Irish Whiskey Aged Scottish Stout | Innis & Gunn
Brewed by:
Innis & Gunn
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Style: English Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.40%
Availability: Rotating
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Added by TMoney2591 on 01-20-2012
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4.23/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Purchased at the LCBO for around $3.00 or so for a 330ml bottle. Served at 5deg C in a tulip
A- Opens well and pours a 1/2in head that is gone within a minute. Very dark brown color
S- Goodly amount of whiskey nose on this one. Lots of malt and chocolate
T- Solid whiskey backbone. Lots of wood and malt. Chocolate laced.
M- Dry but decently creamy
O- Pretty good brew. Will buy again when I see it. Worth the extra few dollars
Food Pairing
This nice brew went well with..... Beer stew with root veggies and a nice gravy
Enjoy
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Purchased at the LCBO for around $3.00 or so for a 330ml bottle. Served at 5deg C in a tulip
A- Opens well and pours a 1/2in head that is gone within a minute. Very dark brown color
S- Goodly amount of whiskey nose on this one. Lots of malt and chocolate
T- Solid whiskey backbone. Lots of wood and malt. Chocolate laced.
M- Dry but decently creamy
O- Pretty good brew. Will buy again when I see it. Worth the extra few dollars
Food Pairing
This nice brew went well with..... Beer stew with root veggies and a nice gravy
Enjoy
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3.91/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
11.2fl.oz. bottle
Served in a nonic pint glass
It is very dark brown with ruby highlights. It is capped with an inch of tan head.
It smells sweet and chocolaty. I pick up on the whiskey, too.
It tastes just like it smells. I get some sweet chocolate and roasted malt. The whiskey that I smelled barely comes through at all.
Full mouthfeel
This is not a bad beer. I like sweet stouts, and the Irish whiskey aging added a slight complexity. I would definitely drink this again.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
11.2fl.oz. bottle
Served in a nonic pint glass
It is very dark brown with ruby highlights. It is capped with an inch of tan head.
It smells sweet and chocolaty. I pick up on the whiskey, too.
It tastes just like it smells. I get some sweet chocolate and roasted malt. The whiskey that I smelled barely comes through at all.
Full mouthfeel
This is not a bad beer. I like sweet stouts, and the Irish whiskey aging added a slight complexity. I would definitely drink this again.
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3.5/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.97/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Found this at Carl's Meat Market in Kittery, ME.
They have a small but excellent beer selection.
This beer was a very dark brown color with a nicely formed tan head.
Mostly a caramel malt aroma. Some oak, a little whiskey, and a hint of vanilla.
Toffee and caramel taste. Then some oak. The whiskey was apparent, but subdued. Again, a hint of vanilla.
This was a smooth, easy-to-drink beer. Very enjoyable.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Found this at Carl's Meat Market in Kittery, ME.
They have a small but excellent beer selection.
This beer was a very dark brown color with a nicely formed tan head.
Mostly a caramel malt aroma. Some oak, a little whiskey, and a hint of vanilla.
Toffee and caramel taste. Then some oak. The whiskey was apparent, but subdued. Again, a hint of vanilla.
This was a smooth, easy-to-drink beer. Very enjoyable.
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3.48/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Best by March 2013
A - Pours dark brown with a reddish tone and three fingers of tan head. Head has pretty good retention and leaves some nice lacing behind.
S - Smell of vanilla, caramel malt, a bit of whiskey and oak, with faint dark dried fruits. Wouldn't have pegged this as a stout, but smells pretty good.
T - Rather sharp initial whiskey taste, with vanilla, caramel, some roasted malt and raisin.
M - Medium/light mouthfeel that is a bit watery.
O - Good beer, but the whiskey and other elements don't really seem to come together very well.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Best by March 2013
A - Pours dark brown with a reddish tone and three fingers of tan head. Head has pretty good retention and leaves some nice lacing behind.
S - Smell of vanilla, caramel malt, a bit of whiskey and oak, with faint dark dried fruits. Wouldn't have pegged this as a stout, but smells pretty good.
T - Rather sharp initial whiskey taste, with vanilla, caramel, some roasted malt and raisin.
M - Medium/light mouthfeel that is a bit watery.
O - Good beer, but the whiskey and other elements don't really seem to come together very well.
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3.91/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Taste is Irish Cream, vanilla, cocoa, and whiskey barrel. The flavor combination is very mellow and there is a good deal of cocoa taste that is accented by the oak. A good beer to relax with.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Taste is Irish Cream, vanilla, cocoa, and whiskey barrel. The flavor combination is very mellow and there is a good deal of cocoa taste that is accented by the oak. A good beer to relax with.
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4.25/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.54/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A 330ml clear glass bottle with a BB of April 2014, so it's a bit out of date. Picked up a while back from a supermarket and stashed in a cupboard. Hopefully still in drinkable condition. As the name suggests, this is a Scottish stout aged in Irish whiskey casks.
Poured into a straight pint glass. A dark reddish-brown that appears virtually black in the glass. Yields a massive head of creamy light-brown foam that lasts for a while before steadily reducing to a surface layer. Some lacing. Aroma of dark malt with hints of roasted grain, cocoa, a hint of coffee, warming whiskey notes, woodiness and a touch of booze in the background. Rather nice.
Tastes of dark malt with a significant whiskey character and a rounded, boozy finish. Notes of mild roasted malt, whiskey, wood, warming alcohol, brown sugar, faint caramel, a hint of chocolate and faint stewed leaves. Quite sweet, followed by a subtle bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with spritzy carbonation and an insubstantial body for the style. Lightly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of boozy whiskey notes, mild roasted malt, wood and stewed leaves.
Pretty good - a solid take on the style. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are rich with alcoholic whiskey and dark malt character. Body is a shade too thin. A decent brew; the only problem is that it comes across as over-polished (like many I&G beers). Could be enhanced by bottle conditioning, but I won't hold my breath. That said, it's worth sampling if you come across it.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A 330ml clear glass bottle with a BB of April 2014, so it's a bit out of date. Picked up a while back from a supermarket and stashed in a cupboard. Hopefully still in drinkable condition. As the name suggests, this is a Scottish stout aged in Irish whiskey casks.
Poured into a straight pint glass. A dark reddish-brown that appears virtually black in the glass. Yields a massive head of creamy light-brown foam that lasts for a while before steadily reducing to a surface layer. Some lacing. Aroma of dark malt with hints of roasted grain, cocoa, a hint of coffee, warming whiskey notes, woodiness and a touch of booze in the background. Rather nice.
Tastes of dark malt with a significant whiskey character and a rounded, boozy finish. Notes of mild roasted malt, whiskey, wood, warming alcohol, brown sugar, faint caramel, a hint of chocolate and faint stewed leaves. Quite sweet, followed by a subtle bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with spritzy carbonation and an insubstantial body for the style. Lightly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of boozy whiskey notes, mild roasted malt, wood and stewed leaves.
Pretty good - a solid take on the style. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are rich with alcoholic whiskey and dark malt character. Body is a shade too thin. A decent brew; the only problem is that it comes across as over-polished (like many I&G beers). Could be enhanced by bottle conditioning, but I won't hold my breath. That said, it's worth sampling if you come across it.
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Irish Whiskey Aged Scottish Stout from Innis & Gunn
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