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This is the flagship brew of Innis & Gunn and put them on the map. They've followed it up with many other great brews, but this one will always be their first, and will always be what I remember of this brewery.
It is a slightly darker colour than golden, but completely clear with a nice white foamy head.
The smell of the oak is quite apparant, though not overpoweringly so. You can still smell the floral notes of the hops, and the malt is distinctly there as well.
The oakiness is right there at the beginning of the taste and stays right to the finish, being modified by the other flavour aspects as they come into play. The hops are the first to join into the fray and add a nice floral and mildly bitter aspect to the oak, the malt follows and mellows out the flavours and the oak lingers lightly on the tongue at the finish.
This is a great and very unique beer with a great depth of character and complexity. Great on its own or with food. I just enjoyed one with some prime rib and it was perfect.
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