Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. Highland Ale

Highland Ale

 

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

  Strong Ale Regular
Score
5.91
ABV: 7.4% IBU: - Ticks: 40
This Innis & Gunn beer has been matured in rare 21 year old single malt Scotch Whisky barrels to create a complex beer with a classic Highland character.
 

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5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

31st October 2009
Post Borefts I Invasion of Fonefan and Charlottes room tasting! Clear amber beer. Butterscotch nose. Softish semi dry palate. Light oaky butterscotch. No detectable whisky. First time I have really been disappointed with an Innis & Gunn beer.

Tried on 06 Jun 2012 at 10:32


3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3

Golden amber. Phenols - paint, bubblegum - dominate the aroma. Sweet, chemical, phenol-ridden crap. Terrible, overly sweet base beer and no whisky character at all.

Tried on 11 Jan 2012 at 09:52


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

Bottle from Paula. Pours amber with a creamy off-white head. Light scotch whisky/smoke aroma. Med body/mild carb. Flavor is light fruit with a light peat/smoke aspect. It’s slightly sweet, but fairly balanced with the oak. Brewdog Paradox it’s not, but it is consistent with the label. Overall it’s fairly interesting.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2011 at 20:54


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Deep amber,small beige head.Nose of toffee & light alcohol.Whiskeylike palate,woody vanilla, toffee mid.Medium alcohol heat

Tried on 13 Dec 2011 at 20:48


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

Pours clear amber color with off white head. Aromas of caramel, whisky, oak and vanilla. Sweet caramel flavor with moderate amount of whisky but not overwhelming. Hints of oak and vanilla. Medium body with minimal carbonation. A bit too sweet for me.

Tried on 26 Nov 2011 at 07:08


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

Pours deep amber into a tulip. Off-white head with little retention recedes to hug rim. Sweet caramel, candy corn and oak aromas. Soft with sweet candy corn front to back turning to a lasting slight whiskey finish.

Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2011 at 15:18


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

Bottle from Sainsburys. Dark golden colour, medium off-white head. Nose is toffee, sweet candy, butterscotch, bit of vanilla. Flavour is malty, toffee, fairly sweet and sickly, bit alcoholic.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2011 at 12:00


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

A dark brown ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with loads of vanilla, woody notes, alcohol warmth, nice. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with light vanilla, alcohol warmth, light woody whiskey, surprisingly nice for a 7 year old beer.

Tried on 17 Sep 2011 at 16:29


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

Mycket doft av framför allt russin, men också av smörkola som märks ännu tydligare då ölet kyls till rekommenderade 4-6 grader. I smaken finns en trevlig ekfatskaraktär och en aning maltwhiskey. Rödbrunt till färgen och inte särskilt beskt. En av de bättre årgångarna.

Tried on 27 Aug 2011 at 15:07


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

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of oh6gdx. Pours a clear amber with a lacing off-white head. Cloyingly sweet butterscotch dominates the nose combined with a whisky touch. Solid body, carbonation is a little low, malty, caramellish, toffee and butter while the hops are very subdued. A bit cloying really. 260811

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2011 at 05:01