Tennent's Aged With Whisky Oak
Tennent Caledonian Breweries
- From:
- Tennent Caledonian Breweries
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Strong Ale
Ranked #55 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 78
Ranked #37,721 - Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 16.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 28
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 13, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2014
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 44
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
Brewed at our ancestral home in Glasgow, Tennent’s Beer Aged with Whisky Oak, draws on a lifetime’s commitment to brewing ales and lagers through the passion and expertise of our brewers.
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.21/5 rDev -5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.21/5 rDev -5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Copenhagen 28/4 2017. 33 cl bottle from Meny. Clear glass bottle with serious Black label with gold letters speaking of whisky oak and single malt.
Pours clear amber with small white head. Disappears almost immediately leaving only a thin rim of foam along the side of the glass.
Aroma is quite malty. Caramel and bread with a hint of whisky. Not especially intense.
Soft carbonation and slightly thick palate.
Flavor is heavy sweet followed by very light bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet caramel.
A little thin for this type of beer. I miss a little whisky kick. A part from this there is No surprises. Very sweet with almost No bitterness.
Dec 13, 2025Pours clear amber with small white head. Disappears almost immediately leaving only a thin rim of foam along the side of the glass.
Aroma is quite malty. Caramel and bread with a hint of whisky. Not especially intense.
Soft carbonation and slightly thick palate.
Flavor is heavy sweet followed by very light bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet caramel.
A little thin for this type of beer. I miss a little whisky kick. A part from this there is No surprises. Very sweet with almost No bitterness.
Reviewed by Sinte from Italy
3.23/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.23/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottle 0.33L.
Clear amber body with an average, frothy white head, mostly diminishing with some lacing, though; almost no bubbles.
Moderate malty (caramel) aroma with notes of oak.
Moderate sweet flavour with notes of whisky malt; dry average-lasting finish with a whisky feeling.
Light-to-medium body with watery-to-oily texture; soft carbonation; light alcoholic feeling in the finish.
May 03, 2025Clear amber body with an average, frothy white head, mostly diminishing with some lacing, though; almost no bubbles.
Moderate malty (caramel) aroma with notes of oak.
Moderate sweet flavour with notes of whisky malt; dry average-lasting finish with a whisky feeling.
Light-to-medium body with watery-to-oily texture; soft carbonation; light alcoholic feeling in the finish.
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.54/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 330mL bottle into a tall kitchen glass.
Appearance: rich golden hue with a clear body and a finger of frothy eggshell foam atop. Looks good, although the head doesn't stick around as long as I'd like.
Smell: sweetly malty with some nice toffee and caramel notes. There's also a degree of skunkiness to this beer, which other reviewers have pointed out -- and this came from a brown bottle! Not sure what the deal is there, but if you let the skunk dissipate a bit, it's not too bad.
Taste: oaky, that's for sure. Plenty of astringent, slightly vanilla-ey quality here. It's actually not terrible, but the sweetness and toffeeness of the malt is not really strong enough to stand up to the oak.
Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a good carbonation and a decent creaminess.
Overall: this beer is okay; I think the oak is a little overdone. But, if you like oak, it may be just the thing for you.
Oct 17, 2022Appearance: rich golden hue with a clear body and a finger of frothy eggshell foam atop. Looks good, although the head doesn't stick around as long as I'd like.
Smell: sweetly malty with some nice toffee and caramel notes. There's also a degree of skunkiness to this beer, which other reviewers have pointed out -- and this came from a brown bottle! Not sure what the deal is there, but if you let the skunk dissipate a bit, it's not too bad.
Taste: oaky, that's for sure. Plenty of astringent, slightly vanilla-ey quality here. It's actually not terrible, but the sweetness and toffeeness of the malt is not really strong enough to stand up to the oak.
Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a good carbonation and a decent creaminess.
Overall: this beer is okay; I think the oak is a little overdone. But, if you like oak, it may be just the thing for you.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.19/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.19/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
330 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6%. Clear deep golden colour, low white head. Aroma of malts, toffee, vanilla, oak and whisky. Moderate carbonation. The flavour has a moderate sweetness, and the same elements as the aroma. Minimal hops.
Jan 04, 2022
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.72/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Tennent Caledonian Breweries UK Limited “Tennent’s Beer Aged With Whisky Oak”
330 ml clear glass bottle coded “31/08/20 L9123 10:24 T”
€1,80 @ PAM Panorama s.p.a., Via Marconi 28/A, Bologna, IT
Notes via stream of consciousness: What idiot puts a beer in clear glass these days? And it’s not just one idiot, it’s everyone who’s agreed to go along with it. Unless you’re using pre-isomerized hops you’re going to get skunked beer and that’s what you have here. Not to worry though, give it some time and your brain will adjust to it and ignore it. It got fingerprint-through-the-glass clarity in its amber body and a short head of white foam. Once the skunkiness has passed it not surprisingly smells of whisky, toast, and soft oak. It’s not the brightest aroma but it’s clear in what it is, and pleasant enough. On to the flavor... the malt that was hidden in the aroma comes through clearly. It’s grainy and biscuity, and toasty. The whisky and oak remain with the whisky dominating and then the oak following up the rear. It’s nice but it’s not very complex. I guess you just have to really appreciate what’s there. It seems there’s some alcohol from the whisky (and some phenols) but it’s not harsh, and a median bitterness that leads it to a dry conclusion. In the mouth it’s medium to medium-light in body (mostly medium) and gently crisp; and a touch astringent as well. Where it fails is in its head retention and lacing. I’m not sure that they’re actually putting this beer into barrels, in fact I highly doubt it, but if they are that would explain it. The head held for a few moments to begin with, and left a bit of lace from the initial head but that was it. I’d call it just better than average. So, would I drink this again? Absolutely, given the right time and mood. Would I buy a six pack or case to keep around the house? No.
Review #6,827
Dec 03, 2019330 ml clear glass bottle coded “31/08/20 L9123 10:24 T”
€1,80 @ PAM Panorama s.p.a., Via Marconi 28/A, Bologna, IT
Notes via stream of consciousness: What idiot puts a beer in clear glass these days? And it’s not just one idiot, it’s everyone who’s agreed to go along with it. Unless you’re using pre-isomerized hops you’re going to get skunked beer and that’s what you have here. Not to worry though, give it some time and your brain will adjust to it and ignore it. It got fingerprint-through-the-glass clarity in its amber body and a short head of white foam. Once the skunkiness has passed it not surprisingly smells of whisky, toast, and soft oak. It’s not the brightest aroma but it’s clear in what it is, and pleasant enough. On to the flavor... the malt that was hidden in the aroma comes through clearly. It’s grainy and biscuity, and toasty. The whisky and oak remain with the whisky dominating and then the oak following up the rear. It’s nice but it’s not very complex. I guess you just have to really appreciate what’s there. It seems there’s some alcohol from the whisky (and some phenols) but it’s not harsh, and a median bitterness that leads it to a dry conclusion. In the mouth it’s medium to medium-light in body (mostly medium) and gently crisp; and a touch astringent as well. Where it fails is in its head retention and lacing. I’m not sure that they’re actually putting this beer into barrels, in fact I highly doubt it, but if they are that would explain it. The head held for a few moments to begin with, and left a bit of lace from the initial head but that was it. I’d call it just better than average. So, would I drink this again? Absolutely, given the right time and mood. Would I buy a six pack or case to keep around the house? No.
Review #6,827
Rated by O-Meg from New York
3.34/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Not really my thing, but i respect this beer.
Aug 19, 2018
Reviewed by monkist from Hungary
4.18/5 rDev +23.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +23.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I had quite good beers from Tennent's so I was glad to find something I haven't had yet from them: this ale aged in Whiskey Oak barrels.
Now even though it is an English strong ale, I don't really get the Whiskey barrels in it, although there is a kind of smoothness and round sweetness to it.
It is not bad in any way, just expected a slightly bit more to it from the Barrel aging.
Apr 01, 2018Now even though it is an English strong ale, I don't really get the Whiskey barrels in it, although there is a kind of smoothness and round sweetness to it.
It is not bad in any way, just expected a slightly bit more to it from the Barrel aging.
Reviewed by Jeffsta1 from Washington
3.65/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Beautiful red-gold color, head of fine white foam. High hopes.
Smell: eh, it smells like a lager. Better than some, but I don't enjoy this.
Taste: Well, it's decent. Not great. Not really good. More "Ok? Yeah, ok."
Mouthfeel is quite nice: moderate mouthfeel, beautiful balance with carbonation & acidity.
Overall: The smell just puts me off. There's some quality mixed in here, but I don't enjoy bringing it to my mouth & nose, and that says a lot.
Jul 13, 2016Smell: eh, it smells like a lager. Better than some, but I don't enjoy this.
Taste: Well, it's decent. Not great. Not really good. More "Ok? Yeah, ok."
Mouthfeel is quite nice: moderate mouthfeel, beautiful balance with carbonation & acidity.
Overall: The smell just puts me off. There's some quality mixed in here, but I don't enjoy bringing it to my mouth & nose, and that says a lot.
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