Innis and Gunn Irish Whiskey Cask

OK well I'll keep this short and to the point, I go through my daily path and often find myself bemusing to myself if the reason our society has been on a slow gradual downward spiral into a robot state of complacency is large batch, mass produced, mediocre, mass consumed beer.  I think so!

So in order to do my part to take up arms as a soldier against the drab, unoriginal, bourgeois zombie beerpocalypse, I started this blog so I can help steer a weary traveler to a draft or bottled brew that is nothing short of art.  But then again be forewarned this is simply my opinion.  I only regret that I started this blog after LI Craft Beer Week.  Well enjoy.

05/20/2013

Brew:  Irish Whiskey Cask
Origin: Innis & Gunn Edinburgh, Scotland
Style: English Stout
ABV: 7.4%

A smooth pour, with a perfect aeration stream running up the circumference of the glass.  It's deep dark color glows a deep crimson when held up to the light.  First sniff brings a revelry of whiskey, oak, hint of vanilla and even a little Irish clover probably from where the clover grew on the oak the barrels were made of.  When settled the head of the beer laces with an almost satiny quality which transitions perfectly into the taste which wraps the tongue in warm satiny cocoon of deep roasted malty brew which takes one back to the Iron Age when this was beer for strength as Celtic tribes traveled in pursuit of conquest, glory and pride.  I could see a travel worn warrior taking a draw from his flagon of this brew to give him the resolve to trek on when morale is low and his fellow man broken of body and spirit looks to him for leadership.

The beer has a creamy and subtly sweet finish which oddly enough brings to mind a Malta, a Hispanic child's drink with a sweet malty taste which was like kiddie non alcoholic beer, it is also a childhood favorite as my dearly departed grandmother often would bring me them as treats in my far younger days when she would watch my sister and I after school while my parents worked once my sister and I entered pre school.

So in short, this brew lives up to a proud Celtic heritage of brewing as in the past I have had several other brews by Innis & Gunn each unique and delicious.  So in conclusion I wholeheartedly suggest this beer if you are in the market for a decadent and smokey stout that can ward off even the deepest chill in your bones.  Due to the fact that Innis and Gunn is constantly brewing new and unique batches, I would get to your nearest beer distributor and get some now before it's gone.  And because I am your guide to foamy, fermented enlightenment I wanted to reveal locations where this can be found but the sites want money to reveal such locations but I for sure know Bellport Beverage & Soda on Station Rd in Bellport, New York carrys it and the owner is truly a beer snobs merchant if you don't live in NY then contact you haven of beer supply and tell them to get it.

Cheers!,
J. Christopher Patricks (Yes I have a pen name that I have been dying to use forever)