Siren Craft Brew Death By Caribbean Chocolate Cake 2020

Death By Caribbean Chocolate Cake 2020
(Batch of Death By Caribbean Chocolate Cake)

 

Siren Craft Brew in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series
Score
7.98
ABV: 10.2% IBU: - Ticks: 133
Death by Chocolate Cake. What would happen if we took one of the nation’s best loved, super-indulgent desserts for inspiration, and applied it to our most indulgent beer? Even more cacao nibs, even more cacao husks, even more lactose, even more wood. It’s doubled down and ramped up to imperial strength. We’ve increased the ABV slightly this year and welcome back Amburana wood. These spicy, fragrant spirals impart all kinds of flavours, not dissimilar to the complexity of tonka beans, making the beer a truly unique experience.
 

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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Aroma: cinnamon and sweet malt with chocolate. Flavour: Sweet roasted malt with caramel, cinnamon and notes of coffee. Aftertaste is cinnamon and sweet. Colour: Black with a fading head. From: Can @ Væskebalancen Århus.

Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2022 at 16:04


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. 2021 version. Opaque black, tan foam. Wood, dark chocolate, spice, sweet and spicy.

Tried from Can on 10 Feb 2022 at 21:12


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

330ml can - Pours black with an average sized mostly lasting tan head. The aroma is chocolatey, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, sweet roasted malts and woody spice notes. A smooth, chocolate and sweet roasted taste. Sweet roasted malts, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, vanilla and woody spice flavours with a warming bitter chocolate finish.

Tried from Can on 02 Feb 2022 at 21:33


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Gedeelde Vreugde. Cloudy black, small, foamy, beige head. Aroma of brownie, fondant sauce, dark fudge, dried fig, ripe plum, wood, sweet espresso, vanilla, vague pineapple. Taste has sweet fig & plum in a thick chocolatey malt body with caramel and soft bitter coffee, some creamy vanilla. Peppery hoppy finish, lingering fondant, woody vanilla and burnt wood, cream, warming brandy-like alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Cacao and lactose are very much present but the wood lends delicate balance to this 'Pastry'.

Tried on 31 Dec 2021 at 13:50


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Keg at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Black pour with a tan head. Nose is without doubt chocolate cake with a touch of toffee, caramel, ligh coffee notes. Taste is chocolate cake, sweet tobacco, cocoa, caramel. Long sweet alcohol warming finish. Darned tasty!

Tried on 30 Nov 2021 at 20:00



8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle share at Hopdog München, Tuesday 9th November 2021 with Ratebeer group and Will from work. Pours black with a filmy beige head. Lots of tonka bean, coffee, vanilla, chocolate, in fact lots of chocolate, super smooth, this is literally puréed caribbean chocolate cake with a black forest gateaux twist and coconut, it's wonderful stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2021 at 18:33


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Can. Black, offwhite to tanned brown head. Cocobean, vanilla, tonka bean or vanilla notes? Praline nose. Medium full sweet base, cocoa, praline coffee, light jammy, chewy, broad chokolate, lovely.

Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2021 at 18:30


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can. Dark brown color with beige head. Aroma is very intense cocoa, mild wood, indeed has a lot of tonka character, would also guess cinnamon or coconut - amazing what you can do with the right combination of cocoa and wood only. Taste is cocoa, lots of complexity, wood and tonka-like. Velvety mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Lovely stuff!

Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2021 at 18:28


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Tap at Siren, Tap Yard, 7th November 2021. Pours almost black, no head. Aroma is chocolate, spice, Tonka. Taste is dark chocolate and cocoa, wood, spice, tannins, almost chemical spice, probably the Tonka, never too sweet, smooth and easy drinking. Excellent

Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2021 at 15:00