Innis & Gunn Rum Cask Oak Aged Beer - Innis & Gunn

Brenden

Ohio

3.79/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A deep, dark reddish-brown color beer is no surprise given the clear bottle, but it's likely what I'd expect regardless. A yellow-tan head reaches between half a finger and one full finger before it drops off, not too terribly quickly. Moderate lacing is left after the thin layer of foam subsides.
The boozy aspect is well-tempered. In fact, this is a well-tempered beer all in all. The sweetness that could easily be overwhelming isn't, nor is the oak and the dryness it imparts. There's a bit of must and peat in the aroma too.
Into the flavor, a sort of smoothness combines with the woody dryness over a bready malts base alongside sweetness imparting vanilla and toffee to form the general character. Something like raisin and brown sugar contribute to the sweet undertone, and there's a note of tobacco in this beer as well. Overall, the sweetness has more effect on the flavor than the aroma, but is far from intolerable and doesn't reach cloying.
The feel is pretty well refined considering that this beer has the potential to swing to one of at least two unpleasant extremes: cloying and sticky or overly thinned. As such, the body is just a touch light, but the smoothness makes for pleasant drinking and there's a nice bite.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 02:00:30 | More by Brenden

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-21-2013 17:43:01 | More by johntfox

seplo

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-20-2013 23:21:50 | More by seplo

HALB

California

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

05-20-2013 01:33:35 | More by HALB

Mister_Falcon

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

05-19-2013 20:48:42 | More by Mister_Falcon

Dave7500kl

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-17-2013 00:52:16 | More by Dave7500kl

seinfeldette

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

05-16-2013 22:51:37 | More by seinfeldette

Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +24.7%

05-16-2013 22:23:51 | More by Xzfgiimtsath

Hopinista

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-13-2013 04:16:41 | More by Hopinista

ralphw56

Nevada

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%

05-12-2013 14:09:22 | More by ralphw56

JC333

New York

1/5  rDev -73.8%

05-12-2013 11:19:41 | More by JC333

Jade

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-10-2013 23:55:29 | More by Jade

ajtorres311

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-10-2013 16:58:51 | More by ajtorres311

jbcalc

New York

2.25/5  rDev -40.9%

05-10-2013 01:27:13 | More by jbcalc

Heavenisbeer

Georgia

3.68/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: A dark translucent brown, reminiscent of oak and rum, with a soapy white pillowy head that dies quickly.

S: That's a barrel-aged beer for sure; spiced rum-forward with some oak, molasses, butter, and dark fruits (and some pear, oddly). Drinking this in May, but has the nose of a winter warmer. Excellent.

T: Watered down rum, light dashes of raisin and pear, and a slight oak-tinge are the mainstays, with a faint vanilla underbelly. Grassy hops in the finish.

M: Surprisingly light, although I've had the original and it's similar in body. Very little carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 03:40:14 | More by Heavenisbeer

schaffer9252

New York

4/5  rDev +5%

05-04-2013 14:55:06 | More by schaffer9252

PoppyParthenonE

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-04-2013 00:08:40 | More by PoppyParthenonE

smutty33

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-01-2013 14:56:16 | More by smutty33

MadScientist

New York

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

05-01-2013 01:31:25 | More by MadScientist

bellb

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +5%

04-27-2013 23:19:20 | More by bellb

mportnoy

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5%

04-27-2013 07:13:43 | More by mportnoy

Mibarak

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

04-27-2013 03:47:17 | More by Mibarak

NastyNate11

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +5%

04-26-2013 21:16:27 | More by NastyNate11

Givemebeer

New Jersey

4.54/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Not sure why this beer gets so much hate on this site. For the price, it is hard to find a more complex yet well balanced beer that has been barrel aged. Malty, soft notes of vanilla and rum blended together very well make this beer one of my favorites and also a must try.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 17:16:43 | More by Givemebeer

bennettj1087

New York

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%

04-24-2013 00:26:46 | More by bennettj1087