Innis & Gunn
Innis & Gunn Releases Smoke Beer Collaboration
A new collaboration from Innis & Gunn (Edinburgh, Scotland) has hit the market in the United Kingdom. The winner of the bartender showdown, Innis & Gunn Smokin’ Gunn is a smoke beer collaboration brewed with David Ashton-Hyde. Hyde is the head bartender at The Hinds Head in Bray.
Inspired by his love of Canadian and American whiskies, and a weakness for pancakes and maple syrup, David wanted to create a beer that would make a perfect after-dinner drink. Smokin’ Gunn is a rich, robust and complex smoked beer.
The beer uses malts smoked over beach wood to give Smokin’ Gunn a slight smoky hint. In true Innis & Gunn fashion, the beer is aged in bourbon casks. On sale now in the Innis & Gunn store.
Style: Smoke Beer (Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Hops: Super Styrian, Northern Brewer
Malts: Oak-smoked I & G Ale Malt, Roasted Barley
Availability: 11.2oz Bottles (330ml)
7.2% ABV
Exclusive First Look: Innis & Gunn’s First IPA
In late October, I got the opportunity to sit down with Dougal Gunn Sharp, the founder of Innis & Gunn. He founded the craft brewery in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2002.
The flagship beer – Original got it’s start as the by-product of something else Sharp was hired to do, season barrels for ale finished whiskey. Basically, the rest is history.
Since the debut of Original, the brewery has evolved their barrel aged line up to include offerings like Rum Aged, Cognac Aged, Irish Whiskey Cask, Bourbon Barrel Stout & more. In this second part interview with Dougal, he runs down some special offerings currently in market in the United States. Currently in market you’ll find Oloroso Cask, Scottish Porter, Bourbon Barrel Stout, and Canadian Cherrywood, but also gives you the exclusive first look at a 2014 offering – Toasted Oak IPA.
Don’t miss the part one, the history of Innis & Gunn.
Beer Street Journal Video: The Story of Innis & Gunn
Beer Street Journal (ok, it’s just me), got a rare opportunity to spend some time with the Founder and Master Brewer of Innis & Gunn, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
If you live on the east coast of the United States, chances are you’ve seen one of the iconic bottles with the Innis & Gunn branding on it. For me, my first taste of Innis & Gunn Original opened up the world of barrel aged beer for me. I’ve never forgotten it.
I’ve always wanted to know more about this beer, and a few days with Dougal gave me a new perspective on the brewery and its origins. I think I love their beer even more now I spent time getting to know where it all came from.
There are two videos I did with Mr. Sharp. This first one gives you the background how the brewery got its start, and how Innis & Gunn Original is made. The second (coming soon) gives you the rundown on the current seasonals, and a sneak peek of a couple of things to come.
Innis & Gunn’s Late Summer Offering Is Aged in Sherry
Innis & Gunn is expanding their signature barrel aged lineup with Oloroso Cask this fall. Olorso means “scented” in Spanish, is a heavy, dark medium-sweet sherry. The Olorso Sherry casks are typically emptied and sent to Ireland and Scotland for secondary use, and that is where the Innis & Gunn story begins.
We have sourced rare, Oloroso Sherry casks to mature this limited edition. The beer is rich and spicy, with lots of nutty, caramel sweetness drawn from the wood.
Style: (Barrel Aged, Sherry)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: Late August, 2013
7.4% ABV
Innis & Gunn Launches New Barrel Aged Pale Ale
Innis & Gunn has launched a new draft only offering stateside- Scottish Pale Ale. The new offering is based off the historical journeys the IPA took to reach new lands. The beer was brewed stronger and hoppier to make the journey, typically in oak barrels.
Innis & Gunn’s Pale Ale is is aged 41 days with bourbon-infused oakerator wood pieces to create a distinct, easy drinking pale ale for a hot summer night.
Style: Pale Ale (Bourbon Oak Aged)
Hops: Super Styrian, East Kent Goldings, Styrian Goldings
Malts: Optic Pale Ale, Raw Wheat, Munich Malt
Availability: Draft Only
7% ABV
A New Innis & Gunn Offering: Canadian Cherrywood Aged
Innis & Gunn excels at wood/barrel aging. You could call them Scottish experts on the subject. Tack this one onto the repertoire – Canadian Cherrywood Aged. For this edition, a scotch ale was aged on cherrywood, and a touch of Canadian maple syrup was added.
This limited bottling of Innis & Gunn has be matured over Canadian Black Cherrywood a then finished with the addition of maple syrup. our knowledge, this is the first time th Cherrywood has been used to mature a bee The result is a really full bodied Scotch Ale with a rich lasting finish.
Style: Scotch Ales (w/ Maple Syrup. Cherrywood Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft
Arrival: June, 2013
8.3% ABV
Innis & Gunn’s First Oak Aged Porter: Winter Treacle 2012
Innis & Gunn looks to be switching it up a bit for their Winter Beer 2012. Last year’s edition featured the strong ale, aged in American bourbon oak. Exclusively available in the three bottle gift pack. 2012 looks to bring you a porter aged in oak with molasses. This is the first time the brewery has created a beer like this.
This is the first time we have brewed and oak matured a Porter, which has been imparted with great depth of flavor thanks to the addition of some roasted wheat, crystal malt and molasses (rich, dark treacle.) These flavor packed ingredients, along with our long, slow signature approach to maturation, have created a sublime beer that is perfect for cold, dark winter nights.
Style: Porter (w/ Molasses, Oak Aged)
Availability: 11.2 oz bottles
Arrival: Winter, 2012
8.1% ABV
