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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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 joeycapps (1466), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 3, 2006  
Darkish amber w/ frothy off-white foam. Vanilla, caramel, oak & berries on the nose. Light, slightly grainy feel. Flavour is sweet w/ caramel & toffee notes & a whiskey-ish character in the finish.


 Stew41 (1050), Caulfield, Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/57/105/515/20
Apr 3, 2006  
Big head, creamy in texture and colour, well formed. Nice dark amber hues. Bouquet doesn’t do a heap for me, basic ale notes, a touch stale. Palate kicks in nicely, flavour weight in the mouth is immediately noticeable, almost liquor like. Nice malt treat, appropriate sweetness, really really good mild carbonation suits the beer perfectly. Oaked aged treatment not noticeable, at least for me.


 Quevillon (1522), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 1, 2006  
Ça l’air d’une petite bouteille de scotch! Couleur ambré pale avec un petit collet. L’arome n’est pas impressionant, un peu boisé. Goût sucré, un peu alcoolisé mais plaisant.


 Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 30, 2006  
33 cl bottle. This one 6,6% vol. Amber clear colour with a lance head. Aroma of wood, malt and little whisky too. Great tasty flavour of sweetness, oak, bourbon and little alcoholic, with hints of smoke. Ends up great


 gnoff (3568), Göteborg, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/103/511/20
Mar 29, 2006    Updated: May 10, 2009
33 cl bottle from Swedish "Systembolaget" on March 24.
Clear brown color, almost to red. Creamy head. Very odd o rat least unusual scent, reminds of grains and whisky. Mot likely from the aging in oak barrels. Taste is a bit musky and heavy, feels like it’s been too short period of time in the oak to have "matured" that flavor.
6/5/5/3/11=3.0

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33 cl bottle left at home by a friend a while back
Clear deep golden to pale copper color, fluffy white head. Wood, oak, dry, acidic, lactic scent. Lactic, acidic, grainy, malty, dry taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium to medium low bitterness.
This must’ve gone bad somehow, feels infected and sour.
4/4/4/3/8=2.3


andrewfriesen (23), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Mar 27, 2006  
I really like this beer. Possibly because I’m something of a scotch guy and this is the beer equivelent of Glennfidich 15 year old. All vanilla and honey and oak. For most thiis would seem very novelty-esque, but I really like it.


 GRM (1251), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 26, 2006  
Clear bottle, 330ml, expiry date: 27/?/06; eye: oak in color, caramel head that disappears quickly, no effervescence, clear; nose: oak, alcool, hint of cheese (?!?), mouth: slow starting, oak finally appears, followed by caramel, thin, caramel sweet finale, bitterness almost absent, easy to drink FRANÇAIS Bouteille transparente, 330 ml, 6.6 %, bière âgée dans le chêne 27/?/06 Couleur chêne, mousse caramel qui disparaît rapidement, pas d’effervescence, très clair Chêne, alcool, pointe de fromage Très lent en début, le chêne apparaît par la suite, puis le caramel, mince en bouche, finale sucrée de caramel, amertume presque absente, facile à boire


 MarkoR (224), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/512/20
Mar 21, 2006  
Pours a nice brownish colour, with a creamy head. Toffee and caramel aroma. Taste of vanilla. Not bad at all! With a nice finish leaving you wanting for more.



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