Innis & Gunn, Triple Matured Oak Aged Beer (Scotland) The beer has been matured in 150 selected oak barrels and it has been aged for a total of 99 days. It's brewed from Optic malt and chocolate malt made from barley grown in the Scottish borders with Goldings hops from the fields of Kent. At the end of the brewing process, the beer is run into American white oak barrels and left to mature. When the beer has absorbed sufficient oak character from the wood, it's transferred to a marrying tun and left for further maturation. Beers from different barrels are then blended. The beer has an appealing chestnut colour with a massive nose of oak, chocolate, rich malt and peppery hops. The palate is complex with juicy malt, oak, chocolate, slightly sour fruit and hop resins. The finish bittersweet with oak, honey, spicy hops and sour fruit � the slight hint of sourness will appeal to lovers of Belgian beer while the oak character with naturally please whisky drinkers. Malt: high. Fruit: high. Hops: moderate. Triple Matured is available, while stocks last, in Sainsbury's stores. 7.2% ABV, 33cl, �2.19, Sainsbury's.