From Edinburgh Scotland comes the Innis & Gunn "Hopped Bourbon Cask Ale". This Imperial Red Ale pours a deep chestnut colour with a brown head. The aroma consists of dark fruits, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla and oak. The flavour is of brown sugar, dark fruits, orange, cherries, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, oak, medium bitterness and an overall sweet finish. The alcohol content comes in at 7.4%. While its not my favourite of the Innis & Gunn beers I have had it was a very interesting brew and I am glad I tried it.
Commercial Description: An Imperial Red Ale brewed using extra Pale Ale, Rye Crystal and Crystal Malts with a touch of wheat. A first for Innis & Gunn, the beer was transferred into first fill bourbon casks and then dry hopped with a blend of Ahtanum and Amarillo hops for maturation. The dry hopping imparts an intense and distinctive hop aroma of orange, Turkish delight, dried cherries and lychees.
