Innis & Gunn Canadian Cask

Innis & Gunn Canadian Cask
Type of beer: Ale
Container Type: 330 mL bottle
Alcohol by volume: 7.1%
Country of origin: Scotland
Rating: 77% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $4.99
Tasted on: 6/13/09
Colours of label: Gold/Red/White
Drank From: Glass

Label Reads: "We are delighted to present this limited edition Innis & Gunn beer which has been bottled in celebration of Canada Day 2009. We hand-select oak barrels that are packed with delicious flavours to brew Innis & Gunn. Over many weeks our unique maturation slowly unlocks the flavours from deep inside the oak grain, the beer slowly growing in character with every hour that passes. Only when it has matured to perfection do we bottle and release it. We hope you enjoy this beer as much as we do.", "Brewed in small batches", "Hand-crafted Scottish beer", "Oak Aged like no other beer".

website: www.innisandgunn.com
Best for: "Canada day celebrations"
Ratings:
Taste: 14/20
Flavour: 17/20
Buy again: 15/20
Aroma: 8/10
Satisfaction: 8/10
Complexity: 7/10
Intangible: 8/10

Handwritten notes: This little beauty came in a red box (pictured above) with a lot more writing that I don't really care to spend hours re-typing. Needless to say, I & G have used Canadian Whiskey barrels to make this beer. Unlike Americans, Canadians don't approach their national holiday with the relish of a 5 year old on Christmas morning. We opt instead for dignity. That and getting drunk on crappy beer. While there may be crying, it is usually directed at some repressed childhood memory, and not because of the beauty of "Oh Canada", or some phony patriotism. This is a powerful, powerful wood-tasting beer. It tastes like Canadian whiskey, but in a good way (as I am not generally a fan of Canadian whiskey). In fact, this beer tastes better than any Canadian whiskey I have ever had. This is such a rarely honest taste that I cannot tell a lie. Good on ya!

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