Innis & Gunn Brewing Co.
Commercial Brewery
in
Edinburgh,
Edinburgh,
Scotland 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2003
Contact
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Description
Spearheading the barrel-ageing movement from Scotland, The Original bourbon barrel-aged beer is the one that started Innis & Gunn when Master Brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp founded the brewery in 2003.
Innis & Gunn was contract brewed in Glasgow at Tennent's Wellpark Brewery since 2014. On 15 November 2018 Tennent's announced the brewing contract will be terminated with effect from September 2020. Innis & Gunn responded the following day by saying they plan on opening their own brewery.
The Innis & Gunn Brewery in Perth is our home for innovation and barrel-ageing. With plans to build a new large scale brewery in our hometown of Edinburgh, it will be the first new large brewery to be built in the capital in 150 years.
Innis & Gunn was contract brewed in Glasgow at Tennent's Wellpark Brewery since 2014. On 15 November 2018 Tennent's announced the brewing contract will be terminated with effect from September 2020. Innis & Gunn responded the following day by saying they plan on opening their own brewery.
The Innis & Gunn Brewery in Perth is our home for innovation and barrel-ageing. With plans to build a new large scale brewery in our hometown of Edinburgh, it will be the first new large brewery to be built in the capital in 150 years.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
can from the LCBO.
Pours a clear copper, with a small white head. Aroma is some candied citrus rind, and some light pine resins. Nice chewy malts, decent bitterness, and a lovely mouth feel. Medium bitterness, solid cereals in the finish, light pine.
Pours a clear copper, with a small white head. Aroma is some candied citrus rind, and some light pine resins. Nice chewy malts, decent bitterness, and a lovely mouth feel. Medium bitterness, solid cereals in the finish, light pine.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from the lcbo. Orange pour with a small white head. Fruity Aroma, nice mango, some stone fruit and light grasses. Creamy mouth feel, soft carb. Slightly sweet, resinous finish with some light mangoes. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Boxed bottle from the lcbo. Black pour, large beige head. Very roasty, light fruit, some smoke, hints of earthy barrel and soft vanilla. Soft carb, light mouth feel. Medium bitter, very roasty, but subtly sweet and a solid chocolate finish with some nice barre notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Orange marmalade flavours are quite up front.... Sweet and sticky with a very bitter hopiness. Good mouth feel, and regular card. Finish is quite bitter with some resinous hop notes and more sweet orange marmalade flavours. Not bad at all. Barrel aging notes are nowhere to be found though.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark ruby pour, with a creamy off white head. Aroma is soft bready malts, light roast, light toffee, and minerals. Soft earthiness, light fruit and caramel. Silky mouth feel, soft carb. Light fruity malts, bready, and barrel is subtle, but adds a soft sweetness. This surprised me.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the LCBO.
Pours a slightly hazy orange, with a medium white head. Aroma has some light spice, honey, and hints of stone fruit. Nice mouth feel, carb is a little low. Finish is lightly bitter, more spice, and light fruit. Hints of sweetness, more honey, apricot, white pepper.
Pours a slightly hazy orange, with a medium white head. Aroma has some light spice, honey, and hints of stone fruit. Nice mouth feel, carb is a little low. Finish is lightly bitter, more spice, and light fruit. Hints of sweetness, more honey, apricot, white pepper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
I'm 99.9% sure this was the unlabeled secret beer in the Canadian Xmas Innis and Gunn gift pack. Black pour, with a small mocha head. Aroma is roasty, subtle frutiness, with some pepper notes. Light heat, distinct but very faint hot pepper notes, soft soy, and roasted character with some coffee and caramel.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Jet black pour, medium beige head. Aroma is dark fruit, burnt coffee, soy and hints of boozy wood. Oily mouth feel, soft carb. Finish is medium bitter, some Bourbon, but not much, some earthy wood, strong roast, and more dark fruit. It's OK, but not great, just meh.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:29
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Clear yellow pour, with small white head. Aroma Is grassy, with some slight raspberry whisps and vanilla and wood. This doesn't seem like a saison at all. It's basically a blonde ale barrel aged with some raspberry flavouring. Meh.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark copper pour, huge beige head. Aroma of goldings and fresh cut grass, biscuity malts, bread and some light minerals and metals. Thin mouth feel, soft carb low to medium bitterness, solid grain bill, very bready, hints of vanilla, soft earthy barrel.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:27