Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. Oloroso Cask

Oloroso Cask

 

Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular
Score
6.24
ABV: 7.4% IBU: 26 Ticks: 22
We have sourced rare oloroso sherry casks to mature this limited brew. The casks started their life in Spain but were also used to mature some pretty tasty scotch whisky before they came to us. The beer is rich and spicy with lots of nutty caramel sweetness drawn from the wood.
 

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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Typical buttery, nutty, sweet bready innis aroma. Some wood, and vanilla, and lots of butter. The oloroso doesnt seem to add much other than making the finish sweeter than usual. Meh.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:38


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Tried on 19 Sep 2018 at 11:26


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

A hazed dark reddish amber ale with a thin lacing mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, dark fruits, OK. In mouth, a nice sweet dark fruity malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, oxidized and thin. Bottle is 7 years old.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2018 at 22:42


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

(Bottle) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty nose with caramel, treacle-toffee, dried fruit, nuts, orange, a touch of vanilla, oak wood and sweet fruit. Malty, fruity taste with notes of caramel, raisins, dried fruit, syrup, roasted nuts, hints of oak wood and vanilla. Low bitterness. Medium body, quite sweet. Tasty and interesting, more sweet fruit and sugar than malt and hops. Quite enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2015 at 15:21


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

500 ml bottle, sent for review Oct 2013 ("Sep2014" etched on bottle as "best by"). And yet I salted it away til now. Light amber color. Poured in a tulip, it kicks up a puffy IPA style head, fed by just a few bubbles. Some sherry scent in the bottle that wafts away once poured. Taste comes in malty and with a bit pf phenol. At 7.4% alcohol, it probably does not improve with age. Some sherry and oak if it sits on the tongue. A bit of jaggery sugar-type sweetness, and a lot more effervescence when I tilt the glass. Come to think of it, there are not too many lighter-colored beers that get the wood-aged treatment. Like all the I&G beers, it is much lighter than one would expect from a BA beer, and has its own combination of lighter mouthfeel and oak or whiskey notes.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2015 at 00:34


6.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear deep golden color with a fine off white head. Looks nice. Ok aroma. Oak, caramel and mild fruity. Fine body. Tad sweet and an ok bitterness. Oak, vanilla, deep caramel and mild fruity. Nice ale.
[Bottle from Systembolaget web order, Sweden]

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2014 at 02:14


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

15th March 2014
Clear bright gold - amber beer. A small and very pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and surprisingly minerally crisp. Fresh light malt, thin cream and light barrel induced vanilla. Light touch of dried fruits and a whisper of bitter wood. Finishes light and fruity fresh with the sherry finally making an appearance in the aftertaste. This was lighter than expected or wanted but in kinda works and the beer slipped down easy.

Tried on 16 Mar 2014 at 04:59


6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Single from the LCBO in their regular box (with a trippie design). Pours a clean golden colour with a slight amber hue. The white head is fizzy, but does stay longer than I expected it and not much lacing though. Big butter nose with caramel and fruit notes. The Sherry alcohol is mild in the background, blending well with the rest. Light butterscotch taste with hints of bananas and other fruits. Decent light hops in the finish with some very mild dryness. The sherry adds a nice little sweetness as this is another pleasant Innis & Gunn treat.

Tried on 16 Dec 2013 at 16:41


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

clear yellow, small white head. aroma is buttery, slightly malty, flavor is fruity, malty, caramelly.

Tried on 16 Dec 2013 at 10:11


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. A golden beer with a lazing yellowish head. The aroma has notes of malt, carmel, and straw. The flavor of sweet with notes of malt, fruits, yeast, and straw, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2013 at 11:40