Kindred Spirits
Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.85
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Our smooth Scottish stout meets Tullamore DEW triple distilled Irish whiskey barrel staves in our unique ageing process to create a flavour packed beer with notes of dark chocolate and coffee alongside hints of vanilla and oak. We've spent more than a decade perfecting our craft, find out how we put the barrels into the beer at innisandgunn.com
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[33cl bottle from Sainsbury's, Bracknell.] A glossy black pour with a fast fading beige head and moderate carbonation; aroma of roasted malts, oak barrels and some boozy alcohol; rather thin with a woody alcohol taste and some burnt toast; and some sweet vanilla in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2019
at 22:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Pours opaque black with a small tan head. Aroma is whiskey, roasted malt, wood. Taste is medium sweet, roasted malt, whiskey, coffee, vanilla. Medium bitter finish with some alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2019
at 10:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 330ml. @ MBWF 2018 [ Malmö- Öl & Whiskyfestival 2018 ], Malmömässan, Mässgatan 6, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden. [ As Innis & Gunn Kindred Spirits ].Clear dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, chocolate, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, smoked, dark malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180310] 6-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2018
at 15:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, 11.2 ounce, 8/23/18. Black, large foamy tan head, dense, good retention. Aroma of coffee, roast, chocolate, mild whiskey. Taste is soy, roast, chocolate, coffee, mild whiskey. Thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2018
at 01:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled on draft at Tapped this beer poured a black color with a large foamy brown head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was malty and woody with a bit of bread crust. the flavor was dryish with toasty malts, a hint if molasses, wood and bread crust. Medium length finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2018
at 01:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Big solid foamy dark head and black liquid, looks great in me curvy glass. Aroma is nice dark and oily, soft Irish whisky notes and heavy barley, coffee, soya sauce. Flavour is lots of roasted barley, wood, dark rye bread. Crisp finish but I think it could be heavier on the mouth, seemed slightly watery for what it is. Otherwise this is a finely made sipping stout.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2018
at 00:54
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
$3.29 bottle from Rio Hill Wine. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted coffee, spring flowers, dark chocolate, cracker. Flavor is dark chocolate, ash, roasted coffee beans, green grass, wood, earth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2018
at 23:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
After having the Thornbridge Eldon oak-infused Stout, which I thought was overrated, doing this one. Same dark brown colour with copper highlights, warm beige head, good stay and lots more thick foamy lace. The Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey does come out very nicely in the smell, over the roasted malts giving fresh chocolate notes as well. Same for the taste. Kind of herbal notes from the Whiskey barrel with chocolate and roasted grains. A nice balance between the sweetness, roastiness and mild hops. I prefer this one.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2018
at 01:58
6/10
A deep dark stout with a thin brown head. In aroma, sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, light metallic notes, OK. In mouth, sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, light bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, alcohol warmth, OK. Bottle from lcbo 2018.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2018
at 01:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! A very dark brown beer with a mid-sized good lasting beige head. Aroma of sweet chocolate, bourbon, sugar. Taste of sweet dark roasted malt, lot of chocolate, some coffee, vanilla, good!
Tried
on 29 May 2018
at 20:13