The Original XX
Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Scottish Ale Regular|
Score
6.67
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5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Slight haze, Thin head. Thin aroma of caramel. Light body, just a touch of caramel sweetness. Empty stuff, here. Drinkable, not particular faults, but empty sweet stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2025
at 07:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear copper, medium white head. Buttery toffee aroma like all Innis beers. Notes of sherry and bready malts.. Mouth feel is soft and creamy, with a light carb. Low bitterness, boozy, bready toffee finish with hints of vanilla and wood. Nice.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
May 24, 2024 (): Poured from 330mL bottle. Clear-ish amber yellow with small white head. Seems age hasn't treated this well... Feint toffe, vanilla, oak I&G classic notes, but a touch bland and watery. Average.
Aug 22, 2024 (7/3/7/3/16: 3.6): Poured from 330mL bottle. Clear-ish amber yellow with small white head. Toffee, vanilla, classic I&G, feint cask notes (almost has a feint reminicence of a belgian ale which is odd, but nice).
Aug 22, 2024 (7/3/7/3/16: 3.6): Poured from 330mL bottle. Clear-ish amber yellow with small white head. Toffee, vanilla, classic I&G, feint cask notes (almost has a feint reminicence of a belgian ale which is odd, but nice).
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2024
at 07:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Flasche 0,33l: Kräftiges Gold, orange, glasklar, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; frische + kraftig malzige Nase, kräftige Süße, helle/eingelegte/getrocknete Früchte, Feigen, Datteln, leichte florale Hopfennoten, dezente fruchtige Säure, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, Karamell, Honig, Malt Whisky, würzige Eichenaromen, malzig-süßliche Bitterkeit; süßer + würziger Körper, kräftig malzig, helle/eingelegte Früchte, Trockenfrüchte, Feigen, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, kräftig Karamell, würziger Honig, Malt Whisky, Whiskylikör, cremig, deutliche Kohlensäure, florale Hopfennoten, leichte Hefearomen, leicht alkoholisch, leichte würzige Eichenaromen; malzig-süßer Nachgang
Tried
on 10 Jun 2024
at 07:36
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2024
at 19:14
6/10
Bottle at Mitchells, Odense. Golden with a small white head. Malty aroma with toffee, grain, vanilla and whisky smoke. Sweet malty flavour with a lightly smoked finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2024
at 18:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Lys brun klar med hvitt skum. Lukter smørkaramell, honning og fat. Middels fylde. Smaker lys karamell, honning, vanilje og trevirke.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2023
at 22:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Klar brun med hvitt skum. Lukter malt karamell og honning. Smaker honning, karamell. Mer honning i avslutning. Smooth.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2023
at 22:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at their West End taproom. Aged in a 20 year old Scotch barrel. Hazy, toffee-looking orange amber. Nose is caramel, toffee, orange, vanilla. Whisky flavor is strong, caramel, vanilla, oak. Seems like a Speyside whisky aged in ex bourbon barrels. Very smooth, quite sweet. Nose a bit weak, flavor good.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2023
at 15:58