Oak Aged Beer
Aged in Rum Barrels
Innis & Gunn
Edinburgh, Scotland
7.4% abv
1pt 9.4oz bottle
$7.50
Aged for 57 days prior to bottling
Appearance: deep mahogany body with a light tan looking head
Aroma: caramelized sugar, faint raisin, roasted malts,
nothing that makes me think rum here.
Flavors and Mouthfeel: the taste follows the nose. On the sweet side of town; the caramelized
sugars seem well toasted, roasted malts to boot, little raisin like, brown
sugar like, a pinch of allspice, this makes me think of brown bread; it is low
in carbonation; smooth; roasted notes linger for a good while; as the beer
warms up it reminds me of molasses,
To the Point: not a malt bomb but, it is malt focused; if
you like malty ales this is for you; this big bottle was more than I can
take.
I paired this with a Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Cameroon
Cigar and this was a very good pairing.
But, even the cigar could not take that big malty edge off some.
