50 cL bottle, presumeably a different beer 2008 edition. Pours clear and golden deep brown with an orange glare and a small white head. Smoked and roasted malt aroma. Sweet malty with a dense peaty smoke note. Ends dry and smoked.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of joergen. Clear, orangey brown with a rough, off-white head. Distinct aroma of peaty smoke. Medium body, lightly ashy and again very distinct notes of peaty smoke, some caramel malt and a light underlying acidity. 131108

Clear bottle, 330 ml, best before December 2009, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on January 12 2009; eye: bronze with a reddish hue, clear, slight effervescence, mocha head that turns into a sheet, good lacing; nose: rum, woody, caramelized malt; mouth: rum, woody, caramelized malt, slight hops, finale in caramelized malt with a good presence of oak, lightly sweet, medium body, slick, rather carbonated; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille transparente, 330 ml, meilleure avant décembre 2009, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 12 janvier 2009; œil : bronze avec une teinte rougeâtre, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse moka qui se transforme en une petite couverture, bonne dentelle; nez : rhum, boisé, malt caramélisé; bouche : rhum, boisé, malt caramélisé, très léger houblon, finale en malt caramélisé avec une bonne présence de boisé, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, texture coulante, plutôt carbonatée; en résumé : bien

[33cl bottle from Sainsburys.] Reddish copper clour with a thin white head; deep polished wood aroma; light and fizzy in the mouth with a raspberry sherbert feel to start, then developing a more mature vanilla and oak aspect, but rather lacking in finish, other than some warmth from the alcohol.

Bottle at home .. deep copper ... light sweet malts ... fizzy sherbert hop ... light malts background ... very mediochre.

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[330ml bottle, gift from Jim - cheers mate!] Attractive woody brown with a moderate creamy head. Rich oaky, vanilla flavour with some plum sourness behind. Very smooth and comforting. Another great special edition from I&G!

[330ml bottle, gift from Lee - cheers mate!] I had been planning to have a Rochefort 8 as my 300th beer, but when the time came I fancied something lighter, and after scanning the beers in the cupboard decided that as Innis & Gunn are one of my favourite beer brands, this would be a good one for the 300th. It pours a gingery amber colour, with no head and rather excessive carbonation. The aroma is of vanilla and oaky wood. The taste is of vanilla and cream soda with lots of woodiness and a buttery finish, which means its much smoother than the fizziness would suggest. A slight sour/cough mixture whisky taste comes through afterwards, and you can taste this and the woodiness long after you have finished drinking it. Perhaps not as good as some of their limited editions, but a fine beer nevertheless. Re-rate 20/3/2009: Previous comments stand, but less fizzy and more buttery then I remember; enjoyed it more as a result. Adjusted ratings accordingly.