White Oak Wheat Beer
Innis & Gunn

White Oak Wheat BeerWhite Oak Wheat Beer
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From:
Innis & Gunn
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Style:
Kristallweizen
ABV:
6.4%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 10.61%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
72
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 12, 2017
Added:
Apr 25, 2015
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  19
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Reviewed by andrenaline from Canada (ON)

3.61/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A crystal clear hefe, thin layer of head with some retention and sporadic lacing. Nose has hints of honey and oak, vanilla and candied apple. Hints of banana and clove alongside a solid dose of vanilla, oak and bready wheat. A decent brew, but a contrasting flavour profile that somewhat detracts from the base beer.
Sep 24, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.35 by ILOVEHAM from Canada (BC)

Jun 12, 2017
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Reviewed by lwillitz from Wisconsin

3.54/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
11.2-oz bottle into weizen glass

A - 1 finger white foam over a highly-carbonated transparent body of gold

S - citrus, wood, musty

T - oak, peppery spice with a suggestion of vanilla, touch of citrus, whiskey-like flavor and complexity

M - highly-carbonated syrupy medium body

O - decent for the style--not my favorite style
May 08, 2017
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.14/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I have had several bottles in this series tucked away for some time now, awaiting the moment to strike. I have just been inspired by another site's user and am now embarking on a journey, not of body, but of sight, mind and casks! The eradication of the Bottle Baklog at Chez Woody continues.

From the bottle: "Oak Aged like no other beer"; "Hand-Crafted Sottish Beer"; "Seasonal Edition"; "Wheat Beer with Bergamot Orange Peel and Orange Oil added"; "Carefully matured for 46 days prior to release"; "Approved for bottling [undersigned] Esther M Binnie"; "Master Brewer [undersigned] Douglas Gunn Sharp"; "Innis & Gunn White Oak Wheat Beer Oak Aged Beer"; "Inspired by the aromas and flavours more typically found in a cup of Earl Grey tea, this German-style Wheat Beer has been brewed at a warmer temperature to encourage sweeter, spicier flavours to develop. The brew has been aged over oak and then finished with bergamot and orange to create a fragrant, refreshing finish."

I Pop!ped the cap & commenced a slow, gentle pour since I have gone off of aggro pours (unless) warranted). Once sufficiently decanted, I gave it a vigorous in-glass swirl that raised two fingers of foamy, rocky, French Vanilla-colored head with decent retention. Color was Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7) with 24-carat clarity, summoning forth The Gelt Gang of Croesus, Midas & Mammon, all clamoring for a taste! Eek. Nose had the characteristic coconut-like smell of alcohol aged in oak, especially uncharred white oak. I love that smell! Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was very much of white oak, but with a slightly citrusy twang. I was reminded of the transition to citrus-based solvents in the early-1990s and the way that the orange-citrus based cleaners made everything smell so pleasant as opposed to the old lab rat smell that the previous cleaners gave off. White oak & orange?!? What a brilliant combination, especially when used in a fairly clear-tasting style since filtration takes the yeast's banana & clove esters away. I dislike the former & do not mind the latter, but do not mind the absence of either. Warming, the citrusiness really began to assert itself and when I got both orange and oak together, I was ready to swoon. Finish was semi-sweet, but very mellow. Tea-like, indeed.
Apr 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by nullbort from Canada (ON)

Feb 07, 2017
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Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire

4.24/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Carefully aged for 46 days. Aged in oak.

A clear, mellow gold coloration.a fat, tall solid white crown is a tower.

Big, wheat, sour, citrus and herbal mixture, vanilla-oak cask and spices make up this very pungent, delightful aromatic nose. The spice and wheat aroma is very heady. Orange peel and orange oil are additions, providing a peppery citrus effect that is unique.

A massive, sour, heady wheat flavor, mild citrus with a big, fat, sweet oak cask bottom end. The mix is full of crazy complexity, subtle tones of vanilla, old cedar, various herbs and spices, tangy, earthy wheat thing makes this a sipper worth savoring.

There is a very definate, classic German style wheat beer base, with mutating, electric notes of sour citrus, tangy vanilla and antique wood....spices all over the place! I rather like the unique approach to this oak cask aged beer with interesting additives. It all comes together very well.

A rather jazzy bite in the feel, relaxes and finishes smooth with a subtle dry bite. ....true.

Such a unique brew. Wheat based, aged. Very well done!
Jan 21, 2017
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.67/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a crystal clear gold with plentiful effervesce streaming up from the bottom, producing a 3 inch, white, tight/finely bubbled, somewhat lasting, foamy head that leaves only a few motes & strings of lacing. Aroma is wheat, floral & bready with thin notes of banana & citrus. Not much else in the nose & overall thin. Taste is very robust compared to the nose. A nice blend of boozy wheat, wood, orange, cloves & very thin banana with black pepper spice in the finish. Finish is oily & a little wet but dries rapidly in the floral, wood, citrus aftertaste. Medium-heavy (only slightly so but a touch above medium) bodied with a medium-high carbonation, oily with a chewy hint, dry in the aftertaste.
Jan 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.87 by GlendonTT from Canada (AB)

Dec 24, 2016
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Rated by spinrsx from Canada (ON)

3.34/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle from the ottawa lcbo.
Nov 25, 2016
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.7/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Chinese gold, filtered with lots of carbonation. Topped with a finger of white head.

Smells of pee, cardboard, onion, orange and caramel.

Tastes malty and sweet with undertones of orange peel and caramel. Very little oak presence, if any.

Medium light, syrupy body with little carbonation.

Got at Sunnyview Station LCBO with my bro yesterday. Drinking in Kitchener at the Kitchener Hotel, Oct 19th, 2016. Now the taste is great. The look and feel are good, but the smell is lacking. Definitely worth a try.
Oct 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by mikr from New Jersey

Oct 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by ajdemma from New York

Aug 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by Griphon from Florida

Aug 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by mmilyko from Nevada

Jul 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Jun 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by zachthelaxer93 from South Carolina

Jun 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by mikebu from Canada (AB)

May 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by jakea from Wisconsin

May 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by VABA from Virginia

May 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.81 by mrwrightttt from Wisconsin

Apr 17, 2016
White Oak Wheat Beer from Innis & Gunn
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