Innis & Gunn Introduce Toasted Oak IPA
Press Release
Edinburgh, Scotland (Aprl 10, 2014) – Packing a British hop punch, Innis & Gunn’s Toasted Oak IPA (5.6%, 330ml) is an understated triple-hop-infused brew matured for 41 days over oak, giving it a rich, rounded quality much like an authentic IPA of the 1800s. The new addition to the Scottish brewer’s core range took Silver at the recent World Beer Championships, scoring a highly recommended 88 points.
Known for its innovation in oak maturation, the multi-award-winning independent Edinburgh brewer has infused three charges of British hop varieties: Styrian Goldings and Goldings, to build layer upon layer of zesty aroma and flavor and extract all the delicate floral nuances. Two batches are added during the main brewing process with the third introduced post fermentation. Toasted Oak IPA is then finished over specially toasted American oak heartwood chips, in signature Innis & Gunn style, as founder and CEO Dougal Sharp explains.
“The process we have used gives the beer a lovely subtlety and depth. Infusing the hops is a much gentler way of extracting the flavor and maturing over oak lends the rich vanilla tones that our beers are known for. This creates a great balance of flavor between the natural sweetness from the oak and bitterness from the hops.”
Pale gold in color, Toasted Oak IPA gives off aromas of freshly mown grass, clean grapefruit and pine trees. On the palate, the rich vanilla flavor from the oak comes through, married with zestiness and a light bitterness from the hops. At 5.6% ABV, this is a full-bodied but still crisp and refreshing IPA.
- Color: Pale gold
- Smell: Freshly mown grass, clean grapefruit and pine trees
- Taste: Rich vanilla from the oak, with zestiness and a light bitterness from the hops
- Finish: Full bodied, but still crisp and refreshing
- Drink with: Spicy curries, salty pork crackling, fried chicken
- Malts: I&G ale malt, wheat
- Hops: Goldings, Styrian Goldings
- Maturation: 41 days; over lightly toasted American oak heartwood in our Oakerators®