiosity!

Bottle at home. Pours a beautiful dark golden amber. Aroma of butterscotch with a hint of vanilla. Full body with a pleasant bitterness and some alcohol in the finish. I probably wouldn’t have more than one or two in a row, though.

Bottle. London. pours watery ruby brown with a white pebbly head reminiscent of cappuccino. wonderful caramel and vanilla aroma.

thought old speckled hen was the best beer in the world, thought the day would never come then innis & gunn came along and knocked hen off the throne, this beer is God’s gift to the mankind. expensive but would pay $20/bottle if i was that. pls try

Pours a clear amber with a pure frothy head. Aroma is very unique, is surprisingly oaky, with a sweet caramel smell that is quite unique for a beer. Very sweet flavour, a dry buttery toffee taste with a tinge of mint. The finish is a long sweetness with a dry bitterness right at the end. Overall, extremely unique and interesting beer.

Being a Scottish ale, I was expecting this to be disgusting as most are. I suppose at least it wasn’t battered, like most Scotch produce, though it probably would have tasted better if t was! A sickly sweet taste, horrible oaky vanilla flavour - almost undrinkable! I understand this is oak aged. For me, this beer is to real ale what New World wine (i.e. Australian/Californaian) is to fine wine. Namely, it has been spoilt by giving it unnecessary oaky, sweet flavours, thus making it unpalatable for connoisseurs comme moi! I’m not sure if putting it in a small bottle is an insult, as they think it is so good and refined (when it isn’t), or a blessing in saving one’s taste buds?!?!