REVIEW Innis and Gunn Original

Beer - Innis and Gunn (Original)

Brewery - Innis and Gunn

Strength - 6.6%

Type - Golden

Innis and Gunn is one I've been itching to review. A fantastic golden beer, the beer is brewed over American Oak and so retains the toffee and vanilla flavours of the wood grain. As such, it is a deep flavour, but equally it isn't an aggressive or overpowering flavour. It's mellow taste is incredibly enjoyable and delightfully refreshing, and the malty aftertaste is very enjoyable. 

The hoppy flavour is subtle but enjoyable within the folds of the oak flavours, and make this beer very simple, but enjoyable mellow and fantastically easy to drink. As suggested by the bottle, it will go well with steaks and mature cheeses, probably due to the fact that oak is often used to smoke meats and cheeses as much as it is used to flavour fine Scottish beers!

Interesting fact -  the oak flavour is due to the use of old scotch oak casks being used to house the beer for exactly 77 days! The beer fails the brewmaster's test if it is held for too short a time in the cask as it is deemed to have not been given access to the full flavour of the oak.

GDBS - 9

COMING SOON - Innis and Gunn LIMITED EDITION Bourbon Stout Review