Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. Bourbon Cask Dark Ale

Bourbon Cask Dark Ale

 

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

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular
Score
6.46
ABV: 7.4% IBU: - Ticks: 60
This very special dark ale has been brewed in small batches and then matured in hand-selected, first-fill bourbon casks to give it its rich, rounded character.

Notes of brown sugar, orange oil and coconut are complemented by an earthy freshness from the hops, and the 30 days the beer's spent in oak have ensured a satisfyingly smooth finish.

Malt: I & G ale malt, crystal malt, amber malt, roasted barely
Hops: Super styrian
Maturation: 30 days in first-fill American bourbon barrels
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Deep, dark amber-brown with a small head. Aroma and taste is dried fruit, bourbon and maltiness.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 05:12


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Innis and gun holiday pack at the lcbo. Labeled as bourbon dark ale.
Big bourbon oak aroma, some light fruit, and bready cereals. Low bitterness, quite sweet, big earthy vanilla, and brown sugar.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:14


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

Bottled (from Systembolaget). Dark brown colour, not that much head. Aroma is caramel, some of the typical diacetylic elements with mild bourbon (vanilla and wood as well as a bit alcohol sweetness). Flavour is very sweet ripe fruits, alcohol, some honey, peppery tones with mild wooden notes as well as some mild vanilla. Rather sweet, much sweeter than most of their other beers.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2023 at 10:17


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Sainsburys. Pours very dark brown with a beige cap. Aroma: malt and caramel. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, malts, caramel sweetness and bourbon. Some vanilla from the bourbon, hints of smoke. Medium body with soft carbonation. Pretty one-dimensional.

Tried from Bottle from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 05 Mar 2022 at 20:55


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel, alcohol, and bourbon. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw, malt, caramel, and bourbon, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2020 at 14:44


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

Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks troubles. Deep amber-brown. Toffee, vanilla, malt, caramel, butterscotch, sweet, sugary, medium-bodied. Not really my thing.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2019 at 20:10



5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled from a bottle this beer poured an almost black color with faint orange highlights and a medium sized creamy tan head that left decent lacing. The aroma was wood, cola, vague herbs, bread crust, licorice and molasses. The flavor was woody and a bit astringent with molasses, cola and an herbal note. Medium length finish. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2018 at 20:50


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at innis and gunn Glasgow. Pours deep ruby, nose is burnt caramel, vanilla, toffee, taste is sweet, chewy, caramel, cola.

Tried on 03 Feb 2018 at 10:26


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Pours black with fast dissipating tan head. Light barrel and peat aroma with malt. Flavour is very good, malt, vanilla, smoke, and roast. Doesn't taste as strong as it is. Medium roast and smoke finish.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2018 at 23:02