Innis And Gunn Original - Innis & Gunn

Brenden

Ohio

3.9/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The box containing information on the three beers in it, including rum cask and winter 2012, simply lists the color as "sunset." Regardless, it's too dark to be called yellow and too light to be called amber, lying somewhere in between. The nearly pure white head is as creamy as I've ever seen and starts off large. Tight bubbles make it seem like dish soap that's settled after you've used a lot and riled it up.. Very nice, really, and retention is also excellent. Lacing is left thickly, particularly toward the top of the glass but in good quantity otherwise.
The smell is interesting and unusual, and my first impression is a mix of candied and honey-roasted nuts of some kind. The vanilla's there, and the wood makes for an interesting change in what a purely vanilla note would be.
The taste is more to par with the claim, lots of woody vanilla with a strongly honey-like note to it as well, particularly in the finish. Alcohol adds more bite than heat but certainly does nip. Paler malts make a solid base, and for its sweetness, the wood does add some dryness and there's a lingering earthy hops bitterness as well. This serves to keep it all in check. There's a nice complexity to this beer.
Creamy and smooth as well as having just enough nip to balance the feel, this medium-bodied brew is held together nicely.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 13:47:13 | More by Brenden

IdeaSpeeder

Ontario (Canada)

3.58/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Serving Type - 500ml can poured into a nonic pint glass

Appearance - Beer pours a clear orange-golden colour. The initial two fingers of head appeared watery vanished vey quickly. Some (very) light traces of lacing are left behind.

Smell - A pleasant aroma. Very sweet smelling. Vanilla is dominant followed by caramel and sweet toffee. Also picking up some spices. There is an oak aroma from the aging process but I likley wouldn't have picked up on it if I hadn't been looking for it, but ist's really quite nice.

Taste - Vanilla taste right off the bat. Also a woody (oak) taste. Some light spiced towards the end. Caramel and toffee flavours feature predominantly. The vanilla taste also seems to linger. Bitterness is extremely low.

Mouthfeel - Far from heavy. If anything the beer is on the light side body-wise. Carbonation is low.

Overall - 3.5

Serving type: can

05-17-2013 01:55:30 | More by IdeaSpeeder

Bustersuess

New York

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

05-14-2013 18:28:00 | More by Bustersuess

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-12-2013 17:57:48 | More by mikeburd1128

baconman91

Ohio

4/5  rDev +7%

05-11-2013 14:13:30 | More by baconman91

ajtorres311

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

05-10-2013 16:59:02 | More by ajtorres311

Razr86

New York

4.5/5  rDev +20.3%

05-10-2013 01:12:50 | More by Razr86

mscudder

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

05-09-2013 01:38:01 | More by mscudder

schaffer9252

New York

4/5  rDev +7%

05-04-2013 14:55:54 | More by schaffer9252

Rusty_Pabst

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +20.3%

05-02-2013 23:46:40 | More by Rusty_Pabst

smutty33

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

05-01-2013 14:55:56 | More by smutty33

JMBSH

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-21-2013 03:53:48 | More by JMBSH

vauxhaulastra

United Kingdom (Scotland)

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%

04-19-2013 21:17:33 | More by vauxhaulastra

ManMoosePig

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-19-2013 18:18:19 | More by ManMoosePig

scmoore81

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +7%

04-19-2013 15:08:28 | More by scmoore81

generallee

New York

4/5  rDev +7%

04-18-2013 23:59:08 | More by generallee

aakerman

New York

1/5  rDev -73.3%

04-16-2013 17:26:42 | More by aakerman

Pelicanrocks

United Kingdom (England)

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-16-2013 07:57:02 | More by Pelicanrocks

UCLABrewN84

California

3.71/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours a clear orange with a foamy off-white head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Tiny streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, caramel, and some woody aromas. Taste is much the same with vanilla and woody flavors on the finish. There is a caramel sweetness that lingers on the palate after each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with some nice woody aromas and flavors but the taste is quite sweet and sugary.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 01:04:35 | More by UCLABrewN84

BugTownPub

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +7%

04-12-2013 20:19:27 | More by BugTownPub

DarkForest

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-06-2013 03:42:59 | More by DarkForest

scootny

New York

3.79/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Big head and the best lacing of the IG ales in the winter pack. Lovely clear amber with a golden amber color. Malt backbone with a spicy fruitiness in the nose. A light alcohol sweetness. Taste is smooth and malty with an oak and vanilla toffee sweetness. Alcohol and mineral edge in the finish with a mild hoppiness. Feel is medium light with a velvety creamy carbonation and easy drinkability. A good solid malt oriented ale with an oakey twist.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 22:52:42 | More by scootny

bluerabbit

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-01-2013 21:11:18 | More by bluerabbit

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

04-01-2013 13:33:52 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

3.86/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

LOOK: Bright copper colored brew with a light white head. Has a chill haze but mostly clear otherwise.

SMELL: Oak, toffee, vanilla, whiskey.

TASTE: Sweet buttery toffee and vanilla, coming from a very clean dry oak. Nutty maltyness has caramel with just a pinch of tea like noble hops. Not overly cloying, and the vanilla flavor really sticking around long after the sip. Nice dry oak.

MOUTHFEEL: Medium bodied, rich and full. Medium level of carbonation.

OVERALL: A nice little beer with a good dry oak note. I enjoyed drinking this a good bit. Very solid all around beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2013 23:27:12 | More by Stinkypuss