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Caribbean Chocolate Cake 2023. More Seriously Great Stouts From Siren Craft!

 I was honoured when I was chosen by Siren Craft to review their Caribbean Chocolate Cake beers this year. 

  

I make no secret of my love for Siren Craft, ever since I first tasted Broken Dream. At time of writing, I’ve tried 6,263 beers and Broken Dream remains my favourite. Perhaps one of the Caribbean Chocolate Cake beers will become my new favourite, let’s get to it. 


Caribbean Chocolate Cupcake 


I’ve decided to start with the lowest abv beer of the set. Caribbean Chocolate Cupcake weighs in at 5.4% ABV, the lowest ever ABV beer in the Caribbean Chocolate Cake series. The aroma is sweet with hints of milk chocolate. The taste continues the milk chocolate theme, with hints of cedar wood and sweet vanilla. The taste is also exceptionally balanced, which pleased me, as I’m not much of a sweet tooth. A dry, milk chocolate aftertaste ends a very pleasant and enjoyable beer. 


Caribbean Salted Cherry Chocolate Cake:



If I’m honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from a beer that suggests a salted cherry taste. The aroma is deep cherry smell, with hints of dark chocolate and slight acidity. The first taste I get is of smooth, dark chocolate. This is quickly overcome with a dry cherry taste, which happily lingers and morphs into a sweet cherry taste. I really enjoyed this beer, it’s certainly different to what I would normally go for and seek in a stout. 


Nitro Caribbean Chocolate Cake: 



I love pouring nitro stouts because I love watching the cascade as the beer settles, perhaps I am easily amused. When first brewed, this beer was done as a collaboration with another of my favourite breweries, Cigar City, from Florida. As the sweet chocolate aroma is swept into my nose, I can’t wait any longer and take a sip. My mouth is full of delicious, sweet and chocolate goodness. I love the thick, velvety body of this beer. The aftertaste is also chocolaty, combined with a dry cypress wood finish. 

  

Death By C.C.C




The strongest of this year’s collection. Tonka bean dominates the aroma and initial taste. Tonka is a taste that gives different people a different experience from the same beer. Tonka gives me a sweet and tropical taste, other people get a sweet spicy taste. Let me know what taste you get! The aftertaste is dry with a  amburana wood finish. I’m glad that I saved this big hitter until last! At 10% ABV it was the perfect nightcap! 


Final thoughts: 


I throughly enjoyed tasting these beers. It’s a real testament to the quality of Siren Craft, to have four beers in the same series, that have such unique and different flavours. I truly enjoyed each beer and would love to have them again. If you’re a fan of stouts or just fancy trying some great beers, I recommend getting your order in quickly from Siren. Link: Order here! They’re on sale from Friday November 10th, to people on the mailing list. 

I would just like to say a massive thank you to Siren Craft, for both brewing these awesome beers and choosing to send them to me to review. This free gift was appreciated, I’d better order some to share with friends!

Thanks for reading. 

Dan AKA Beermoose


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