Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty whisky aroma with some smokey hints. Fruity malty whisky flavor with some hints of caramel and chocolate. Has a fruity malty whisky finish with some hints of smoke and caramel in the aftertaste.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Island Cask from Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Pours a clear copper color with a small off-white head. Has a malty Islay whisky aroma. Fruity malty strong smokey whisky flavor. Has a fruity malty whisky finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a samll off-white head. Has a sweet malty vanilla aroma with some hints of caramel. Fruity malty vanilla and caramel flavor. Has a sweetish fruity vanilla finish with some hints of caramel in te aftertaste.
Boutip (9769) reviewed Blonde from Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle: Poured a deep bright golden blond color ale with a medium size foamy head with average retention and no lacing. Aroma of light vanilla and some very subtle tart notes form the oak is quite intriguing with a nice mix of pale malt. Taste is also a mix of very subtle vanilla with some pure malt and a light oak finish. Body is about average with some good carbonation. Not something I would go for very often but interesting mix nonetheless.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Island Cask from Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
Bottled. A hazy dark golden beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is whiskey and wood - too much for me, combined with notes of plastic and phenol. The flavor has notes of plastic, phenol, dust, and alcohol. By far the worst of the series.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Blonde from Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A golden ale with a thin white head. A malty grainy mash aroma with notes of skunk, light woody notes. In mouth,a lnice malt with whisky barrel notes, light vanilla, and more German-like hops. Medium bodied. Bottle from LCBO. 3.45$.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle outside work (about a month ago) at lunch time as one of my work mates wanted to try the IPA version ... Golden blonde ... quite whisley for just oak ... zezty lemon nose ... mellow fruit ... little whiskey again ? ... light bitter sweetness
Beer5000 (11295) reviewed The Original from Innis & Gunn Brewing Co. 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
330 ml bottle. Clear, golden body with a nice, but collapsing off-white head. Aroma is strong caramel with vanilla. Flavor is sweet caramel, vanilla, oak and descent bitterness, quite smooth. The aftertaste has a clear indication of whisky. There is a lot better and stronger flavored oak aged beers out there, but this is quite nice anyway.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear bottle, 330 ml, best before 24 OCT 07, purchased at the LCBO on March 22 2007, savoured on March 9 2009; eye: bronze with copperish hue, clear, no effervescence, creamy moka head that turns into a sheet, light lacing; nose: oak dominates, alcohol, a bit of malt, residual sugar, candied fruits, light peat; mouth: oak dominates, alcohol, residual sugar, a bit of malt, light caramel, spices, light peat, finale in oak with presence of malt, a bit thin, medium body, not much carbonation, lightly sweet, no bitterness, sticky; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille transparente dans une boîte, 330 ml, meilleure avant 24 OCT 07, achetée à la LCBO le 22 mars 2007, savourée le 9 mars 2009; œil : bronze avec une teinte cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, mousse moka crémeuse qui se transforme en une petite couverture, légère dentelle; nez : chêne dominant, alcool, un peu de malt, sucre résiduel, fruits confits, léger tourbe; bouche : chêne est très présent, alcool, sucre résiduel, un peu de malt, léger caramel, épices, léger tourbe, finale en chêne avec présence de malt, un peu mince, corps moyen, peu carbonatée, légèrement sucrée, aucune amertume, collante; en résumé : bien aimé
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Apperance; Amber, clear with a nice small foamy head. Aroma; honney, very sweet caramel. Flavour; light sweetness of caramel.