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Innis & Gunn
Brewed at Wellpark (C&C Group)

Style: English Strong Ale
Edinburgh, Scotland

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common

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RATINGS: 993   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.21   EST. CALORIES: 198   ABV: 6.6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Avaialable in 330ml & 750ml bottles and on draught: Pasteurised.
Brewed by Belhaven for Innis & Gunn
Originally marketed simply as Innis & Gun Oak Aged Beer. "Original" was added later.

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.""""


most recent ratings

2.9
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
unibrouefan (199) - Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 13, 2013
Achetée à la LCBO. Aucune arôme particulière. Cependant, goût délicieux de sirop d’érable et de caramel. Saveur nette.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
SarkyNorthener (604) - Walsall (Yorkshire Expat), West Midlands, ENGLAND - MAR 12, 2013
Bottle. Clear amber colour with a head that fades to nothing pretty quickly. Aroma is vanilla and toffee and lots of it. Taste is also toffee and vanilla with the addition of mild whisky from oak barrels. A little carbonated. An Ok beer but it does have a strange dry finish.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
bhiner41 (147) - La Grange, Illinois, USA - MAR 12, 2013
This is what happens when a lager is aged in whiskey barrels. Light in color heavy in flavor. Sweet with a slight burn at the finish. No head light mouth feel. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
finn1918 (145) - Georgia, USA - MAR 10, 2013
750 ml bottle marked down to 5.99 at Sprayberry Bottle Shoppe, Marietta. Pours a deep orange/amber with a 3 finger foamy white head that leaves no lacing. Aroma is vanilla, caramel, banana, and bubblegum. Taste is more of the same, with a very sweet malt backbone and light bitterness. Like a young scotch without the alcohol bite or aggressive character. Mouthfeel is thick enough to savor, but light enough to be refreshing. This wouldn’t be worth the original $10.99 tag price, but this is an enjoyable ale.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
unstablefable (210) - SCOTLAND - MAR 10, 2013
UPDATED: MAR 11, 2013 Pours a clear amber with a small off white head, aroma is caramel, banana, oak, taste is more of the same, really sweet oak, with some lagery undertones, medium body,

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
hawker (11) - New Hampshire, USA - MAR 8, 2013
Light taste, hint of oak.. just a hint. nothing suprising, have had better

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Leafs93 (1377) - Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 8, 2013
Pours deep gold with a white head. Aroma is oak, earthy and caramel. Taste is sweet with trace bitters. Medium bodied with smooth texture.

1.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
Pyrmir (1208) - Westra Aros, SWEDEN - MAR 7, 2013
330 ml bottle. Aroma malty with perfume notes, a bit acidic. Taste is about the same. The finish is perfumy bordering to cloying.

2.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
GTAEgeek (774) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - MAR 3, 2013
330 mL bottle. The pour is golden and bubbly, with a small, off-white head. Aroma of pilsener malts and lager yeast up front. The subtler notes are oak, toffee, ginger, and caramel. Very sweet and lightly spicy and bitter. The flavor is strong, but surprisingly balanced. The body is heavy, sharp, and lightly acidic. Overall, this seems light a pilsener or cream ale that has been infused with oak and whiskey. The mixture is too much oak, without the solid beer backbone that is necessary.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
HoppyBudgie (232) - SOLA, NORWAY - MAR 2, 2013
0,33 l bottle. Foamy nice white head. Casky whiskey nose. Alot of wood. Sweetness but not devastating. Nice hoppy finish. I like it but is really special. But worth a try


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