This special bottling of Innis&Gunn has been matured in rare oak barrels from a famous distillery in Ireland. These barrels had been used to mature one of the great triple distilled Irish whiskeys. The result of this unique maturation is a big, full flavoured, complex beer with a delightful warming finish.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Aroma: Nice butterscotch accent on a whiskey basis. we also find molasses and caramel butter. Appearance: Black and opaque, generous head, creamy and long lasting. Taste is all caramel / butterscotch with an explosive whiskey finish. Chocolate is there also and we can feel the oak cask as well. Caramel is everywhere and long lasting. An excellent stout, very sweety. Very close to an imperial stout except for the weak bitterness. Une superbe bière!!!
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2012
at 19:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Bon Vivant, Edinburgh
Very dark brown, frothy tan head that dissipates to thin layer, some lacing
Aroma - whiff of light-struck on opening, soft dark caramel malts, slight medicinal phenolic note, dark sugars, creamy, hint of wood, overall soft aroma
Taste - Caramel malts, liquorice, bit medicinal / phenolic, hint of chocolate, hint of wood, alcohol quite well hidden, bitter burnt ash note at the back, bit muddled
Palate - moderate carb, thin to medium body, quite smooth. Finish as main flavour with that bitter ashy note and some lingering alcohol.
Overall - Not that bad at all - doesn’t have that over sweet vanilla malt like the other I & G beers
Very dark brown, frothy tan head that dissipates to thin layer, some lacing
Aroma - whiff of light-struck on opening, soft dark caramel malts, slight medicinal phenolic note, dark sugars, creamy, hint of wood, overall soft aroma
Taste - Caramel malts, liquorice, bit medicinal / phenolic, hint of chocolate, hint of wood, alcohol quite well hidden, bitter burnt ash note at the back, bit muddled
Palate - moderate carb, thin to medium body, quite smooth. Finish as main flavour with that bitter ashy note and some lingering alcohol.
Overall - Not that bad at all - doesn’t have that over sweet vanilla malt like the other I & G beers
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2012
at 15:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear very dark reddish brown with a lasting beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, a little roasted malt, caramel, dried fruit and toffee. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 160612
Tried
on 16 Jun 2012
at 12:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Home. Pours very dark brown with a nice sized creamy offwhite head. Aroma of malt, sweet dark fruits, light chocolate, marzipan. Taste is rich malty, light coffee, sweets, dark dried fruits, chocolate. Medium body, average carbonation. Pretty good, but i dont really get any whisky at all. 110612
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2012
at 13:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. clear glass.Clear dark red brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate, sweet malt, toffee, sweet alcohol. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, berry - fruity sweet. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120506]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2012
at 07:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33 cL clear bottle. Pours pitch black with a small, dense and lacing tan head. Aroma is dense roasted malty and dark chocolate. Thick malty, chocolate, sweet, toasted and light caramelish. Mild bitterness. Sweet and chocolate malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2012
at 11:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
One I have put aside, but now time to rate. Comes in a single box from the LCBO. Pours a clean dark brown colour with a frothy beige head that stays a long time and creates foamy lacing. Aromas of roasted malts, cacao, vanilla, with notes of bananas, caramel and rusty water. Smooth, very creamy mouthfeel, very silky. Mild taste of roasted malts, butterscotch, with bananas and hop mild in the finish. The banana hints make me think this is closer to bourbon barrels than Irish whiskey ones. Still, a very creamy, lighter stout that is interesting.
Tried
on 14 May 2012
at 19:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium brown coarseish head doesn’t last. Barely translucent clear deep dark red body. Faint roasty toffee aroma with vague chocolatey notes. Sweet perfumy vanilla toffee taste with chocolatey notes. Mid-to-light body. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish chocolatey perfumy aftertaste with butterscotch notes. Perfumy and candy-like, but still very delicate and harmonic. I quite like it. (0.33l bottle, Alko Arkadia, Helsinki.)
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2012
at 12:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Roasted aroma, not so casky. Black colour. Small tan head. The flavour is creamy and mildly roasted. A little coffee and a faint hint of vanilla. Gets a little fruity in the finish. Does not taste of extreme barrel, but subtly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2012
at 23:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at Copenhagen Beer Festival. Very dark brown colour. Moderate aroma of whisky cask and caramel. Rich and fairly sweet flavour, whisky cask and caramel again, but the hops are far too moderate for my taste..
Tried
from Cask
on 11 May 2012
at 12:17