Edinburgh
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,
Scotland
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. It was founded in 2003 by Master Brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp.
Innis & Gunn has contract brewed in
Glasgow
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at Tennent's
Wellpark Brewery
Tennent Caledonian is a brewery based in Glasgow, Scotland. The Wellpark Brewery is situated in the city's East End, between the Townhead and Dennistoun districts along Duke Street.
It was founded in 1740 on the bank of the Molendinar Burn ...
since 2014 and has been exported to over 35 countries. It is the No.1 "craft" lager in Scotland, the No.1 imported "craft" beer in Canada and the No.3 in Sweden. In 2017, Innis & Gunn sold 2.5M cases of beer in over 35 countries. The Innis & Gunn Brewery in Perth is the brand's home for innovation and barrel-ageing.
The first Innis & Gunn Brewery Taproom opened in Edinburgh in the summer of 2015, winning the UK Casual Dining Concept Award in 2016.
With a focus on craft beer and food paints, it later expanded to Dundee and Glasgow's Ashton Lane, the largest unit opened to date.
In late 2016, to help grow the company, Innis & Gunn raised £2.4M in a crowdfund, surpassing its target of £1M in 72 hours.
In 2017, Innis & Gunn signed a distribution deal in China for its flagship ale 'The Original'.
Varieties
Regular availability
* Original - This is the brewery's flagship beer. It is aged using
bourbon Bourbon may refer to:
Food and drink
* Bourbon whiskey, an American whiskey made using a corn-based mash
* Bourbon barrel aged beer, a type of beer aged in bourbon barrels
* Bourbon biscuit, a chocolate sandwich biscuit
* A beer produced by Bras ...
casks and over bourbon-infused heartwood in specialty "Oakerators" It is 6.6%
alcohol by volume
Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as ABV, abv, or alc/vol) is a standard measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage (expressed as a volume percent). It is defined as the number of millilitres (mL) o ...
. At first only available as a bottled beer, it is now marketed in bottles, cans and as draught.
* Blood Red Sky - A replacement to the old Rum Cask beer, Blood Red Sky is aged using Jamaican rum barrels and is a part of the core range offered by Innis & Gunn. This red beer is 6.8% ABV and is available in bottled and as draught.
* Gunnpowder IPA - This India Pale Ale is 5.6% ABV and is available in cans, bottles and as draught.
* Lager Beer - Innis & Gunn Lager Beer is a craft-brewed lager, 4.6% ABV. Available in cans, bottles and as draught.