Deconstructed Barrel Caribbean Chocolate Cake
Siren Craft Brew in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England 🏴
Stout - Foreign / Extra Series|
Score
7.63
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Bourbon-aged cacao nibs, ageing on our used barrel staves and an infusion of soaked Cypress wood bring depth and complexity to this rich, delicious and very much unbarrelled Caribbean Chocolate Cake.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Foamy tan head on a dark brown coloured body.
Malt, chocolate & wine wine aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a foamy back.
Chocolate, coffee, malt, toffees & grape tastes with a tangy finish.
Nice
Malt, chocolate & wine wine aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a foamy back.
Chocolate, coffee, malt, toffees & grape tastes with a tangy finish.
Nice
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2026
at 22:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose is wood spice, chocolate, vanilla, caramel, taste is similar, lots of spice. 8
Tried
on 23 Apr 2026
at 10:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml can.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 23:57
Tried at home
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2026
at 00:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Can from Kvickly Odder @ Home. Pours black with a brown head, lacings., Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, wood, spices. Flavor is sweet light spiced, roast malt, caramel, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, spice, wood. Medium body, soft to average carbonation, sweet mildly spiced finish. 020326
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2026
at 21:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml can. Pours a very dark brown with full foamy tan head. Odd, I’m initially getting aromas like a hoppy black IPA; only late followed by the Cypress wood and vanilla. Flavors of chocolate, cypress wood, vanilla, dark sugars, and oily roasted malts. A very nice foreign stout, and especially tasty for the ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2026
at 01:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from the Siren Advent Calendar 2025. A shame that the last beer was one of my least favourite styles (stout full of shit), but then I accept I'm maybe the outlier here! Pours nicely enough, deep dark brown with a thin tan head. The nose is too much chocolate, too sweet, faint wood spice. Taste is sweet, chocolate and vanilla. Sweet finish. Not my bag.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2026
at 15:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Думал будет лучше, при выходе на рынок был даже какой то хайп, в итоге просто нормальный обычный пастрик. Ничего выдающегося.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2026
at 22:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
23rd December 2025
Panda thanks to Cloin. Clear deep brown beer, small bubbly tan head. A pretty light palate, thin for the style really, decent fine carbonation. Thin bodied dark malts, mild roast bitterness, a little coffee, slightly perfumey wood and sweet eaters on the back end. A touch of tangy darkish chocolate runs throughout. Intriguing brew, layered interesting flavours, a little more body would be appreciated.
Panda thanks to Cloin. Clear deep brown beer, small bubbly tan head. A pretty light palate, thin for the style really, decent fine carbonation. Thin bodied dark malts, mild roast bitterness, a little coffee, slightly perfumey wood and sweet eaters on the back end. A touch of tangy darkish chocolate runs throughout. Intriguing brew, layered interesting flavours, a little more body would be appreciated.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2025
at 23:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 22 Dec 2025
at 02:06