The 2-4 Beers of Christmas: Day 24: Rare Oak Pale Ale Innis & Gunn

Beer # 188

Nickel Brook Brewing Company

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Independent
Oak aged Pale Ale 5.8 % ABV Clear Glass Bottle 330 ml.

$3.25 (Canadian) At the LCBO

Twitter: @InnisandGunnCA

Back again to Innis and Gunn... The oak aged beer people. They age all of their beers in oak barrels. This one is aged in Scottish Oak. 

Finally This is the last post of the 2-4 Beers of Christmas. I have a few Pint Jockey Adventures posts coming up for you and then we return to our regularly schedule beer blogs. 

Onto the Tasting:
Pours a bronze-gold colour with an off white head made up of small bubbles. Aroma is smoky and meaty with some light toasty grain. First sip is rich and sweet like fresh maple sap before it is turned into syrup. Woody, with some light smoke, a hint of caramel and vanilla, but very clean. Very delicate flavour. Aeration brings out some citrus and a hint more caramel/maple.

Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 



Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 4/6 PASS
Re-Order:  4/6 PASS
Experience:  4/6 PASS
Christmas Spirit 4/6 PASS


Final Thoughts:

Certainly one of the lightest and most refreshing of the Innis and Gunn beers. But to me it is lacking something... not sure what. a little too thin, perhaps.



Cheers And Beery Christmas


CJT


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