In March 2012, Innis & Gunn, a Scottish craft beer maker, announced the U.S. release of its limited edition Irish Whiskey Cask beer. Innis & Gunn Irish Whiskey Cask is the first brewed Scottish stout to join the Innis & Gunn portfolio, plus it's the world’s first beer to be aged in barrels that were previously used to mature triple‐distilled Irish Whiskey. “We have never brewed a stout before, but when we learned that we could get hold of these Irish barrels we got very excited at the prospect of maturing a Scottish stout in former Irish whiskey barrels,” said Dougal Sharp, Innis & Gunn’s Master Brewer and Owner, in a press release. “Of course Ireland is famous for making stout, and Scotland famous for making whisky, so we were fascinated to see how this beer turned out. We have ended up with a celebratory beer that is memorable and robust in character, much like the peoples of Scotland and Ireland.”
The beer is made with chocolate and roast barley malts and fuggles hops. A total of 400 oak barrels that had previously held Irish Whiskey were filled with the beer; after aging for 60 days and completing the three-step maturation process, the beer was released.
The beer is complex and smooth. It offers intense aromas and flavors of coffee, dark chocolate and molasses with a hint of the Irish Whiskey lingering among the oaky vanilla notes.
Bottom Line: Thumbs up.
A 4-pack retails for approx. $13.
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