Winter Beer 2011
Innis & Gunn

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From:
Innis & Gunn
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Style:
Scottish Ale
ABV:
7.4%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.71 | pDev: 11.86%
Reviews:
36
Ratings:
74
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 20, 2019
Added:
Oct 16, 2011
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  2
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.49/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From notes 12/5/11: Pours a dark ruby amber producing a short finger of tight, beige head that leaves no lace. Aroma is boozy wood and caramel; maybe a little smoke. Taste is caramel malt, brown sugar, light wood, whisky and a hint of cherry with an astringent buttery finish.
Nov 20, 2019
 
Rated: 2.5 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Jul 20, 2014
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Reviewed by Florida9 from Illinois

3.38/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Two years old in clear glass. I guess I better get to drinking this one because I don't think any more time is going to do it any favors.

A: Dark shade of reddish chestnut brown in color. Forms a modest light tan head that quickly recedes to a thin surface coating and a thick ring. Some light lacing.

S: Aroma is sweet. Mostly cream soda, with notes of vanilla, baking spice, gingerbread, and molasses.

T: Taste is more of the same, but this one comes off as being more of a flavored soda than a spiced beer. Cream soda dominates. Notes of ginger, allspice, and molasses. Just a hint of oak. Very sweet. Reminds me of a pfeffernüsse cookie.

M: Again, very soda-like. Medium body with a strong sweetness and a heavier carbonation. Mild spiciness.

O: Personally, this isn't my thing, but thats probably why I've been sitting on this beer for the last two years. Not necessarily a bad beer, but I do question if this is more of an alcoholic soda than a flavored beer.
Dec 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by seavercm from Washington

Aug 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

Aug 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Waveoff from Pennsylvania

May 26, 2013
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Reviewed by BeerDocT from Georgia

3.97/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Wow, talk about ghosts of Christmases past. Dug this bad boy out of the beer fridge and decided to write a much-belated review.

-Appearance 3.75: Striking deep amber color. Nice CO2 head of about a half-inch quickly faded, leaving lots of swirling on top.

-Smell 3.5: Subdued bouquet, but what I smell is promising. Oak tannins and a very subdued barley malt.

-Taste 4.25: Front is slightly sweet, with the taste of the sweetness definitely coming from the malt. Middle is where the first tastes of oak and vanilla seep in and it is lovely. Finish features more vanilla and oak and very slight hints of citrus. Aftertaste is of mid-length and has a wonderful, floating oakiness to it that is just delicious.

-Mouthfeel 4: Carbonation is right on the nose for this beer style. Also, there is something in the mouthfeel for all these I&G beers that just...makes...one...want to keep...drinking.

-Overall 4: This beer was very enjoyable. Maybe not what I would choose to sip while sitting by the fire in the winter time, but nonetheless, it was very, very good. It's hard to find a bad beer that I&G produce and this one was certainly well above the "average" mark for them, which is a high complement indeed.
Apr 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by bacasnax from Florida

Apr 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by EdelweissDad from Georgia

Jan 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by iemailjack from Florida

Jan 08, 2013
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Reviewed by M_C_Hampton from Georgia

4.03/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: poured from 330mL bottle into pint glass, dark red brown with 1" off white head that dissipates leaving good lacing, clear
S: caramel malt and toasted oak, earthy
T: whiskey like qualities of oak and vanilla, sweet malt with a dry finish, cherries
M: medium and less carbonated, no alcohol
O: an excellent aged beer with whiskey qualities
Nov 23, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by TerrenceOBrien from New York

Nov 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by cfalovo97 from Canada (ON)

Nov 13, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by sendbeer from Georgia

Nov 12, 2012
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Reviewed by Offa from California

3.95/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Deep brownish red, it has a medium pale tan head, steadily shrinking to thin ring, no real lace.

Aroma is vanilla, wood, caramelly toasty grain, raisin, hint of dusty pine bark.

Taste is malty-fruit-toasty with hints of vanilla and orange, mostly ending up with dried cherries and lightly bitter wood. It has light warming alcohol. It is lively, but a bit thin in feel and character by the finish, light in body, and somewhat reminiscent of a dubbel. Overall, this ia a very enjoyable, tasty, warming winter ale.
Oct 17, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by Gehrig13 from New Jersey

Sep 17, 2012
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Reviewed by Flounder57 from Massachusetts

3.97/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330 ml bottle was poured into a pint glass.

Appearance: This beer poured a one finger head that has reduced quickly to a vey thin layer. it is a copper amber colorwith great clarity and vision of carbonation coming up through the glass.

Smell: Oak, vanilla, spices, citrus, and some bready and caramel malty goodness too.

Taste: same as above. some bitterness that dies off quickly.

Mouthfeel: Silky smooth, medium bodied, low to medium carbonation, tingling feeling in my mouth, and super easy to drink.

Overall: This was really a tasty brew. Barrel aging adds a unique flavor profile that comes out better in this beer style than others. Looking forward to their other styles
Sep 07, 2012
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Reviewed by jlenik from New Jersey

3.19/5  rDev -14%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
a: a bit over carbonated but I think the bottle might just be a little old. retained a slight tan head for a while. almost a solid brown color, no reddish notes.

s: spice, alcohol, and vanilla are all mixing together. reminiscent of some winter warmers

t: some spice, oak and vanilla, a little caramel, lots of spice. for a scottish ale it tastes tad watered down.

m: I'm not getting the creaminess I've come to expect from most Innis and Gunn beers. quite light on the carbonation as well.

o: This one is a meh though I will keep trying all the new beers I&G throws out.
Aug 13, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by leagr from Missouri

Aug 09, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by YoPo from New Jersey

Jun 27, 2012
Winter Beer 2011 from Innis & Gunn
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 74 ratings