Innis & Gunn Limited Edition Oak Aged Beer

<!-- i -->this is my beer #4000, so I will be egoistic and raise my glass to my 19 years of beerhunting !<!-- /i --> - it pours a clear ruby-amber colour under a rare and unregular foam; a beautiful, powerful and at the same time subtle, floral hoppy nose where notes of cognac and red fruits can be met; a bit toasty; slightly oily and with a good malt body, robust bitterness and a long hoppy, yeasty and fruity finish with a warming alcohol touch - complex and dangerously drinkable; thanks to fiulijn for this bottle !

Package: 330ml embossed bottle in a spiffy royal blue presentation box. Appearance: The pour puts a luxurious glowing ruby-orange ale in the glass with a sticky frothy 2 finger off white cap which lasts well and laces. Aroma: Wonderful nose to this one: Roasted cocoa from the dark malts some vanilla from the oak casks some floral and citrus zip from the hops..deeeelish! Character: Adequate malt spine, silken mouth feel, mellow oaky-chocolate charater. Flavor profile In the front you get massive doses of malt joined immediately with the vanilla tastes the oak inparts then a flood of Slovenian hops washes a zesty floral-lemmon decenment across the tongue...mid palate these tastes develop/mingle/mutate...you get whisps of smoke, coffee, cocoa, raisin bread, sharper tones like metal, lime peel, herbs. Then the long wet finish highlights the rich malts giving way to the hops like biting into a fresh biscuit pastry with an orange center and the orange gradually gets stronger and more tart. Some warming from the alcohol and the whole experience leaves you satisfied and comfortable. Impression If the beer has a fault it is that it is so rich you just can’t see slamming back 3 or 4 of these so I adjusted the drinkability rating accordingly...it is still one of the mellowest, rounded beers I have ever tasted but its just so damn rich that you would rather savor than imbibe. A great offering. Barrel aged beers rule!

Pours a great head, bourbon colour and aroma, lace in glass, with a hint of open fermentation and vanilla. Taste is smooth with bourbon, wine, sherry, woody, a fine achievement.Great carbonation and drinkability. Bigger buzz alcohol, this is a 7.2% clearly marked on bottle

330ml Bottle: Comes in a group purple box with lots of things to read all over it. Even comes with surprisingly accurate tasting notes! Pours orange/brown in colour, good size head, and very nice retention and lacing. The aroma brings lots of chocolate, whiskey, and oak with slighter amounts of citrus. The first sip brings forth the chocolate and then delivers the citrusy hop punch, fading into a taste of that whiskey and oak. As it warms the body becomes very silky, quite smooth, and offers up more citrus including a good orange chase. Very well balanced, complex, and darn tasty. Loved it!

Bottled. A dark mahogany colourd beer with a thin whisp of tan coloured head. The aroma is dominated by whisky notes with some vanilla and a little smokiness. The taste is alcoholic - more whisky. A real Scotch Ale feel to it with thick marmalade fruit notes. Very tasty and rich.